Marie Thompson Antilynching Act
USA117th CongressS-575| Senate
| Updated: 3/3/2021
Rand Paul
Republican Senator
Kentucky
Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal procedure and sentencingHate crimesRacial and ethnic relationsViolent crime
Marie Thompson Antilynching Act
USA117th CongressS-575| Senate
| Updated: 3/3/2021
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
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Rand Paul
Republican Senator
Kentucky
Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Criminal procedure and sentencingHate crimesRacial and ethnic relationsViolent crime