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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 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 28, 2022
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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 February 28, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 55 Related bill Emmett Till Antilynching Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4 Republican 4
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 7, 2022
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 7, 2022
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Mar 7, 2022
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Padilla, Alex
California · Mar 7, 2022
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Mar 7, 2022
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Mar 1, 2022
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Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · Mar 1, 2022
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Feb 28, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3710: Emmett Till Antilynching Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3710/
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"S. 3710: Emmett Till Antilynching Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3710/.
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S. 3710, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3710/.
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