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HR 7957 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

Stop Hate Acts of White Supremacy Act

Introduced: June 7, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
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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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Hate Acts of White Supremacy Act

This bill expands federal hate crime offenses to include willfully causing (or attempting to cause) bodily injury to another because of a white supremacy based motivation against any person.

Additionally, the bill specifies that a hate crime offense in furtherance of a white supremacy based motivation is subject to an enhanced penalty—a prison term of any years or for life.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

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

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 7, 2022
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jun 7, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7957: Stop Hate Acts of White Supremacy Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7957/
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"H.R. 7957: Stop Hate Acts of White Supremacy Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7957/.
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H.R. 7957, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7957/.
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