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House Bill 55
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Emmett Till Antilynching Act
Became Law
Became Law
Became Public Law 117-107 on Mar 29, 2022
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 4, 2021
Latest Action
Mar 29, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
55
Congress
117
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Bobby L. Rush
Illinois
Democrat
Rashida Tlaib
Michigan
Democrat
Raul Grijalva
Arizona
Democrat
Ann Kirkpatrick
Arizona
Democrat
Greg Stanton
Arizona
Democrat
Tom O'Halleran
Arizona
Democrat
Doris Matsui
California
Democrat
Jimmy Panetta
California
Democrat
John Garamendi
California
Democrat
Jimmy Gomez
California
Democrat
Jim Costa
California
Democrat
Alan Lowenthal
California
Democrat
Jerry McNerney
California
Democrat
Anna Eshoo
California
Democrat
Jared Huffman
California
Democrat
Jackie Speier
California
Democrat
Barbara Lee
California
Democrat
Linda Sanchez
California
Democrat
Ro Khanna
California
Democrat
Grace Napolitano
California
Democrat
Lucille Roybal-Allard
California
Democrat
Ted Lieu
California
Democrat
Tony Cardenas
California
Democrat
Salud Carbajal
California
Democrat
Eric Swalwell
California
Democrat
Karen Bass
California
Democrat
Scott Peters
California
Democrat
Pete Aguilar
California
Democrat
Mark DeSaulnier
California
Democrat
Juan Vargas
California
Democrat
Sara Jacobs
California
Democrat
Mark Takano
California
Democrat
Nanette Diaz Barragan
California
Democrat
Mike Thompson
California
Democrat
Maxine Waters
California
Democrat
Joe Neguse
Colorado
Democrat
Diana DeGette
Colorado
Democrat
Jahana Hayes
Connecticut
Democrat
John Larson
Connecticut
Democrat
Jim Himes
Connecticut
Democrat
Lisa Blunt Rochester
Delaware
Democrat
Eleanor Holmes Norton
District of Columbia
Democrat
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Florida
Democrat
Lois Frankel
Florida
Democrat
Val Demings
Florida
Democrat
Frederica Wilson
Florida
Democrat
Kathy Castor
Florida
Democrat
Darren Soto
Florida
Democrat
Alcee L. Hastings
Florida
Democrat
Al Lawson
Florida
Democrat
Sanford Bishop Jr.
Georgia
Democrat
Nikema Williams
Georgia
Democrat
Lucy McBath
Georgia
Democrat
Carolyn Bourdeaux
Georgia
Democrat
David Scott
Georgia
Democrat
Hank Johnson
Georgia
Democrat
Michael San Nicolas
Guam
Democrat
Kaiali'i Kahele
Hawaii
Democrat
Bill Foster
Illinois
Democrat
Mike Quigley
Illinois
Democrat
Brad Schneider
Illinois
Democrat
Terri Sewell
Alabama
Democrat
Jan Schakowsky
Illinois
Democrat
Robin Kelly
Illinois
Democrat
Marie Newman
Illinois
Democrat
Sean Casten
Illinois
Democrat
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Illinois
Democrat
Cheri Bustos
Illinois
Democrat
Lauren Underwood
Illinois
Democrat
Danny K. Davis
Illinois
Democrat
Jesús Chuy García
Illinois
Democrat
Frank J. Mrvan
Indiana
Democrat
Andre Carson
Indiana
Democrat
Cynthia Axne
Iowa
Democrat
John Yarmuth
Kentucky
Democrat
Chellie Pingree
Maine
Democrat
John Sarbanes
Maryland
Democrat
Kweisi Mfume
Maryland
Democrat
Jamie Raskin
Maryland
Democrat
Dutch Ruppersberger
Maryland
Democrat
Anthony G. Brown
Maryland
Democrat
Jake Auchincloss
Massachusetts
Democrat
Stephen Lynch
Massachusetts
Democrat
Bill Keating
Massachusetts
Democrat
Katherine Clark
Massachusetts
Democrat
Jim McGovern
Massachusetts
Democrat
Lori Trahan
Massachusetts
Democrat
Seth Moulton
Massachusetts
Democrat
Dan Kildee
Michigan
Democrat
Brenda Lawrence
Michigan
Democrat
Elissa Slotkin
Michigan
Democrat
Ruben Gallego
Arizona
Democrat
Andy Levin
Michigan
Democrat
Debbie Dingell
Michigan
Democrat
Haley Stevens
Michigan
Democrat
Angie Craig
Minnesota
Democrat
Dean Phillips
Minnesota
Democrat
Ilhan Omar
Minnesota
Democrat
Betty McCollum
Minnesota
Democrat
Bennie Thompson
Mississippi
Democrat
Emanuel Cleaver
Missouri
Democrat
Cori Bush
Missouri
Democrat
Dina Titus
Nevada
Democrat
Steven Horsford
Nevada
Democrat
Ann McLane Kuster
New Hampshire
Democrat
Chris Pappas
New Hampshire
Democrat
Frank Pallone
New Jersey
Democrat
Andy Kim
New Jersey
Democrat
Albio Sires
New Jersey
Democrat
Bonnie Watson Coleman
New Jersey
Democrat
Donald Payne Jr.
