,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #daah ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #cj1 #bjai,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mrs4 ,demings1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,yarmuth1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,ms4 ,brownley of ,california1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,payne1 and ,mr4 ,langevin7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to establish a ,united ,states ,commission on ,hate ,crimes to study and make recommendations on the prevention of the commission of hate crimes1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,hate ,crimes ,commission ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,findings ,the ,congress finds as follows3 7#a7 ,the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation defines hate crime to be a criminal offense--such as murder1 arson1 or vandalism--against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender's bias against a race1 religion1 disability1 sexual orientation1 ethnicity1 gender1 or gender identity4 7#b7 ,forty-five ,states and the ,district of ,columbia have statutes criminalizing various types of bias-motivated violence or intimidation4 7#c7 ,the ,federal ,government has implemented crimes statutes since #aifh1 with the most recent law enacted in #bjji4 7#d7 ,approximately #bej1jjj hate crimes happen each year1 yet only #b percent are reported to the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation 7,,fbi74 7#e7 ,hate crimes not only damage the individual victim or victims1 but also traumatize entire communities and erode public confidence in their safety4 7#f7 ,according to multiple1 nonpartisan studies1 hate crimes have increased each consecutive year since #bjae1 with a #f4g-percent increase in reported hate crimes in #bjaf1 one of the largest #a-year increases in over a decade4 7#g7 ,in ,may #bjag1 the ,,fbi found that ,white supremacists and right wing extremist groups were responsible for the most of any domestic extremist group4 7#h7 ,according to the same ,,fbi report1 hate crimes against ,,lgbtq people have been on the rise over the past three years1 with a majority targeting gay men4 7#i7 ,in addition1 the ,,fbi reported that hate crimes motivated by anti-religious bias increased #bc percent1 where #cg percent of that increase were anti-,jewish4 7#aj7 ,in ,february #bjag1 a ,white supremacist entered a bar in ,kansas and shot at two ,indian men1 ,srinivas ,kuchibhotla and ,alok ,madasani while shouting racial epithets4 ,srinivas later died of his injuries4 7#aa7 ,in ,august #bjag1 the ,white nationalist and neo-,nazi protests in ,charlottesville1 ,virginia1 resulted in #a death and #bj injuries from a ,white nationalist driving his car into a group of counter-protesters4 7#ab7 ,in ,july #bjai1 a ,hindu priest in ,new ,york ,city was hospitalized after a man attacked him and screamed this is my neighborhood during the incident4 7#ac7 ,there is a clear need for stronger action to accurately report and effectively combat hate-based attacks4 #c4 ,establishment of ,commission 7a7 ,establishment ,there is established the ,united ,states ,commission on ,hate ,crimes 7hereinafter in this ,act referred to as the ,commission74 7b7 ,membership ,the ,commission shall be composed of #ab members4 ,membership of the ,commission shall be appointed in accordance with the following3 7#a7 ,two members shall be appointed by the majority leader of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,two members shall be appointed by the minority leader of the ,senate4 7#c7 ,two members shall be appointed by the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#d7 ,two members shall be appointed by the minority leader of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#e7 ,two members shall be jointly appointed by the two appointing officials under paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#d7 who are members of1 or caucus with1 the ,democratic ,party4 7#f7 ,two members shall be jointly appointed by the two appointing officials under paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#d7 who are members of1 or caucus with1 the ,republican ,party4 7#g7 ,not more than #f members of the ,commission shall be from the law enforcement community and not more than #f members of the ,commission shall be of the civil rights community4 7#h7 ,not more than #f of the members shall be of the same political party4 #d4 ,duties of the ,commission ,the ,commission shall investigate the following3 7#a7 ,if there has been an increase in hate crimes during the period beginning ,january #a1 #bjjg1 and ending #fj days after the date of enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,to the extent that any increase in the commission in hate crimes is determined to exist1 what factors have contributed to such increase4 7#c7 ,what policies or actions law enforcement agencies might adopt or engage in to reduce the commission of hate crimes4 7#d7 ,the impact of underreporting on hate crimes statistics and hate crimes prevention4 #e4 ,report ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission shall submit a report to ,congress and the ,president setting forth the results of the investigation under section #d4 #f4 ,definition ,in this ,act1 the term hate crime means an offense under section #bdi of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4