S 3710
117th Congress
Senate
Crime and Law Enforcement
Emmett Till Antilynching Act
Introduced: February 28, 2022
Introduced by:
Booker, Cory A.
Democratic
· New Jersey
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 28, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 28, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Emmett Till Antilynching Act
This bill makes lynching a federal hate crime offense.
Specifically, the bill imposes criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 30 years, or both—on an individual who conspires to commit a hate crime offense that results in death or serious bodily injury or that includes kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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