[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7955 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7955
To prevent and prosecute white supremacy inspired hate crime and
conspiracy to commit white supremacy inspired hate crime.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 7, 2022
Ms. Jackson Lee (for herself, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Carson, Mr.
Cicilline, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mrs. Cherfilus-
McCormick, Mr. Cleaver, and Mr. Butterfield) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To prevent and prosecute white supremacy inspired hate crime and
conspiracy to commit white supremacy inspired hate crime.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Leading Against White Supremacy Act
of 2022''.
SEC. 2. WHITE SUPREMACY INSPIRED HATE CRIME.
(a) In General.--A person shall be determined to have engaged in a
white supremacy inspired hate crime when white supremacy ideology is
found to have motivated the planning, development, preparation, or
perpetration of actions that constituted a crime or were undertaken in
furtherance of activity that, if effectuated, would have constituted a
crime.
(b) Conspiracy.--A conspiracy to engage in white supremacy inspired
hate crime shall be determined to exist--
(1) between two or more persons engaged in the planning,
development, preparation, or perpetration of a white supremacy
inspired hate crime; or
(2) between two or more persons--
(A) at least one of whom engaged in the planning,
development, preparation, or perpetration of a white
supremacy inspired hate crime; and
(B) at least one of whom published material
advancing white supremacy, white supremacist ideology,
antagonism toward ``replacement theory'', or hate
speech that vilifies or is otherwise directed against
any non-white person or group, and such published
material--
(i) was published on a social media
platform or by other means of publication with
the likelihood that it would be viewed by
persons who are predisposed to engaging in any
action in furtherance of a white supremacy
inspired hate crime, or who are susceptible to
being encouraged to engage in actions in
furtherance of a white supremacy inspired hate
crime;
(ii) could, as determined by a reasonable
person, motivate actions by a person
predisposed to engaging in a white supremacy
inspired hate crime or by a person who is
susceptible to being encouraged to engage in
actions relating to a white supremacy inspired
hate crime; and
(iii) was read, heard, or viewed by a
person who engaged in the planning,
development, preparation, or perpetration of a
white supremacy inspired hate crime.
(c) Department of Justice Authority, Enforcement, Monitoring, and
Reporting.--The Department shall have authority to conduct operations
and activities pursuant to this section, specifically--
(1) with regard to information or evidence obtained by the
Department of any action cited in this section, the Department
shall have the authority to investigate, intercede, and
undertake other actions that it deems necessary and appropriate
to interdict, mitigate, or prevent such action from culminating
in violent activity;
(2) the Department shall have the authority to prosecute
persons who engaged in actions cited in this section; and
(3) the Uniform Crime Reporting Program in the Department
of Justice shall maintain records of white supremacy inspired
hate crimes and related actions cited in this section, and
enforcement actions in response thereto.
The Department shall provide annual reports to the appropriate
committees in Congress that shall include information cited in this
paragraph.
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