S 3178 · 115th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2018

Introduced 2018-06-28· Sponsored by Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]· Senate

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Latest: Held at the desk.(2018-12-19)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2018 This bill specifies that an offense involving lynching is a criminal civil rights violation. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a prison term, a fine, or both.…

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S. 3178, Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2018

Oct 19, 2018

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on October 11, 2018

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Cosponsors (20)

17 Democrats1 Republican2 Independents
Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]SC
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]NJ
Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]WI
Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]WA
Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]CT
Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]VT
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]IL
Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]VA
Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]MD
Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]FL
Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]NY
Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL]AL
Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]ME
Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]RI
Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]HI
Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]VT
Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]MN
Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]MA
Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]OH
Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]RI