H.R. 7957 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7957 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 7, 2022Ms. Jackson Lee (for herself, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, and Ms. Lee of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to expand the scope of hate crimes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Hate Acts of White Supremacy Act. 2. Criminal offense Section 249(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting after race, color, religion, or national origin of any person the following: , or because of a white supremacy based motivation against any person; and (2) in subparagraph (B)— (A) in clause (i), by striking or at the end; (B) in clause (ii), by striking the period and inserting ; or; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (iii) the offense was in furtherance of a white supremacy based motivation. . 3. Findings Section 4702 of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 249 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: (11) Mass shootings and other hate crimes motivated by white supremacy have been increasing in frequency and intensity. These heinous and virulent crimes are inspired by conspiracy theories, blatant bigotry, and mythical falsehoods such as “replacement theory”. All instances must be prevented and severe criminal penalties must be applied to their perpetrators. .