House Simple Resolution 153
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Condemning recent hate crimes committed against Asian-American and Pacific Islanders.
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 23, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Simple Resolution
Simple Resolution
A form of legislative measure introduced and potentially acted upon by only one congressional chamber and used for the regulation of business only within the chamber of origin. Depending on the chamber of origin, they begin with a designation of either H.Res. or S.Res. Joint resolutions and concurrent resolutions are other types of resolutions.
Bill Number
153
Congress
117
Policy Area
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Primary focus of measure is discrimination on basis of race, ethnicity, age, sex, gender, health or disability; First Amendment rights; due process and equal protection; abortion rights; privacy. Measures concerning abortion rights and procedures may fall under Health policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
This resolution condemns all manifestations of expressions of racism and anti-Asian and Pacific Islander or ethnic intolerance.
The resolution calls on federal law enforcement officials, working with state and local officials, to
- expeditiously and vigorously investigate all reports of hate crimes and threats against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States;
- work to improve the reporting of such hate crimes; and
- hold the perpetrators of those crimes, incidents, or threats accountable and bring the perpetrators to justice.
February 23, 2021
04/28/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
04/28/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
02/23/2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
02/23/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:46:44 PM