S. 1235 · 117th Congress · Senate

Hate Crimes Commission Act of 2021

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced
Apr 20, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Hate Crimes Commission Act of 2021

This bill establishes the United States Commission on Hate Crimes. The commission must investigate and report on

  • whether hate crimes have increased;
  • factors that contributed to an increase in hate crimes, if one is determined to exist;
  • policies or actions by law enforcement agencies to reduce the commission of hate crimes;
  • the impact of underreporting on hate crimes statistics and prevention; and
  • successful community bias prevention responses.

Action Timeline

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  1. APR 20, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. APR 20, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees

1

Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Apr 20, 2021

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