,i #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fjhf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #ac1 #bjah,mr4 ,rush 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,maxine ,waters of ,california1 ,mr4 ,clyburn1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mrs4 ,demings1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,bernice ,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,richmond1 ,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,mrs4 ,lawrence1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1 and ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend section #bdi of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 to specify lynching as a hate crime act4 #a4 ,specifying lynching as a hate crime act ,section #bdi of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after paragraph #c the following3 7#d7 ,offenses involving lynching ,whoever1 whether or not acting under color of law1 willfully1 acting as part of any collection of people1 assembled for the purpose and with the intention of committing an act of violence upon any person1 causes death to any person1 shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life1 fined under this title1 or both4 4