Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019
Latest action · Jul 30, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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 27, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019
This bill establishes a new criminal civil rights violation for lynching.
Specifically, a person who conspires to commit certain civil rights offenses (e.g., a hate crime act) is subject to criminal penalties.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 27, 2019 to Dec 15, 2020; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| R-TX | Van Taylor | Original | Jun 27, 2019 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Aug 9, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Aug 20, 2019 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Oct 8, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Dec 11, 2019 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Dec 13, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Dec 17, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jan 8, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Jan 14, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jan 24, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Jun 15, 2020 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Jun 15, 2020 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Dec 15, 2020 |
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 27, 2019 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jul 30, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 30, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jun 27, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 27, 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 109, June 27, 2019, page H5259.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LSB10504 | Overview of Recent Anti-Lynching Proposals Archived | Insight | Nov 18, 2020 |
Related bills 7
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 35 | Emmett Till Antilynching Act | Related bill | Feb 27, 2020 |
| S 488 | Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Mar 22, 2019 |
| HR 1727 | Emmett Till and Will Brown Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | May 18, 2021 |
| S 3912 | Justice in Policing Act of 2020 | Related bill | Jun 8, 2020 |
| S 3985 | JUSTICE Act | Related bill | Jan 1, 2021 |
| HR 7120 | George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 | Related bill | Jul 20, 2020 |
| HR 7278 | JUSTICE Act | Related bill | Jun 18, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 18, United States Code, to specify lynching as a deprivation of civil rights, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 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.
