Emmett Till and Will Brown Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2021
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 |
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2021-05-18 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. | House committee actions |
2021-03-10 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House floor actions |
2021-03-10 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |