COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act

Summary

COVID - 19 Hate Crimes Act This bill requires a designated officer or employee of the Department of Justice (DOJ) 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 or ethnicity) of any person, and (2) the actual or perceived relationship to the spread of COVID-19 of any person because of that characteristic. The bill requires DOJ to issue guidance for state and local law enforcement agencies on how to establish online hate crime reporting processes in multiple languages and how to expand culturally competent education campaigns. Additionally, DOJ and the Department of Health and Human Services must issue guidance on best practices for mitigating racially discriminatory language in describing the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Timeline

1. 11 March 2021

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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2. 11 March 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 11 March 2021 · Download file

Documents

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Sponsors

• Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] · D · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to ← COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act
• related to ← COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
• related to ← Domestic Terrorism and Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2021