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S. 963 117th Congress Senate

Domestic Terrorism and Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2021

Official title: A bill to authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices within the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Inves… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices within the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and require the Federal Government to take steps to prevent domestic terrorism, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 24, 2021 Introduced by: Richard J. Durbin Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 25, 2021
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 30.
Mar 24, 2021
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (text: CR S1771-1773)
Mar 24, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 25, 2021

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 30.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Domestic Terrorism and Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2021

This bill establishes new requirements to expand the availability of information on domestic terrorism, as well as the relationship between domestic terrorism and hate crimes. The bill also facilitates the expedited review of COVID-19 hate crimes and reports of COVID-19 hate crimes.

It authorizes domestic terrorism components within the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to monitor, analyze, investigate, and prosecute domestic terrorism.

The bill creates an interagency task force to analyze and combat white supremacist and neo-Nazi infiltration of the uniformed services and federal law enforcement agencies.

It directs the FBI to assign a special agent or hate crimes liaison to each field office to investigate hate crimes incidents with a nexus to domestic terrorism.

Finally, the bill requires a designated officer or employee of DOJ to facilitate the expedited review of COVID-19 hate crimes and reports of COVID-19 hate crimes.

It defines COVID-19 hate crime as a violent crime that is motivated by two things: (1) the actual or perceived characteristic (e.g., race or ethnicity) of any person, and (2) the actual or perceived relationship to the spread of COVID-19 of any person because of that characteristic.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 350 Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022
  • S 728 COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act
  • S 937 COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
  • HR 1843 COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act
  • S 964 Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2021
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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Mar 24, 2021
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Mar 24, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 963: Domestic Terrorism and Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-963/
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"S. 963: Domestic Terrorism and Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-963/.
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S. 963, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-963/.
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