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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-22 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | House committee actions |
| 2019-02-14 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House floor actions |
| 2019-02-14 | Floor | Received in the House. | House floor actions |
| 2019-02-14 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2019-02-14 | Floor | Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S1346-1347; text: CR S1347) | Senate |
| 2019-02-14 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |