Emmett Till Antilynching Act

Bill: 117-s-3710
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2022-02-28
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2022-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-02-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Emmett Till Antilynching Act</strong></p> <p>This bill makes lynching a federal hate crime offense.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill imposes criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to 30 years, or both&#8212;on an individual who conspires to commit a hate crime offense that results in death or serious bodily injury or that includes kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3710 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 28, 2022 Mr. Booker (for himself and Mr. Scott of South Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emmett Till Antilynching Act . 2. Lynching; other conspiracies Section 249(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (5) Lynching Whoever conspires to commit any offense under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) shall, if death or serious bodily injury (as defined in section 2246 of this title) results from the offense, be imprisoned for not more than 30 years, fined in accordance with this title, or both. (6) Other Conspiracies Whoever conspires to commit any offense under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) shall, if death or serious bodily injury (as defined in section 2246 of this title) results from the offense, or if the offense includes kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, be imprisoned for not more than 30 years, fined in accordance with this title, or both. .