H.R. 6655 · 117th Congress
Sarah Collins Rudolph Civil Rights Compensation Act of 2022
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Don Bacon
- Introduced
- 2022-02-09
- Latest action
- 2022-11-01 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Summary
Sarah Collins Rudolph Civil Rights Compensation Act of 2022
This bill establishes grants for victims of racial violence during the Civil Rights Movement.
Specifically, the bill establishes grants through the Department of Justice and the Crime Victims Fund to cover the cost of medical care for individuals who sustained injuries as a result of racial violence between 1954 and 1965. The bill defines racial violence as violence in which a victim or property was intentionally selected based on the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, or sexual orientation of any person.