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H.R. 1727 117th Congress House

Emmett Till and Will Brown Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2021

Official title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to specify lynching as a deprivation of civil rights, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 14, 2021 Introduced by: Don Bacon Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Hate crimesRacial and ethnic relationsViolent crime
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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
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 Latest action May 18, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Sep 14, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 26, 2021
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Mar 10, 2021
Taylor, Van
· Mar 10, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1727: Emmett Till and Will Brown Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1727/
MLA
"H.R. 1727: Emmett Till and Will Brown Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1727/.
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H.R. 1727, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1727/.
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