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
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Introduced in House
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