Sarah Collins Rudolph Civil Rights Compensation Act of 2022
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 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.
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Sarah Collins Rudolph Civil Rights Compensation Act of 2022
This bill establishes grants for victims of racial violence during the Civil Rights Movement.
Specifically, the bill establishes grants through the Department of Justice and the Crime Victims Fund to cover the cost of medical care for individuals who sustained injuries as a result of racial violence between 1954 and 1965. The bill defines racial violence as violence in which a victim or property was intentionally selected based on the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, or sexual orientation of any person.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 9, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Feb 9, 2022 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Feb 9, 2022Introduced in House
- Feb 9, 2022Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 9, 2022Introduced in House
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