,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #daah  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #cj1 #bjai,mr4  
,kri%namoor?i 7= himself1 ,mr4          
,butt]field1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mrs4 ,dem+s1 
,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,y>mu?1 ,ms4       
,norton1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 
,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,ms4 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia1
 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1 
,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1
 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,ms4    
,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 
,engel1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4   
,evans1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mr4  
,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,payne1 & ,mr4  
,langev97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  
,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a ,unit$ ,/ates  
,commission on ,hate ,crimes to /udy &  
make recomm5dations on ! prev5tion ( !  
commission ( hate crimes1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,hate ,crimes ,commission  
,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress  
f9ds z foll[s3  7#a7 ,! ,f$]al ,bureau (

 ,inve/igation def9es hate crime to be a
 crim9al (f5se--su* z murd]1 arson1 or  
v&alism--aga9/ a p]son or prop]ty       
motivat$ 9 :ole or 9 "p by an (f5d]'s   
bias aga9/ a race1 religion1 disability1
 sexual ori5tation1 e?nicity1 g5d]1 or  
g5d] id5tity4  7#b7 ,=ty-five ,/ates & !
 ,di/rict ( ,columbia h /atutes         
crim9aliz+ v>i\s types ( bias-motivat$  
viol5ce or intimidation4  7#c7 ,! ,f$]al
 ,gov]nm5t has implem5t$ crimes /atutes 
s9ce #aifh1 ) ! mo/ rec5t law enact$ 9  
#bjji4  7#d7 ,approximately #bej1jjj    
hate crimes happ5 ea* ye>1 yet only #b  
p]c5t are report$ to ! ,f$]al ,bureau ( 
,inve/igation 7,,fbi74  7#e7 ,hate      
crimes n only damage ! individual victim
 or victims1 b also traumatize entire   
communities & erode public confid5ce 9  
_! safety4  7#f7 ,accord+ to multiple1  
nonp>tisan /udies1 hate crimes h        
increas$ ea* consecutive ye> s9ce #bjae1
 ) a #f4g-p]c5t increase 9 report$ hate 
crimes 9 #bjaf1 "o ( ! l>ge/ #a-ye>     
increases 9 ov] a decade4  7#g7 ,9 ,may 

#bjag1 ! ,,fbi f\nd t ,:ite supremaci/s 
& "r w+ extremi/ gr\ps 7 responsible = !
 mo/ ( any dome/ic extremi/ gr\p4  7#h7 
,accord+ to ! same ,,fbi report1 hate   
crimes aga9/ ,,lgbtq p h be5 on ! rise  
ov] ! pa/ ?ree ye>s1 ) a majority t>get+
 gay m54  7#i7 ,9 addition1 ! ,,fbi     
report$ t hate crimes motivat$ by       
anti-religi\s bias increas$ #bc p]c5t1  
:]e #cg p]c5t ( t increase 7            
anti-,jewi%4  7#aj7 ,9 ,febru>y #bjag1 a
 ,:ite supremaci/ ent]$ a b> 9 ,kansas &
 %ot at two ,indian m51 ,sr9ivas        
,ku*ibhotla & ,alok ,madasani :ile %\t+ 
racial epi!ts4 ,sr9ivas lat] di$ ( 8    
injuries4  7#aa7 ,9 ,augu/ #bjag1 !     
,:ite nationali/ & neo-,nazi prote/s 9  
,*>lottesville1 ,virg9ia1 result$ 9 #a  
dea? & #bj injuries f a ,:ite nationali/
 driv+ 8 c> into a gr\p (               
c\nt]-prote/]s4  7#ab7 ,9 ,july #bjai1 a
 ,h9du prie/ 9 ,new ,york ,city 0       
hospitaliz$ aft] a man attack$ him &    
scream$ ?is is my neighborhood dur+ !   
incid5t4  7#ac7 ,!re is a cle> ne$ =    

/rong] action to accurately report &    
effectively combat hate-bas$ attacks4   
#c4 ,e/abli%m5t ( ,commission  7a7      
,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,commission on ,hate ,crimes     
7h]e9aft] 9 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z !      
,commission74  7b7 ,memb]%ip ,!         
,commission %all be compos$ ( #ab       
memb]s4 ,memb]%ip ( ! ,commission %all  
be appo9t$ 9 accordance ) ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,two memb]s %all be appo9t$ by !   
majority lead] ( ! ,s5ate4  7#b7 ,two   
memb]s %all be appo9t$ by ! m9ority     
lead] ( ! ,s5ate4  7#c7 ,two memb]s %all
 be appo9t$ by ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives4  7#d7 ,two memb]s %all 
be appo9t$ by ! m9ority lead] ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives4  7#e7 ,two memb]s    
%all be jo9tly appo9t$ by ! two appo9t+ 
(ficials "u p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#d7 :o
 are memb]s (1 or caucus )1 !           
,democratic ,p>ty4  7#f7 ,two memb]s    
%all be jo9tly appo9t$ by ! two appo9t+ 
(ficials "u p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#d7 :o
 are memb]s (1 or caucus )1 !           

,republican ,p>ty4  7#g7 ,n m ?an #f    
memb]s ( ! ,commission %all be f ! law  
en=cem5t community & n m ?an #f memb]s (
 ! ,commission %all be ( ! civil rights 
community4  7#h7 ,n m ?an #f ( ! memb]s 
%all be ( ! same political p>ty4  #d4   
,duties ( ! ,commission ,! ,commission  
%all inve/igate ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,if !re 
has be5 an increase 9 hate crimes dur+ !
 p]iod beg9n+ ,janu>y #a1 #bjjg1 & end+ 
#fj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
,act4  7#b7 ,to ! ext5t t any increase 9
 ! commission 9 hate crimes is det]m9$  
to exi/1 :at factors h contribut$ to su*
 increase4  7#c7 ,:at policies or       
actions law en=cem5t ag5cies might adopt
 or engage 9 to r$uce ! commission (    
hate crimes4  7#d7 ,! impact (          
und]report+ on hate crimes /ati/ics &   
hate crimes prev5tion4  #e4 ,report ,n  
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 ! ,commission %all submit a  
report to ,congress & ! ,presid5t sett+ 
=? ! results ( ! inve/igation "u section
 #d4  #f4 ,def9ition ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m 

hate crime means an (f5se "u section    
#bdi ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4