,i  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfjc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bd1 #bjaf 
,mr4 ,cicilline 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,conyers1 ,mr4 ,gutirrez1 ,ms4 ,jackson 
,lee1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,ms4 ,kelly of      
,illinois1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4      
,jeffries1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1   
,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new     
,york1 ,mr4 ,deutch1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4  
,hastings1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,grayson1  
,ms4 ,lee1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,engel1  
,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,crowley1 ,mr4    
,takano1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of
 ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 and ,ms4     
,judy ,chu of ,california7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to prevent a person who has    
been convicted of a misdemeanor hate    
crime1 or received an enhanced sentence 
for a misdemeanor because of hate or    
bias in its commission1 from obtaining a
 firearm4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,hate ,crimes       

,prevention ,act4  #b4 ,prevention of   
person who has been convicted of a      
misdemeanor hate crime1 or received an  
enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor     
because of hate or bias in its          
commission1 from obtaining a firearm    
7a7 ,definitions ,section #iba7;a7 of   
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#cf7 ,the term misdemeanor 
hate crime means an offense that-- 7,a7 
is a misdemeanor under ,federal1 ,state1
 or tribal law2 and  7,b7 has1 as an    
element1 that the conduct of the        
offender was motivated by hate or bias  
because of the actual or perceived race1
 color1 religion1 national origin1      
gender1 sexual orientation1 gender      
identity 7as defined in section         
#bdi7;c77#d771 or disability of any     
person4  7#cg7 ,the term enhanced hate  
crime misdemeanor sentence means a      
sentence imposed for a misdemeanor1     
based1 in whole or in part1 on a        
judicial finding that the conduct of the

 offender was motivated1 in whole or in 
part1 by hate or bias for any reason    
referred to in paragraph 7#cf74  4  7b7 
,prohibition on sale or other           
disposition of firearm ,section #ibb7;d7
 of such title is amended in the #ast   
sentence-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#h71 by   
striking or at the end2  7#b7 in        
paragraph 7#i71 by striking the period  
and inserting 2 or2 and  7#c7 by adding 
at the end the following3  7#aj7 has    
been convicted in any court of a        
misdemeanor hate crime1 or has received 
from any court an enhanced hate crime   
misdemeanor sentence4  4  7c7           
,prohibition on possession1 shipment1 or
 transport of firearm ,section #ibb7;g7 
of such title is amended-- 7#a7 in      
paragraph 7#h71 by striking or at the   
end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#i71 by        
striking the comma and inserting 2 or2  
and  7#c7 by inserting after paragraph  
7#i7 the following3  7#aj7 who has been 
convicted in any court of a misdemeanor 
hate crime1 or has received from any    

court an enhanced hate crime misdemeanor
 sentence1  4