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S.1939

S.1939: Preventing Antisemitic Hate Crimes Act

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Introduced May 27, 2021
Latest Major Action May 27, 2021

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Tom Cotton (R-Ark.)

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24 (All Republicans)

Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)
John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)
Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)
John Boozman (R-Ark.)
John Cornyn (R-Texas)
Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.)
Steve Daines (R-Mont.)
Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)
Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.)
James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.)
Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)
Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)
Rick Scott (R-Fla.)
Tim Scott (R-S.C.)
Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)
Thom Tillis (R-N.C.)
Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)
Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)
John Hoeven (R-N.D.)
Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)
John Thune (R-S.D.)
Susan Collins (R-Maine)
Richard M. Burr (R-N.C.)

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Introduced in Senate - May 27, 2021

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Preventing Antisemitic Hate Crimes Act This bill requires a designated officer or employee of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to facilitate the expedited review of anti-Semitic hate crimes and reports of anti-Semitic hate crimes. Further, the bill requires DOJ to issue guidance for state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies on expanding public education campaigns to raise awareness of anti-Semitic hate crimes. Finally, the bill...

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Date	Description
May 27, 2021	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 27, 2021	Introduced in the Senate by Tom Cotton (R-Ark.)

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Introduced in the Senate by Tom Cotton (R-Ark.)