Disarm Hate Act
Latest action · Jul 19, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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.
- IntroducedJun 8, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Disarm Hate Act
This bill amends the federal criminal code to prohibit firearm sale or transfer to and receipt or possession by an individual who has: (1) been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor hate crime, or (2) received from any court an enhanced hate crime misdemeanor sentence.
The term "convicted in any court of a misdemeanor hate crime" means a conviction for a misdemeanor offense that has, as an element, that the conduct was motivated by hate or bias because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability of any person.
The term "received from any court an enhanced hate crime misdemeanor sentence" means the imposition of an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor that involves violence and is based, in whole or in part, on conduct motivated by hate or bias because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability of any person.
Cosponsors 46
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 8, 2017 to Jul 17, 2018; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
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 Jun 8, 2017 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jul 19, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 19, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Jun 8, 2017Introduced in House
- Jun 8, 2017Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 98, June 8, 2017, page H4819.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1324 | Disarm Hate Act | Identical bill | Jun 8, 2017 |
| HR 2708 | Disarm Hate Act | Reintroduced Bill | Sep 10, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Disarm Hate Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 8, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
