Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2001
Latest action · Feb 12, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 3, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to study the issue of adult recruitment of juveniles to commit hate crimes and, if appropriate, to amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to provide sentencing enhancements for such an offense.
Requires the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make grants to State and local programs designed to combat hate crimes committed by juveniles.
Authorizes appropriations to the Department of the Treasury and to DOJ to increase the number of personnel to prevent and respond to alleged violations of provisions regarding interference with specified federally protected activities, such as voting.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 4, 2001.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Oct 4, 2001 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 3, 2001 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Feb 12, 2001 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 12, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
- Jan 3, 2001Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2001Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2001
- Popular Titles
- HCPA (Hate Crimes Prevention Act) bill
- Hate Crimes bill
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administrative procedure
- Arson
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Civil rights enforcement
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crime prevention
- Crimes against women
- Department of Justice
- Disabled
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency Management
- Explosives
- Families
- Federal aid to law enforcement
- Federal employees
- Federal law enforcement officers
- Fines (Penalties)
- Firearms
- Government Operations and Politics
- Hate crimes
- Juvenile delinquency
- Juvenile delinquents
- Kidnapping
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Life imprisonment
- Minorities
- Murder
- Racial violence
- Rape
- Recruiting of employees
- Religion
- Religious liberty
- Sentences (Criminal procedure)
- Sentencing guidelines
- Sex crimes
- Sex discrimination
- Sexual orientation
- U.S. Sentencing Commission
- Voting rights
- Women
- Youth violence
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2001Introduced in House
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