S 488 · 116th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019

Introduced 2019-02-14· Sponsored by Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]· Senate

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Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.(2019-03-22)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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Cosponsors (20)

18 Democrats1 Republican1 Independent
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]NJ
Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]SC
Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]CT
Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]RI
Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL]AL
Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]RI
Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]MA
Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]WA
Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]MD
Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]OH
Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]ME
Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]MA
Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]MN
Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]CA
Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]DE
Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]WI
Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]VA
Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]IL
Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]VA
Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]NV