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H.R. 6721 (116th)

COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act

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Introduced

5 May 2020

Last action

5 May 2020 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Michael San Nicolas, Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11], Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4], Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]

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Summary

COVID - 19 Hate Crimes Act This bill requires a designated officer or employee of the Department of Justice to facilitate the expedited review of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) hate crimes and reports of COVID-19 hate crimes. It defines COVID-19 hate crime as a violent crime that is motivated by two things: (1) the actual or perceived characteristic (e.g., race) of any person, and (2) the actual or perceived relationship to the spread of COVID-19 of any person because of that characteristic. The designated officer or employee must periodically report on the status of each case reviewed.

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Timeline

  1. 5 May 2020

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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  2. 5 May 2020

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 5 May 2020

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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