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Civil Rights Legacy Protection Act

USA116th CongressHR-6026| House 
| Updated: 2/28/2020
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

Democratic Representative

Tennessee

Cosponsors (4)
Barbara Lee (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Civil Rights Legacy Protection Act This bill makes it a crime to deface, damage, or destroy certain memorials that commemorate civil rights events or figures. An individual convicted under this act must pay restitution and is subject to additional penalties that vary based on the cost of the defacement, damage, or destruction.
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Timeline
Feb 28, 2020
Introduced in House
Feb 28, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • February 28, 2020
    Introduced in House
  • February 28, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Crime and Law Enforcement

AlabamaColoradoCrimes against propertyCriminal procedure and sentencingDisability and health-based discriminationDistrict of ColumbiaGovernment information and archivesIndianaMarylandMassachusettsMississippiMissouriMonuments and memorialsNew York CityOhioRacial and ethnic relationsReligionSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSouth CarolinaTennesseeU.S. historyVirginia

Civil Rights Legacy Protection Act

USA116th CongressHR-6026| House 
| Updated: 2/28/2020
Civil Rights Legacy Protection Act This bill makes it a crime to deface, damage, or destroy certain memorials that commemorate civil rights events or figures. An individual convicted under this act must pay restitution and is subject to additional penalties that vary based on the cost of the defacement, damage, or destruction.
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Timeline
Feb 28, 2020
Introduced in House
Feb 28, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • February 28, 2020
    Introduced in House
  • February 28, 2020
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Steve Cohen

Steve Cohen

Democratic Representative

Tennessee

Cosponsors (4)
Barbara Lee (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AlabamaColoradoCrimes against propertyCriminal procedure and sentencingDisability and health-based discriminationDistrict of ColumbiaGovernment information and archivesIndianaMarylandMassachusettsMississippiMissouriMonuments and memorialsNew York CityOhioRacial and ethnic relationsReligionSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSouth CarolinaTennesseeU.S. historyVirginia