,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ahcd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #aa1 #bjba,mr4   
,kri%namoor?i 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,m5g1    
,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4    
,van ,drew1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mrs4   
,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 
,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,mr4 ,khanna1    
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 
,mr4 ,br5dan ,f4 ,boyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 
,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,mrs4 ,d+ell1 ,ms4      
,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,mr4  
,pallone1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 & ,mr4 ,sean  
,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york7         
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 ( #bjba4  #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 ,9 #bjai1 hate crimes rose 
by #b4g p]c5t4  7#e7 ,9 #bjai1 !re 7 #ea
 report$ dea?s f hate crimes1 :i* is !  
highe/ numb] s9ce ! ,,fbi began report+ 
on ?is /ati/ic 9 ! e>ly #aiijs4  7#f7   
,hate crimes n only damage ! individual 
victim or victims1 b also traumatize    
entire communities & erode public       
confid5ce 9 _! safety4  7#g7 ,9 #bjai1  
hate crimes direct$ at ,lat9os increas$ 
by almo/ #i p]c5t f ! ye> be=e4  7#h7 ,9
 #bjai1 hate crimes bas$ on sexual      
ori5tation repres5t$ #af4g ( total hate 
crimes t ye>1 & g5d] id5tity bas$ hate  

crimes repres5t$ #b4g ( total hate      
crimes1 :i* 0 an increase f ! ye> be=e4 
7#i7 ,9 a ,septemb] #bjbj ,h\se ,homel& 
,security ,committee te/imony1 ,,fbi    
,director ,*ri/oph] ,wray said3 ,)9 !   
dome/ic t]rorism bucket1 ! category z a 
:ole1 racially motivat$ viol5t extremism
 is1 ,i ?9k1 ! bigge/ bucket )9 t l>g]  
gr\p4 ,& )9 ! racially motivat$ viol5t  
extremi/ bucket1 p subscrib+ to "s k9d (
 ,:ite supremaci/-type ideology is      
c]ta9ly ! bigge/ *unk ( t44  7#aj7 ,!   
l>ge/ increase )9 ! #bjai hate crime    
data 0 f\nd 9 anti-,semitic hate crimes1
 :i* rose by #ad p]c5t4  7#aa7 ,9 ,augu/
 #bjai1 an assailant ent]$ a ,walm>t 9  
,el ,paso1 ,texas1 to t>get ,hispanics &
 left #bb dead4  7#ab7 ,9 ,octob] #bjah1
 a %oot+ at ! ,tree ( ,life synagogue 9 
,pittsburgh1 ,p5nsylvania1 left #aa     
dead4  7#ac7 ,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#ad7  
,9 response to ! ,coronavirus p&emic1   

,asian ,am]icans h suff]$ an increas+   
numb] ( hate crimes4 ,accord+ to ,/op   
,,aapi ,hate1 #b1hjh hate incid5ts t[>d 
,a,a,p,is 7 report$ betwe5 ,m>* &       
,decemb] #bjbj4  7#ae7 ,9 ,novemb]      
#bjbj1 a woman %\t$ anti-,muslim slurs &
 attack$ a c\ple 9 ,new ,york ,city1    
leav+ "o victim ne$+ surg]y = facial    
fractures4  7#af7 ,_m hate crimes g     
unreport$4 ,9 #bjai1 !re 0 a decrease 9 
! numb] ( police ag5cies provid+ ?is    
data to ! ,,fbi1 ) only #ad p]c5t (     
police ag5cies 9 ! c\ntry report+ "o or 
m hate crimes t ye>4  7#ag7 ,!re is a   
cle> ne$ = /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 ( 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$uce ! commission (    
hate crimes4  7#d7 ,! impact (          
und]report+ on hate crimes /ati/ics &   
hate crimes prev5tion4  7#e7 ,:at       
community bias prev5tion responses are  
successful & possible ?r\gh coord9ation 
) nonpr(its1 local education ag5cies1 & 
gov]nm5t entities4  #e4 ,report ,n lat] 
?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act1 ! ,commission %all submit a report
 to ,congress & ! ,presid5t sett+ =? !  
results ( ! inve/igation "u section #d4 
#f4 ,def9ition ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m hate  
crime means an (f5se "u section #bdi (  
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4