HR 6721
116th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Disability and health-based discrimination
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Hate crimes
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 5, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 5, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
This bill requires a designated officer or employee of the Department of Justice to facilitate the expedited review of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) hate crimes and reports of COVID-19 hate crimes.
It defines COVID-19 hate crime as a violent crime that is motivated by two things: (1) the actual or perceived characteristic (e.g., race) of any person, and (2) the actual or perceived relationship to the spread of COVID-19 of any person because of that characteristic.
The designated officer or employee must periodically report on the status of each case reviewed.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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