S 575 117th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Hate crimes Racial and ethnic relations Violent crime

Marie Thompson Antilynching Act

Introduced: March 3, 2021 Introduced by: Paul, Rand Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Mar 3, 2021

Introduced in Senate

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Marie Thompson Antilynching Act

This bill establishes a new criminal civil rights violation for lynching.

Specifically, a person who conspires to commit a hate crime act and willfully causes or attempts to cause serious bodily injury is subject to criminal penalties.

What's happening now March 3, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 575: Marie Thompson Antilynching Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-575/

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"S. 575: Marie Thompson Antilynching Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-575/.

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S. 575, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-575/.

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