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117th Congress
Senate
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Hate Crimes Commission Act of 2021
Introduced: April 20, 2021
Introduced by:
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Hate Crimes Commission Act of 2021
This bill establishes the United States Commission on Hate Crimes. The commission must investigate and report on
- whether hate crimes have increased;
- factors that contributed to an increase in hate crimes, if one is determined to exist;
- policies or actions by law enforcement agencies to reduce the commission of hate crimes;
- the impact of underreporting on hate crimes statistics and prevention; and
- successful community bias prevention responses.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1