Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-488| Senate
| Updated: 3/22/2019
Kamala D. Harris
Democratic Senator
California
Cosponsors (47)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)David Perdue (Republican)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Tim Scott (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Deb Fischer (Republican)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019 This bill establishes a new criminal civil rights violation for lynching. Specifically, a person who conspires to commit certain civil rights offenses (e.g., a hate crime act) is subject to criminal penalties.
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Timeline
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S1346-1347; text: CR S1347)
Introduced in Senate
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S1346-1347; text: CR S1347)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 116-3536Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Hate crimesRacial and ethnic relationsViolent crime
Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019
USA116th CongressS-488| Senate
| Updated: 3/22/2019
Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019 This bill establishes a new criminal civil rights violation for lynching. Specifically, a person who conspires to commit certain civil rights offenses (e.g., a hate crime act) is subject to criminal penalties.
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Timeline
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S1346-1347; text: CR S1347)
Introduced in Senate
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S1346-1347; text: CR S1347)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Latest Companion Bill Action
HR 116-3536Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Kamala D. Harris
Democratic Senator
California
Cosponsors (47)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)David Perdue (Republican)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)James M. Inhofe (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Tim Scott (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Deb Fischer (Republican)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Rob Portman (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
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- Introduced
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