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HR 7955 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

Leading Against White Supremacy Act of 2022

Introduced: June 7, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 7, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 7, 2022
Introduced in House
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Leading Against White Supremacy Act of 2022

This bill establishes a standard for determining whether a person engaged in a white supremacy inspired hate crime. The bill also sets forth the elements of related conspiracies.

Specifically, the bill states that a person engaged in a white supremacy inspired hate crime when white supremacy ideology motivated the actions that constituted a crime or were undertaken in furtherance of activity that would have constituted a crime.

Additionally, the bill sets forth the elements of an offense involving the conspiracy to engage in a white supremacy inspired hate crime.

Finally, the bill authorizes the Department of Justice to investigate, prosecute, and maintain records of white supremacy inspired hate crimes and related conspiracies.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5
Butterfield, G. K.
· Jun 7, 2022
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 7, 2022
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Jun 7, 2022
Cicilline, David
· Jun 7, 2022
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 7, 2022
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 7, 2022
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jun 7, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7955: Leading Against White Supremacy Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7955/
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"H.R. 7955: Leading Against White Supremacy Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7955/.
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H.R. 7955, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7955/.
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