S 1462
116th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Assault and harassment offenses
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Firearms and explosives
Hate crimes
Violent crime
Disarm Hate Act
Introduced: May 14, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 14, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Disarm Hate Act
The bill expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm.
Specifically, it prohibits firearm sale or transfer to and receipt, possession, shipment, or transport by a person (1) who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or (2) who has received an enhanced hate crime misdemeanor sentence.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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