Emmett Till and Will Brown Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2021
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 10, 2021
Last action May 18, 2021
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
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Committee
2
May 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Mar 10, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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