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COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act

Introduced: May 5, 2020 Introduced by: Meng, Grace Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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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 May 5, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 19
D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Nov 18, 2020
Rice, Kathleen
· Jul 16, 2020
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jun 24, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 24, 2020
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 14, 2020
 D
Chu, Judy
California · May 8, 2020
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 8, 2020
 D
Costa, Jim
California · May 8, 2020
 D
Green, Al
Texas · May 8, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · May 8, 2020
 D
Takano, Mark
California · May 8, 2020
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · May 5, 2020
ENGEL, ELIOT
· May 5, 2020
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · May 5, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · May 5, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· May 5, 2020
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · May 5, 2020
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 5, 2020
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · May 5, 2020
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · May 5, 2020
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 5, 2020
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 5, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6721: COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6721/
MLA
"H.R. 6721: COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6721/.
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H.R. 6721, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6721/.
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[H.R. 6721: COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6721/)
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