HR 1727
117th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Hate crimes
Racial and ethnic relations
Violent crime
Emmett Till and Will Brown Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2021
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 18, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Mar 10, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 10, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Emmett Till and Will Brown Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2021
This bill establishes a new criminal civil rights violation for lynching.
Specifically, a person who conspires to commit certain civil rights offenses (e.g., a hate crime act) is subject to criminal penalties.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Committees of jurisdiction
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