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H.R. 8651

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To acknowledge the crime of lynching, and for other purposes.
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Committee
Latest Action · October 23, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Congress
116th (2019–2021)
Introduced
October 23, 2020
Cosponsors (0)
None
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This bill establishes a new criminal civil rights violation for lynching. Specifically, an individual who acts with one or more people to commit certain civil rights offenses (e.g., a hate crime act) that result in death is subject to criminal penalties.

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