US HB1566 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 79-0)
Status: Introduced on March 16 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-31 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 16 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-31 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
NO HATE Act National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to issue grants to states and local governments to assist in implementing the National Incident-Based Reporting System, including training employees in identifying hate crimes. A state or local government receiving such funding must provide DOJ, through the Uniform Crime Reporting system, information pertaining to hate crimes committed in that jurisdiction. A state or local government failing to provide the required data must repay the grants. The bill directs DOJ to issue grants to states to create hate crime reporting hotlines. The bill creates a cause of action for: (1) a victim of a crime motivated by actual or perceived race, color, religion, or national origin; and (2) a victim of a crime motivated by actual or perceived religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability, occurring in the special maritime or territorial jurisdiction of the United States or affecting interstate commerce. Under both civil actions, the victims must demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence that the crime was based on one of the classifications listed. A criminal prosecution need not be brought before a civil action can be filed. A court imposing a penalty for a violation of the federal hate crime statute may order the defendant to participate in education classes or community service related to the community harmed by the defendant's offense as part of his or her supervised release.
Title
NO HATE Act National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act of 2017
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-03-31 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
2017-03-16 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
2017-03-16 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB662 (Same As) 2017-05-02 - Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
SB1856 (Related) 2017-09-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
SB1856 (Related) 2017-09-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Subjects
Civil actions and liability
Crime and law enforcement
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Disability and health-based discrimination
Disability and paralysis
Hate crimes
Law enforcement administration and funding
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Crime and law enforcement
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Disability and health-based discrimination
Disability and paralysis
Hate crimes
Law enforcement administration and funding
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1566/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1566/BILLS-115hr1566ih.pdf |