Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2018
USA115th CongressS-3178| Senate
| Updated: 12/20/2018
Kamala D. Harris
Democratic Senator
California
Cosponsors (39)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Jeff Flake (Republican)Orrin G. Hatch (Republican)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Ted Cruz (Republican)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Tim Scott (Republican)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)
Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2018 This bill specifies that an offense involving lynching is a criminal civil rights violation. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a prison term, a fine, or both.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(text: CR S7843-7844)
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S7843-7844)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7843-7844)
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Disability and paralysisFirearms and explosivesHate crimesRacial and ethnic relationsReligionSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationViolent crime
Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2018
USA115th CongressS-3178| Senate
| Updated: 12/20/2018
Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2018 This bill specifies that an offense involving lynching is a criminal civil rights violation. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a prison term, a fine, or both.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(text: CR S7843-7844)
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S7843-7844)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7843-7844)
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Kamala D. Harris
Democratic Senator
California
Cosponsors (39)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Jeff Flake (Republican)Orrin G. Hatch (Republican)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Ted Cruz (Republican)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Tim Scott (Republican)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Bill Nelson (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)
Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Disability and paralysisFirearms and explosivesHate crimesRacial and ethnic relationsReligionSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationViolent crime