United States · Bill · S
S. 1939 (117th)
Preventing Antisemitic Hate Crimes Act
Introduced
27 May 2021
Last action
27 May 2021 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR], Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY], Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX], Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND], Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT], Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA], Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK], Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS], Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL], Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL], Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC], Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK], Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC], Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX], Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK], Sen. Thune, John [R-SD], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Subjects
Education
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Preventing Antisemitic Hate Crimes Act This bill requires a designated officer or employee of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to facilitate the expedited review of anti-Semitic hate crimes and reports of anti-Semitic hate crimes. Further, the bill requires DOJ to issue guidance for state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies on expanding public education campaigns to raise awareness of anti-Semitic hate crimes. Finally, the bill increases the statutory maximum prison term for an individual who is convicted of a federal hate crime offense after a prior conviction for a hate crime offense under federal law or a hate crime felony under state law.
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Timeline
27 May 2021
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
27 May 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 27 May 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1939
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/1939
- us · 117-s-1939 · source updated 10 August 2026