HR 80 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2003

Introduced Jan 7, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 6, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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 7, 2003
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2003 - Amends the Federal criminal code to set penalties for willfully causing bodily injury to any person or, through the use of fire, a firearm, or an explosive device, attempting to cause such injury, whether or not acting under color of law, because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or disability of any person, where the offense is in or affects interstate or foreign commerce.

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 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 5, 2003 to Feb 24, 2004.

Seat	Cosponsor	Signed on
D-NV	Shelley Berkley	Feb 5, 2003
D-MD	Elijah E. Cummings	Jan 20, 2004
D-NJ	Steven R. Rothman	Feb 24, 2004

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Mar 6, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 7, 2003Introduced in House
Jan 7, 2003Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

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