,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hheb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #c1        
#bjbj,ms4 ,gabbard 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,gaetz7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary1 and in addition to the  
,committee on ,education and ,labor1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to provide that offenses committed on   
the basis of political affiliation      
constitute hate crimes1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,protecting         
,political ,expression ,act of #bjbj4   
#b4 ,political affiliation hate crimes  
7a7 ,civil rights crimes ,section #bde  
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by striking or national origin  
each place it appears and inserting 1   

national origin1 or political           
affiliation 7as such term is defined in 
the ,protecting ,political ,expression  
,act of #bjbj74  7b7 ,damage to         
religious property ,section #bdg7;c7 of 
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by striking or ethnic           
characteristics and inserting ethnic    
characteristics1 or political           
affiliation 7as such term is defined in 
the ,protecting ,political ,expression  
,act of #bjbj74  7c7 ,hate crime acts   
,section #bdi of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
political affiliation1 after actual or  
perceived each place it appears4  7d7   
,intimidation in fair housing ,section  
#ija of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifh
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cfca7 is amended by    
striking or national origin each place  
it appears and inserting national       
origin1 or political affiliation 7as    
such term is defined in the ,protecting 
,political ,expression ,act of #bjbj74  
7e7 ,sentencing enhancements for hate   

crimes ,section #bhjjjc7;a7 of the      
,violent ,crime ,control and ,law       
,enforcement ,act of #aiid 7#bh         
,u4,s4,c4 #iid note7 is amended by      
striking or sexual orientation and      
inserting 1 sexual orientation1 or      
political affiliation 7as such term is  
defined in the ,protecting ,political   
,expression ,act of #bjbj74  #c4 ,data  
collection2 report  7a7 ,data collection
 ,the ,attorney ,general shall collect  
data on instances of alleged offenses   
under section #bde of title #ah1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 committed on the basis  
of political affiliation1 including     
details about the alleged offense and   
its outcome1 including demographic      
information of victim and the accused4  
7b7 ,report ,the ,attorney ,general     
shall submit to ,congress1 on an annual 
basis1 for the #e years after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 a report on  
the data collected under subsection 7a71
 including an assessment of why such    
offenses are occurring1 and             

recommendations on how to prevent such  
offenses4 ,reports under this subsection
 may not contain any information that   
may reveal the identity of an individual
 crime victim4  #d4 ,nondiscrimination  
in federally assisted programs ,section 
#fja of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d7 is amended by  
striking or national origin and         
inserting national origin1 or political 
affiliation 7as such term is defined in 
the ,protecting ,political ,expression  
,act of #bjbj74  #e4 ,nondiscrimination 
in employment ,title ,,vii of the ,civil
 ,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjjj;e et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
section #gjc1 by striking or national   
origin each place it appears and        
inserting national origin1 or political 
affiliation 7as such term is defined in 
the ,protecting ,political ,expression  
,act of #bjbj72 and  7#b7 in section    
#gjd1 by striking or national origin and
 inserting national origin1 or political
 affiliation 7as such term is defined in

 the ,protecting ,political ,expression 
,act of #bjbj74  #f4 ,definition of     
political affiliation ,in this ,act1 the
 term political affiliation means any of
 the following3 7#a7 ,joining1 belonging
 to1 or withdrawing from any political  
party1 political action committee1 or   
super-,,pac4  7#b7 ,expressing support  
for1 opposition to1 or indifference     
toward a matter of controverted         
political interest4  7#c7 ,contributing1
 whether financially or in-kind1 to any 
ballot question1 referendum1            
legislation1 political candidate1       
political party1 political action       
committee1 or super-,,pac4  7#d7        
,endorsing or expressing support for1   
opposition to1 or indifference toward   
any ballot question1 referendum1        
legislation1 political candidate1       
political party1 political action       
committee1 or super-,,pac4  ,such term  
shall not be construed to prevent a     
mission-oriented organization or entity 
from taking otherwise lawful steps to   

preserve the integrity of its mission4