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Sarah Collins Rudolph Civil Rights Compensation Act of 2022

Introduced: February 9, 2022 Introduced by: Bacon, Don Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Feb 9, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 9, 2022
Introduced in House
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Sarah Collins Rudolph Civil Rights Compensation Act of 2022

This bill establishes grants for victims of racial violence during the Civil Rights Movement.

Specifically, the bill establishes grants through the Department of Justice and the Crime Victims Fund to cover the cost of medical care for individuals who sustained injuries as a result of racial violence between 1954 and 1965. The bill defines racial violence as violence in which a victim or property was intentionally selected based on the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, or sexual orientation of any person.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 9, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6655: Sarah Collins Rudolph Civil Rights Compensation Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6655/
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"H.R. 6655: Sarah Collins Rudolph Civil Rights Compensation Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6655/.
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H.R. 6655, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6655/.
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