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

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To amend section 249 of title 18, United States Code, to specify lynching as a hate crime act. — Sponsor: Mr. Rush — Cosponsors: Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Norton, Mr. Vela, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Evans, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Bass, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Foster, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Soto, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr.

Cicilline, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Speier, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Deutch, Mrs.

Lawrence, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Sires, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mrs. Demings, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Neal, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Welch, Mr. Yarmuth, Miss Rice of New York, Mrs. Luria, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Peters, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms.

Meng, Mr. Engel, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Kildee, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Adams, Ms. Shalala, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Gabbard, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Rouda, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Veasey, Mr.

Turner, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Dean, Mr. Rose of New York, Ms. Waters, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Wexton, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Craig, Mr. García of Illinois, Ms. Wild, Mr. Malinowski, Ms. Moore, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Ms. Omar, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Harder of California, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Phillips, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Luján, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Cleaver, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Horsford, Mr.

Kennedy, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Morelle, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Underwood, Mr. McEachin, Mr. Neguse — Actions: January 3, 2019 — Mr. Rush introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; October 31, 2019 — Additional sponsors: Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Norton, Mr. Vela, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Evans, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Bass, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr.

Foster, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Soto, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Cicilline, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Speier, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr.

Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Deutch, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Higgins of New York, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Sires, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Payne, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mrs. Demings, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Ryan, Ms.

Fudge, Mr. Neal, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Welch, Mr. Yarmuth, Miss Rice of New York, Mrs. Luria, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Peters, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Meng, Mr. Engel, Ms. McCollum, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Kildee, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Adams, Ms. Shalala, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Judy Chu of California, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Gabbard, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Rouda, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Ms.

Mucarsel-Powell, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Turner, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Sarbanes, Ms. Dean, Mr. Rose of New York, Ms. Waters, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Wexton, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Panetta, Ms. Spanberger, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Craig, Mr. García of Illinois, Ms. Wild, Mr. Malinowski, Ms. Moore, Mr. Casten of Illinois, Ms. Omar, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Harder of California, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Phillips, Mr.

DeFazio, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Luján, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Cleaver, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Morelle, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Underwood, Mr. McEachin, and Mr. Neguse; October 31, 2019 — Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed