To amend section 249 of title 18, United States Code, to specify lynching as a hate crime act.

Bill: 115-hr-6086
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2018-06-13
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Hate crimes

Violent crime
Latest action: action_date: 2018-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-06-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill specifies that an offense involving lynching is a hate crime act. A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a prison term, a fine, or both.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6086 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 13, 2018 Mr. Rush (for himself, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Ms. Maxine Waters of California , Mr. Clyburn , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Clay , Mr. David Scott of Georgia , Ms. Clarke of New York , Ms. Bass , Ms. Sewell of Alabama , Mr. Payne , Mr. Jeffries , Ms. Adams , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Moore , Ms. Norton , Ms. Lee , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Meeks , Mrs. Demings , Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas , Mr. Butterfield , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Brown of Maryland , Mr. Ellison , Mr. Evans , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Richmond , Mr. Cleaver , Mrs. Lawrence , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Ms. Fudge , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , and Mr. Carson of Indiana ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend section 249 of title 18, United States Code, to specify lynching as a hate crime act.

1. Specifying lynching as a hate crime act Section 249 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph 3 the following: (4) Offenses involving lynching Whoever, whether or not acting under color of law, willfully, acting as part of any collection of people, assembled for the purpose and with the intention of committing an act of violence upon any person, causes death to any person, shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life, fined under this title, or both. .