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year, and gender identity based hate crimes rep-
resented 2.7% of total hate crimes, which was an in-
crease from the year before. 
(9) In a September 2020 House Homeland Se-
curity Committee testimony, FBI Director Chris-
topher Wray said: ‘‘Within the domestic terrorism 
bucket, the category as a whole, racially motivated 
violent extremism is, I think, the biggest bucket 
within that larger group. And within the racially mo-
tivated violent extremist bucket, people subscribing 
to some kind of White supremacist-type ideology is 
certainly the biggest chunk of that.’’. 
(10) The largest increase within the 2019 hate 
crime data was found in anti-Semitic hate crimes, 
which rose by 14 percent. 
(11) In August 2019, an assailant entered a 
Walmart in El Paso, Texas, to target Hispanics and 
left 22 dead. 
(12) In October 2018, a shooting at the Tree 
of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, left 
11 dead. 
(13) In July 2019, a Hindu priest in New York 
City was hospitalized after a man attacked him and 
screamed ‘‘this is my neighborhood’’ during the inci-
dent. 
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(14) In response to the Coronavirus pandemic, 
Asian Americans have suffered an increasing num-
ber of hate crimes. According to Stop AAPI Hate, 
2,808 ‘‘hate incidents’’ toward AAPIs were reported 
between March and December 2020. 
(15) In November 2020, a woman shouted anti- 
Muslim slurs and attacked a couple in New York 
City, leaving one victim needing surgery for facial 
fractures. 
(16) Many hate crimes go unreported. In 2019, 
there was a decrease in the number of police agen-
cies providing this data to the FBI, with only 14 
percent of police agencies in the country reporting 
one or more hate crimes that year. 
(17) There is a clear need for stronger action 
to accurately report and effectively combat hate- 
based attacks. 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION. 
(a) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 
United States Commission on Hate Crimes (hereinafter 
in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall be com-
posed of 12 members. Membership of the Commission 
shall be appointed in accordance with the following: 
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(1) Two members shall be appointed by the ma-
jority leader of the Senate. 
(2) Two members shall be appointed by the mi-
nority leader of the Senate. 
(3) Two members shall be appointed by the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
(4) Two members shall be appointed by the mi-
nority leader of the House of Representatives. 
(5) Two members shall be jointly appointed by 
the two appointing officials under paragraphs (1) 
through (4) who are members of, or caucus with, the 
Democratic Party. 
(6) Two members shall be jointly appointed by 
the two appointing officials under paragraphs (1) 
through (4) who are members of, or caucus with, the 
Republican Party. 
(7) Not more than 6 members of the Commis-
sion shall be from the law enforcement community 
and not more than 6 members of the Commission 
shall be of the civil rights community. 
(8) Not more than 6 of the members shall be 
of the same political party. 
SEC. 4. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION. 
The Commission shall investigate the following: 
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(1) If there has been an increase in hate crimes 
during the period beginning January 1, 2007, and 
ending 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(2) To the extent that any increase in the com-
mission of hate crimes is determined to exist, what 
factors have contributed to such increase. 
(3) What policies or actions law enforcement 
agencies might adopt or engage in to reduce the 
commission of hate crimes. 
(4) The impact of underreporting on hate 
crimes statistics and hate crimes prevention. 
(5) What community bias prevention responses 
are successful and possible through coordination 
with nonprofits, local education agencies, and gov-
ernment entities. 
SEC. 5. REPORT. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Commission shall submit a report to Con-
gress and the President setting forth the results of the 
investigation under section 4. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITION. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘hate crime’’ means an offense 
under section 249 of title 18, United States Code. 
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