Civil Rights Legacy Protection Act
USA118th CongressHR-999| House
| Updated: 2/14/2023
Steve Cohen
Democratic Representative
Tennessee
Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Civil Rights Legacy Protection Act This bill makes it a crime to deface, damage, or destroy certain memorials that commemorate civil rights events or figures. An individual convicted under this act must pay restitution and is subject to additional penalties that vary based on the cost of the defacement, damage, or destruction.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Crime and Law Enforcement
AlabamaColoradoCommission on Civil RightsCrimes against propertyCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDisability and health-based discriminationDistrict of ColumbiaGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment information and archivesIndianaMarylandMassachusettsMembers of CongressMississippiMissouriNew York CityOhioRacial and ethnic relationsReligionSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSouth CarolinaTennesseeU.S. historyVirginia
Civil Rights Legacy Protection Act
USA118th CongressHR-999| House
| Updated: 2/14/2023
Civil Rights Legacy Protection Act This bill makes it a crime to deface, damage, or destroy certain memorials that commemorate civil rights events or figures. An individual convicted under this act must pay restitution and is subject to additional penalties that vary based on the cost of the defacement, damage, or destruction.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Steve Cohen
Democratic Representative
Tennessee
Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AlabamaColoradoCommission on Civil RightsCrimes against propertyCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDisability and health-based discriminationDistrict of ColumbiaGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment information and archivesIndianaMarylandMassachusettsMembers of CongressMississippiMissouriNew York CityOhioRacial and ethnic relationsReligionSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSouth CarolinaTennesseeU.S. historyVirginia