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H.R.3536 - Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019116th Congress (2019-2020)

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Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (Introduced 06/27/2019)
Committees: House - Judiciary
Latest Action: House - 07/30/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.  (All Actions)

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Introduced in House (06/27/2019)

Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019

This bill establishes a new criminal civil rights violation for lynching.

Specifically, a person who conspires to commit certain civil rights offenses (e.g., a hate crime act) is subject to criminal penalties.