New Jersey
Democrat
Melanie Stansbury
New Mexico
Democrat
Yvette Clarke
New York
Democrat
Gregory Meeks
New York
Democrat
Grace Meng
New York
Democrat
Kathleen Rice
New York
Democrat
Sean Maloney
New York
Democrat
Jerrold Nadler
New York
Democrat
Antonio Delgado
New York
Democrat
Ritchie Torres
New York
Democrat
Brian Higgins
New York
Democrat
Paul Tonko
New York
Democrat
Nydia Velazquez
New York
Democrat
Jamaal Bowman
New York
Democrat
Tom Suozzi
New York
Democrat
Joe Morelle
New York
Democrat
Carolyn B. Maloney
New York
Democrat
Adriano Espaillat
New York
Democrat
Hakeem Jeffries
New York
Democrat
Mondaire Jones
New York
Democrat
Kathy Manning
North Carolina
Democrat
Deborah K. Ross
North Carolina
Democrat
David Price
North Carolina
Democrat
G. K. Butterfield
North Carolina
Democrat
Alma Adams
North Carolina
Democrat
Joyce Beatty
Ohio
Democrat
Shontel Brown
Ohio
Democrat
Tim Ryan
Ohio
Democrat
Marcy Kaptur
Ohio
Democrat
Suzanne Bonamici
Oregon
Democrat
Peter DeFazio
Oregon
Democrat
Kurt Schrader
Oregon
Democrat
Earl Blumenauer
Oregon
Democrat
Matt Cartwright
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Dwight Evans
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Brendan Boyle
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Mary Gay Scanlon
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Madeleine Dean
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Conor Lamb
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Susan Wild
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Chrissy Houlahan
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Mike Doyle
Pennsylvania
Democrat
David Cicilline
Rhode Island
Democrat
Jim Langevin
Rhode Island
Democrat
Jim Cooper
Tennessee
Democrat
Steve Cohen
Tennessee
Democrat
Henry Cuellar
Texas
Democrat
Al Green
Texas
Democrat
Marc Veasey
Texas
Republican
Louie Gohmert
Texas
Democrat
Lizzie Fletcher
Texas
Democrat
Sheila Jackson Lee
Texas
Democrat
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Texas
Democrat
Filemon Vela
Texas
Democrat
Sylvia Garcia
Texas
Democrat
Peter Welch
Vermont
Democrat
Bobby Scott
Virginia
Democrat
Elaine Luria
Virginia
Democrat
Jennifer Wexton
Virginia
Democrat
Donald McEachin
Virginia
Democrat
Abigail Spanberger
Virginia
Democrat
Gerry Connolly
Virginia
Democrat
Suzan DelBene
Washington
Democrat
Rick Larsen
Washington
Democrat
Adam Smith
Washington
Democrat
Kim Schrier
Washington
Democrat
Marilyn Strickland
Washington
Democrat
Derek Kilmer
Washington
Democrat
Pramila Jayapal
Washington
Democrat
Gwen Moore
Wisconsin
Democrat
Mark Pocan
Wisconsin
Democrat
Ron Kind
Wisconsin
House Votes (2)
Senate Votes (1)
Passed
March 1, 2022
Type
Final Passage Under Suspension Of The Rules Results
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Emmett Till Antilynching Act

This bill specifies that an offense involving lynching is a hate crime act. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a prison term, a fine, or both.

Text (5)
Enrolled Bill
Received in Senate
March 1, 2022
Engrossed in House
February 28, 2022
Reported in House
February 25, 2022
Introduced in House
January 4, 2021
Related Bills (1)
Feb 28, 2022
Introduced in Senate
10
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 3710
Emmett Till Antilynching Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
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