I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4603 
To prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, 
or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate 
or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 24, 2016 
Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Ms. JACKSON 
LEE, Mr. NADLER, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. 
JEFFRIES, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of 
New York, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. HONDA, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. 
GRAYSON, Ms. LEE, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. 
CROWLEY, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. 
RANGEL, and Ms. JUDY CHU of California) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prevent a person who has been convicted of a mis-
demeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence 
for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commis-
sion, from obtaining a firearm. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hate Crimes Preven-
tion Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PREVENTION OF PERSON WHO HAS BEEN CON-
VICTED OF A MISDEMEANOR HATE CRIME, 
OR RECEIVED AN ENHANCED SENTENCE FOR 
A MISDEMEANOR BECAUSE OF HATE OR BIAS 
IN ITS COMMISSION, FROM OBTAINING A 
FIREARM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 921(a) of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(36) The term ‘misdemeanor hate crime’ means an 
offense that— 
‘‘(A) is a misdemeanor under Federal, State, or 
tribal law; and 
‘‘(B) has, as an element, that the conduct of 
the offender was motivated by hate or bias because 
of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, na-
tional origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender iden-
tity (as defined in section 249(c)(4)), or disability of 
any person. 
‘‘(37) The term ‘enhanced hate crime misdemeanor 
sentence’ means a sentence imposed for a misdemeanor, 
based, in whole or in part, on a judicial finding that the 
conduct of the offender was motivated, in whole or in part, 
by hate or bias for any reason referred to in paragraph 
(36).’’. 
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(b) PROHIBITION ON SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION 
OF FIREARM.—Section 922(d) of such title is amended in 
the 1st sentence— 
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) has been convicted in any court of a mis-
demeanor hate crime, or has received from any court 
an enhanced hate crime misdemeanor sentence.’’. 
(c) PROHIBITION ON POSSESSION, SHIPMENT, OR 
TRANSPORT OF FIREARM.—Section 922(g) of such title 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking the comma 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(10) who has been convicted in any court of 
a misdemeanor hate crime, or has received from any 
court an enhanced hate crime misdemeanor sen-
tence,’’. 
Æ 
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