H.R. 7957 · 117th Congress
Stop Hate Acts of White Supremacy Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Sheila Jackson Lee
- Introduced
- 2022-06-07
- Latest action
- 2022-11-01 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Summary
Stop Hate Acts of White Supremacy Act
This bill expands federal hate crime offenses to include willfully causing (or attempting to cause) bodily injury to another because of a white supremacy based motivation against any person.
Additionally, the bill specifies that a hate crime offense in furtherance of a white supremacy based motivation is subject to an enhanced penalty—a prison term of any years or for life.