Disarm Hate Act
Latest action · Jun 8, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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 SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 8, 2017 to Jun 12, 2018, with 10 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jun 8, 2017 |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Jun 12, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 8, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Jun 8, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2841 | Disarm Hate Act | Identical bill | Jul 19, 2017 |
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 Senate
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