Stop Hate Crimes Act of 2025
HR 4187, the Stop Hate Crimes Act of 2025, amends federal hate crime law to clarify how bias motivation is proven. It changes the standard so that a protected characteristic (like race, religion, disability) only needs to be "a contributory motivating factor" for a crime, not the sole reason. This directly affects federal hate crime prosecutions by making it easier for prosecutors to prove bias was involved. The bill modifies Section 249(a) of Title 18, U.S. Code, to update the legal language defining hate crimes.
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Jun 2025
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Introduced Jun 26, 2025
Last action Jun 26, 2025
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Jun 26, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Jun 26, 2025
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1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
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