COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
This bill requires a designated officer or employee of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to facilitate the expedited review of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) hate crimes and reports of COVID-19 hate crimes.
It defines COVID-19 hate crime as a violent crime that is motivated by two things: (1) the actual or perceived characteristic (e.g., race or ethnicity) of any person, and (2) the actual or perceived relationship to the spread of COVID-19 of any person because of that characteristic.
The bill requires DOJ to issue guidance for state and local law enforcement agencies on how to establish online hate crime reporting processes in multiple languages and how to expand culturally competent education campaigns. Additionally, DOJ and the Department of Health and Human Services must issue guidance on best practices for mitigating racially discriminatory language in describing the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-20 | President | Became Public Law No: 117-13. | Library of Congress |
| 2021-05-20 | President | Signed by President. | Library of Congress |
| 2021-05-19 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2021-05-18 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2021-05-18 | Vote | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 364 - 62 (Roll no. 145). (text: CR H2464-2466) | House floor actions |
| 2021-05-18 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2479-2480) | House floor actions |
| 2021-05-18 | Floor | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2021-05-18 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 937. | House floor actions |
| 2021-05-18 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2464-2472) | House floor actions |
| 2021-05-18 | Floor | Mr. Nadler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | House floor actions |
| 2021-04-26 | Floor | Held at the desk. | House floor actions |
| 2021-04-26 | Floor | Received in the House. | House floor actions |
| 2021-04-22 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2021-04-22 | Vote | Passed Senate, under the order of 4/21/21, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 1. Record Vote Number: 165. (text: CR S2148-2150) | Senate |
| 2021-04-22 | Floor | Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2140-2148) | Senate |
| 2021-04-21 | Floor | Cloture motion on the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (CR S2117) | Senate |
| 2021-04-20 | Floor | Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (CR S2061) | Senate |
| 2021-04-20 | Floor | Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2043, S2046, S2058) | Senate |
| 2021-04-19 | Floor | Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2002-2003) | Senate |
| 2021-04-15 | Floor | Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S1998) | Senate |
| 2021-04-15 | Floor | Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate |
| 2021-04-15 | Floor | Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S1953) | Senate |
| 2021-04-14 | Floor | Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S1923) | Senate |
| 2021-04-14 | Vote | Cloture on the motion to proceed invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 92 - 6. Record Vote Number: 151. (CR S1923) | Senate |
| 2021-03-25 | Floor | Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S1805) | Senate |
| 2021-03-25 | Floor | Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S1804-1805) | Senate |
| 2021-03-24 | Calendars | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 13. | Senate |
| 2021-03-23 | Calendars | Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. | Senate |
| 2021-03-23 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |