To acknowledge the crime of lynching, and for other purposes.

United States116th CongressHR-8651House of Representatives
Updated: Oct 23, 2020

Summary

This bill establishes a new criminal civil rights violation for lynching. Specifically, an individual who acts with one or more people to commit certain civil rights offenses (e.g., a hate crime act) that result in death is subject to criminal penalties.

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Timeline

  1. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    House of Representatives

  2. Introduced in House

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