Politiparty
Politiparty
LeaderboardCongressBills

118th Congress Crime and Law Enforcement

H.R. 1091: Stop Hate Crimes Act of 2023

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Feb 17, 2023
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Feb 17, 2023

Stop Hate Crimes Act of 2023

This bill lowers the statutory burden of proof for showing intent with respect to a federal hate crime offense.

Current law makes it unlawful to willfully cause bodily injury, or attempt to do so using a dangerous weapon, because of the actual or perceived protected characteristic (e.g., race) of a person. In 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that the because of standard requires proof that a person's actual or perceived protected characteristic was the sole motivating factor in the offense.

Read the full summary

This bill replaces the because of standard with a new standard. Specifically, willfully causing bodily injury, or attempting to do so using a dangerous weapon, is a hate crime offense if a person's actual or perceived protected characteristic was a contributory motivating factor in the offense.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

0 votes on this bill

No roll call votes have been held on this bill.

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

21

Who scored on this bill

0 points earned

No member has earned points from it yet.

See all scorers and every scoring event

Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.

Other bills by Ted Lieu

History

  1. Feb 17, 2023Introduced in the House by Ted Lieu.
Show the full action history (2 actions)
  1. Feb 17, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Feb 17, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.