Disarm Hate Act
Latest action · Sep 10, 2019 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 15.
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.
- IntroducedMay 14, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Disarm Hate Act
The bill expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm.
Specifically, it prohibits firearm sale or transfer to and receipt, possession, shipment, or transport by a person (1) who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or (2) who has received an enhanced hate crime misdemeanor sentence.
Cosponsors 191
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 14, 2019 to Mar 9, 2020; 106 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | May 14, 2019 |
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 May 14, 2019Markup Sep 10, 2019 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jun 26, 2019Discharged Sep 10, 2019 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 10, 2019Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
- Sep 10, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 10, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 15.
- Jun 26, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- May 14, 2019Introduced in House
- May 14, 2019Referred 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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Oct 23, 2019H.R. 2708, Disarm Hate ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 10, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 80, May 14, 2019, page H3790.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 116-609 | MASS VIOLENCE, EXTREMISM, AND DIGITAL RESPONSIBILITY102 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Sep 18, 2019 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45970 | Gun Control: National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Operations and Related Legislation Archived | Report | Oct 17, 2019 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1462 | Disarm Hate Act | Identical bill | May 14, 2019 |
| HR 2841 | Disarm Hate Act | Reintroduction of | Jul 19, 2017 |
| HR 3929 | Disarm Hate Act | Reintroduced Bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
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 Title(s) 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.
- May 14, 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.
