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David’s Law
H.R. 64, 118th Congress
- Status
- In committee
- Introduced
- 01/09/2023
- Cosponsors
- 0
- Latest action
- 01/09/2023
About this bill
- Official title
- David’s Law
- Sponsor
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- Introduced in
- House
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Committees
- Judiciary Committee
- Latest action
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Summary
Congressional Research Service, Introduced in House (01/09/2023)
David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2022 or David’s Law
This bill adds hate crime offenses and penalties to the criminal civil rights statute that prohibits interference with federally protected activities. Current law already prohibits and penalizes similar offenses under the criminal civil rights statute that prohibits hate crime offenses.
Additionally, the bill authorizes state and local grants to combat hate crimes committed by juveniles. It also authorizes the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Justice to hire additional personnel to prevent and respond to alleged criminal civil rights offenses involving interference with federally protected activities.
Finally, the bill directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to study whether it is appropriate to provide a sentencing enhancement for adult defendants who recruit minors to commit hate crime offenses.
Actions
Newest first
- 01/09/2023 · House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 01/09/2023
Introduced in House
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing, Department of Justice, Department of the Treasury, Firearms and explosives, Fires, Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management, Hate crimes, Juvenile crime and gang violence, Law enforcement administration and funding, Law enforcement officers, Violent crime.
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office, GovInfo Bill Status; Congressional Research Service summaries · Last updated 01/09/2023