Stop HATE Act of 2019
Latest action · Mar 28, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
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.
- IntroducedMar 27, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Stop Harmful and Abusive Telecommunications Expression Act of 2019 or the Stop HATE Act of 2019
This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to report on and make recommendations to address the role of telecommunications in violent acts and hate crimes against individuals or groups on the basis of race, gender and gender identity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, color, or national origin.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 27, 2019 to Sep 11, 2019; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Apr 2, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Apr 2, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | May 10, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jul 9, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jul 9, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jul 12, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Jul 24, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Aug 9, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Aug 20, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Aug 27, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Sep 11, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 27, 2019 |
| Communications and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Mar 28, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 28, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- Mar 27, 2019Introduced in House
- Mar 27, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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. 165, no. 53, March 27, 2019, page H2887.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 917 | Stop HATE Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Mar 27, 2019 |
| HR 4527 | Stop HATE Act of 2017 | Reintroduction of | Dec 8, 2017 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to prepare and submit periodic reports to Congress on the role of telecommunications in hate crimes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Stop HATE Act of 2019
- Stop Harmful and Abusive Telecommunications Expression Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
- Census and government statistics
- Congressional oversight
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Hate crimes
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Religion
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Technology assessment
- Telephone and wireless communication
- Violent crime
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2019Introduced 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.
