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Stop HATE Act of 2019

Introduced: March 27, 2019 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 27, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Mar 27, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Harmful and Abusive Telecommunications Expression Act of 2019 or the Stop HATE Act of 2019

This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to report on and make recommendations to address the role of telecommunications in violent acts and hate crimes against individuals or groups on the basis of race, gender and gender identity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, color, or national origin.

What's happening now March 27, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1934 Identical bill Stop HATE Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Independent 1
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 14, 2019
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Mar 27, 2019
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 27, 2019
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 27, 2019
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 27, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 917: Stop HATE Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-917/
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"S. 917: Stop HATE Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-917/.
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S. 917, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-917/.
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[S. 917: Stop HATE Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-917/)
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