United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 8651 (116th)
To acknowledge the crime of lynching, and for other purposes.
Introduced
23 October 2020
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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3 January 2025
Summary
This bill establishes a new criminal civil rights violation for lynching. Specifically, an individual who acts with one or more people to commit certain civil rights offenses (e.g., a hate crime act) that result in death is subject to criminal penalties.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 23 October 2020
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 23 October 2020
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 23 October 2020
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8651
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8651