Preventing Antisemitic Hate Crimes Act
Summary
Preventing Antisemitic Hate Crimes Act This bill requires a designated officer or employee of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to facilitate the expedited review of anti-Semitic hate crimes and reports of anti-Semitic hate crimes. Further, the bill requires DOJ to issue guidance for state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies on expanding public education campaigns to raise awareness of anti-Semitic hate crimes. Finally, the bill increases the statutory maximum prison term for an individual who is convicted of a federal hate crime offense after a prior conviction for a hate crime offense under federal law or a hate crime felony under state law.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 27, 2021
Last action May 27, 2021
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Full legislative history
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Committee
1
May 27, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
May 27, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 24 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tom Cotton
RRepublican
Co
Bill Hagerty
RRepublican
Co
Chuck Grassley
RRepublican
Co
Cindy Hyde-Smith
RRepublican
Co
Dan Sullivan
RRepublican
Co
James M. Inhofe
RRepublican
Co
Jerry Moran
RRepublican
Co
John Barrasso
RRepublican
Co
John Boozman
RRepublican
Co
John Cornyn
RRepublican
Co
John Hoeven
RRepublican
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