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COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act

USA117th CongressS-937| Senate 
| Updated: 5/20/2021
Mazie K. Hirono

Mazie K. Hirono

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Cosponsors (44)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Jon Ossoff (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
COVID - 19 Hate Crimes Act This bill requires a designated officer or employee of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to facilitate the expedited review of hate crimes and reports of hate crimes. DOJ must issue guidance for state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies on establishing online hate crime reporting processes, collecting data disaggregated by protected characteristic (e.g., race or national origin), and expanding education campaigns. Additionally, DOJ and the Department of Health and Human Services must issue guidance aimed at raising awareness of hate crimes during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The bill establishes grants for states to create state-run hate crimes reporting hotlines. It also authorizes grants for states and local governments to implement the National Incident-Based Reporting System and to conduct law enforcement activities or crime reduction programs to prevent, address, or respond to hate crimes. Finally, in the case of an individual convicted of a hate crime offense and placed on supervised release, the bill allows a court to order that the individual participate in educational classes or community service as a condition of supervised release.

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Timeline
Mar 23, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 23, 2021
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Mar 24, 2021
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 13.
Mar 25, 2021
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S1805)
Mar 25, 2021
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S1804-1805)
Apr 14, 2021
Cloture on the motion to proceed invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 92 - 6. Record Vote Number: 151. (CR S1923)
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Apr 14, 2021
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S1923)
Apr 15, 2021
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 15, 2021
Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S1998)
Apr 15, 2021
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S1953)
Apr 19, 2021
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2002-2003)
Apr 20, 2021
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2043, S2046, S2058)
Apr 20, 2021
Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (CR S2061)
Apr 21, 2021
Cloture motion on the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (CR S2117)
Apr 22, 2021
Passed Senate, under the order of 4/21/21, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 1. Record Vote Number: 165. (text: CR S2148-2150)
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Apr 22, 2021
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 22, 2021
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2140-2148)
Apr 26, 2021
Received in the House.
Apr 26, 2021
Held at the desk.
May 18, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-1843
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
May 18, 2021
Mr. Nadler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 18, 2021
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2464-2472)
May 18, 2021
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 937.
May 18, 2021
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
May 18, 2021
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2479-2480)
May 18, 2021
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 364 - 62 (Roll no. 145). (text: CR H2464-2466)
View Vote
May 18, 2021
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 19, 2021
Presented to President.
May 20, 2021
Signed by President.
May 20, 2021
Became Public Law No: 117-13.
  • March 23, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 23, 2021
    Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.


  • March 24, 2021
    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 13.


  • March 25, 2021
    Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S1805)


  • March 25, 2021
    Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S1804-1805)


  • April 14, 2021
    Cloture on the motion to proceed invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 92 - 6. Record Vote Number: 151. (CR S1923)
    View Vote


  • April 14, 2021
    Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S1923)


  • April 15, 2021
    Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.


  • April 15, 2021
    Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S1998)


  • April 15, 2021
    Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S1953)


  • April 19, 2021
    Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2002-2003)


  • April 20, 2021
    Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2043, S2046, S2058)


  • April 20, 2021
    Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (CR S2061)


  • April 21, 2021
    Cloture motion on the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (CR S2117)


  • April 22, 2021
    Passed Senate, under the order of 4/21/21, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 1. Record Vote Number: 165. (text: CR S2148-2150)
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  • April 22, 2021
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.


  • April 22, 2021
    Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2140-2148)


  • April 26, 2021
    Received in the House.


  • April 26, 2021
    Held at the desk.


  • May 18, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-1843
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.


  • May 18, 2021
    Mr. Nadler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.


  • May 18, 2021
    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2464-2472)


  • May 18, 2021
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 937.


  • May 18, 2021
    At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.


  • May 18, 2021
    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2479-2480)


  • May 18, 2021
    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 364 - 62 (Roll no. 145). (text: CR H2464-2466)
    View Vote


  • May 18, 2021
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.


  • May 19, 2021
    Presented to President.


  • May 20, 2021
    Signed by President.


