Marie Thompson Antilynching Act

United States117th CongressS-575Senate
Updated: Mar 3, 2021

Summary

Marie Thompson Antilynching Act This bill establishes a new criminal civil rights violation for lynching. Specifically, a person who conspires to commit a hate crime act and willfully causes or attempts to cause serious bodily injury is subject to criminal penalties.

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Timeline

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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