HR 6086 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

To amend section 249 of title 18, United States Code, to specify lynching as a hate crime act.

Introduced Jun 13, 2018 Originated House Sponsor Bobby L. Rush D-IL

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Latest action · Jul 30, 2018 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.

  1. IntroducedJun 13, 2018
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill specifies that an offense involving lynching is a hate crime act. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a prison term, a fine, or both.

Cosponsors 68

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 13, 2018 to Dec 11, 2018; 35 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-MDAnthony G. BrownOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-LACedric L. RichmondOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-GADavid ScottOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalJun 13, 2018
D-PADwight EvansOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJun 13, 2018
D-SCJames E. ClyburnOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-CAKaren BassOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-MNKeith EllisonOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalJun 13, 2018
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-FLVal Butler DemingsOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalJun 13, 2018
D-GAJohn LewisJun 14, 2018
D-FLDarren SotoJul 10, 2018
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Jul 10, 2018
R-NJLeonard LanceJul 10, 2018
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.Jul 11, 2018
R-OHMichael R. TurnerJul 12, 2018
D-PABrendan F. BoyleJul 18, 2018
D-NYJose E. SerranoJul 18, 2018
D-NYBrian HigginsJul 19, 2018
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyJul 19, 2018
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroJul 19, 2018
D-TNSteve CohenJul 19, 2018
D-NYAdriano EspaillatJul 24, 2018
D-TXAl GreenJul 24, 2018
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoJul 24, 2018
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.Jul 25, 2018
D-MDElijah E. CummingsJul 25, 2018
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyJul 25, 2018
D-COEd PerlmutterJul 31, 2018
D-TXFilemon VelaJul 31, 2018
D-MDJamie RaskinJul 31, 2018
D-PAMatt CartwrightJul 31, 2018
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzAug 14, 2018
D-MAJames P. McGovernAug 14, 2018
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthAug 14, 2018
D-WAPramila JayapalAug 14, 2018
D-CARo KhannaAug 14, 2018
D-NJAlbio SiresAug 24, 2018
D-CAJerry McNerneySep 6, 2018
D-CODiana DeGetteSep 12, 2018
D-CAScott H. PetersSep 12, 2018
D-NJDonald NorcrossOct 2, 2018
D-CASalud O. CarbajalDec 11, 2018

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jun 13, 2018
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
Referred Jul 30, 2018

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 30, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  2. Jun 13, 2018Introduced in House
  3. Jun 13, 2018Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following : Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: ``The Congress shall have Power To . . . provide for the . . . and general Welfare of the United States;'' Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have Power ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.'' Article III, Section 2, Clause 2: ``The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution [and] the Laws of the United States . . .''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 98, June 13, 2018, page H5153.

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend section 249 of title 18, United States Code, to specify lynching as a hate crime act.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 13, 2018Introduced in House

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