Improving Reporting to Prevent Hate Act of 2025

This bill, titled the "Improving Reporting to Prevent Hate Act of 2025," aims to enhance the reporting of hate crimes by local governments. It mandates that the Attorney General establish a method to evaluate whether covered jurisdictions, defined as local governments with over 100,000 people requesting grants, are credibly reporting hate crimes to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This evaluation will specifically identify jurisdictions that either report no hate crime data or zero hate crime incidents annually. Jurisdictions determined not to have credibly reported hate crimes will become ineligible for federal grants under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act. However, an exception applies if the Attorney General certifies that the jurisdiction has conducted significant community public education and awareness initiatives on hate crimes. These initiatives include making substantial progress in comprehensive reporting, adopting specific policies, developing standardized collection systems, or establishing specialized units and conducting regular public forums. The Attorney General is also required to publish an annual report on all jurisdictions certified under this exception.