  • May 20, 2021
    Became Public Law No: 117-13.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 117-1843: COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act
  • S 117-1086: Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act
  • S 117-963: Domestic Terrorism and Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2021
  • S 117-728: COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act
  • HR 117-2383: Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act of 2021
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCommunity life and organizationCrime preventionCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of JusticeDisability and health-based discriminationEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHate crimesInfectious and parasitic diseasesLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersRacial and ethnic relationsReligionSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationState and local government operations

COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act

USA117th CongressS-937| Senate 
| Updated: 5/20/2021
COVID - 19 Hate Crimes Act This bill requires a designated officer or employee of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to facilitate the expedited review of hate crimes and reports of hate crimes. DOJ must issue guidance for state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies on establishing online hate crime reporting processes, collecting data disaggregated by protected characteristic (e.g., race or national origin), and expanding education campaigns. Additionally, DOJ and the Department of Health and Human Services must issue guidance aimed at raising awareness of hate crimes during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The bill establishes grants for states to create state-run hate crimes reporting hotlines. It also authorizes grants for states and local governments to implement the National Incident-Based Reporting System and to conduct law enforcement activities or crime reduction programs to prevent, address, or respond to hate crimes. Finally, in the case of an individual convicted of a hate crime offense and placed on supervised release, the bill allows a court to order that the individual participate in educational classes or community service as a condition of supervised release.

Bill Text Versions

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Timeline
Mar 23, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 23, 2021
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Mar 24, 2021
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 13.
Mar 25, 2021
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S1805)
Mar 25, 2021
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S1804-1805)
Apr 14, 2021
Cloture on the motion to proceed invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 92 - 6. Record Vote Number: 151. (CR S1923)
View Vote
Apr 14, 2021
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S1923)
Apr 15, 2021
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 15, 2021
Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S1998)
Apr 15, 2021
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S1953)
Apr 19, 2021
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2002-2003)
Apr 20, 2021
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2043, S2046, S2058)
Apr 20, 2021
Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (CR S2061)
Apr 21, 2021
Cloture motion on the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (CR S2117)
Apr 22, 2021
Passed Senate, under the order of 4/21/21, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 1. Record Vote Number: 165. (text: CR S2148-2150)
View Vote
Apr 22, 2021
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 22, 2021
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2140-2148)
Apr 26, 2021
Received in the House.
Apr 26, 2021
Held at the desk.
May 18, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-1843
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
May 18, 2021
Mr. Nadler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 18, 2021
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2464-2472)
May 18, 2021
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 937.
May 18, 2021
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
May 18, 2021
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2479-2480)
May 18, 2021
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 364 - 62 (Roll no. 145). (text: CR H2464-2466)
View Vote
May 18, 2021
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 19, 2021
Presented to President.
May 20, 2021
Signed by President.
May 20, 2021
Became Public Law No: 117-13.
  • March 23, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 23, 2021
    Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.


  • March 24, 2021
    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 13.


  • March 25, 2021
    Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S1805)


  • March 25, 2021
    Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S1804-1805)


  • April 14, 2021
    Cloture on the motion to proceed invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 92 - 6. Record Vote Number: 151. (CR S1923)
    View Vote


  • April 14, 2021
    Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S1923)


  • April 15, 2021
    Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.


  • April 15, 2021
    Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S1998)


  • April 15, 2021
    Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S1953)


  • April 19, 2021
    Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2002-2003)


  • April 20, 2021
    Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2043, S2046, S2058)


  • April 20, 2021
    Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (CR S2061)


  • April 21, 2021
    Cloture motion on the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (CR S2117)


  • April 22, 2021
    Passed Senate, under the order of 4/21/21, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 94 - 1. Record Vote Number: 165. (text: CR S2148-2150)
    View Vote


  • April 22, 2021
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.


  • April 22, 2021
    Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2140-2148)


  • April 26, 2021
    Received in the House.


  • April 26, 2021
    Held at the desk.


  • May 18, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-1843
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.


  • May 18, 2021
    Mr. Nadler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.


  • May 18, 2021
    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2464-2472)


  • May 18, 2021
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 937.


  • May 18, 2021
    At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.


  • May 18, 2021
    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2479-2480)


  • May 18, 2021
    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 364 - 62 (Roll no. 145). (text: CR H2464-2466)
    View Vote


  • May 18, 2021
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.


  • May 19, 2021
    Presented to President.


  • May 20, 2021
    Signed by President.


  • May 20, 2021
    Became Public Law No: 117-13.
Mazie K. Hirono

Mazie K. Hirono

Democratic Senator

Hawaii

Cosponsors (44)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Jon Ossoff (Democratic)Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Raphael G. Warnock (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 117-1843: COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act
  • S 117-1086: Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act
  • S 117-963: Domestic Terrorism and Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2021
  • S 117-728: COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act
  • HR 117-2383: Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCommunity life and organizationCrime preventionCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of JusticeDisability and health-based discriminationEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHate crimesInfectious and parasitic diseasesLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officersRacial and ethnic relationsReligionSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationState and local government operations