,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dfjc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bd1 #bjaf   
,mr4 ,cicill9e 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1
 ,mr4 ,gutirrez1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1    
,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1    
,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,mr4  
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4  
,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 ,mr4
 ,honda1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 
,grayson1 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,mr4  
,engel1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,cr[ley1 ,mr4
 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney (
 ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 & ,ms4 ,judy 
,*u ( ,cali=nia7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! 
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to prev5t a p]son
 :o has be5 convict$ ( a misdemeanor    
hate crime1 or receiv$ an enhanc$ s5t5ce
 = a misdemeanor because ( hate or bias 
9 its commission1 f obta9+ a fire>m4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,hate ,crimes ,prev5tion ,act4  #b4   
,prev5tion ( p]son :o has be5 convict$ (
 a misdemeanor hate crime1 or receiv$ an

 enhanc$ s5t5ce = a misdemeanor because 
( hate or bias 9 its commission1 f      
obta9+ a fire>m  7a7 ,def9itions        
,section #iba7;a7 ( title #ah1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7#cf7 ,! t]m misdemeanor hate
 crime means an (f5se t-- 7,a7 is a     
misdemeanor "u ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or tribal 
law2 &  7,b7 has1 z an elem5t1 t !      
conduct ( ! (f5d] 0 motivat$ by hate or 
bias because ( ! actual or p]ceiv$ race1
 color1 religion1 national orig91 g5d]1 
sexual ori5tation1 g5d] id5tity 7z def9$
 9 section #bdi7;c77#d771 or disability 
( any p]son4  7#cg7 ,! t]m enhanc$ hate 
crime misdemeanor s5t5ce means a s5t5ce 
impos$ = a misdemeanor1 bas$1 9 :ole or 
9 "p1 on a judicial f9d+ t ! conduct ( !
 (f5d] 0 motivat$1 9 :ole or 9 "p1 by   
hate or bias = any reason ref]r$ to 9   
p>agraph 7#cf74  4  7b7 ,prohibition on 
sale or o!r disposition ( fire>m        
,section #ibb7;d7 ( su* title is am5d$ 9
 ! #a/ s5t5ce-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#h71 by
 /rik+ or at ! end2  7#b7 9 p>agraph    

7#i71 by /rik+ ! p]iod & ins]t+ 2 or2 & 
7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#aj7  
has be5 convict$ 9 any c\rt ( a         
misdemeanor hate crime1 or has receiv$ f
 any c\rt an enhanc$ hate crime         
misdemeanor s5t5ce4  4  7c7 ,prohibition
 on possession1 %ipm5t1 or transport (  
fire>m ,section #ibb7;g7 ( su* title is 
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#h71 by /rik+  
or at ! end2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#i71 by  
/rik+ ! comma & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7#c7 by 
ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#i7 ! foll[+3     
7#aj7 :o has be5 convict$ 9 any c\rt ( a
 misdemeanor hate crime1 or has receiv$ 
f any c\rt an enhanc$ hate crime        
misdemeanor s5t5ce1  4