,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #abce ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #bj1 #bjba,mrs4 ,gillibrand 7for herself and ,mrs4 ,shaheen7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and 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 #bjba4 #b4 ,findings ,the ,congress finds as follows3 7#a7 ,the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation 7referred to in this section as the ,,fbi7 defines a hate crime as 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 ,congress has enacted various statutes to address hate crimes since #aifh1 with the most recent statute enacted in #bjji4 7#d7 ,in #bjai1 hate crimes rose by #b4g percent4 7#e7 ,in #bjai1 #ea deaths from hate crimes were reported1 the highest number since the ,,fbi began reporting the statistic in the early #aiijs4 7#f7 ,hate crimes not only damage the individual victim or victims1 but also traumatize entire communities and erode public confidence in their safety4 7#g7 ,in #bjai1 hate crimes directed at ,latinos increased by almost #i percent from the year before4 7#h7 ,in #bjai1 hate crimes based on sexual orientation represented #af4g percent of total hate crimes1 and hate crimes based on gender identity represented #b4g percent of total hate crimes1 which was an increase from the year before4 7#i7 ,in testimony before the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives in ,september #bjbj1 ,,fbi ,director ,christopher ,wray said1 ,within the domestic terrorism bucket1 the category as a whole1 racially motivated violent extremism is1 ,i think1 the biggest bucket within that larger group4 ,and within the racially motivated violent extremist bucket1 people subscribing to some kind of white supremacist-type ideology is certainly the biggest chunk of that44 7#aj7 ,the category of hate crime that increased the most in #bjai was anti-,semitic hate crimes1 which rose by #ad percent4 7#aa7 ,in ,october #bjah1 a shooting at the ,tree of ,life synagogue in ,pittsburgh1 ,pennsylvania left #aa people dead4 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 ,in ,august #bjai1 an assailant entered a ,walmart in ,el ,paso1 ,texas to target ,hispanics and left #bb people dead4 7#ad7 ,in ,november #bjbj1 a woman shouted anti-,muslim slurs and attacked a couple in ,new ,york ,city1 leaving one victim needing surgery for facial fractures4 7#ae7 ,in response to the ,,covid-#ai pandemic1 ,asian ,americans have suffered an increasing number of hate crimes4 ,according to ,stop ,,aapi ,hate1 #b1hjh hate incidents toward ,asian ,americans and ,pacific ,islanders were reported between ,march #bjbj and ,december #bjbj4 7#af7 ,many hate crimes go unreported4 ,in #bjai1 the number of law enforcement agencies providing hate crimes data to the ,,fbi decreased1 as only #ad percent of law enforcement agencies in the ,united ,states reported #a or more hate crimes4 7#ag7 ,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 7in this ,act referred to as the ,commission74 7b7 ,membership ,the ,commission shall be composed of #ab members4 ,members 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 #b 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 #b 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 may be from the law enforcement community and not more than #f members may be from the civil rights community4 7#h7 ,not more than #f members may be from the same political party4 #d4 ,duties of the ,commission 7a7 ,definition ,in this section1 the term hate crime means an offense under section #bdi of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7b7 ,investigation ,the ,commission shall investigate the following3 7#a7 ,whether the number of hate crimes committed has increased during the period beginning on ,january #a1 #bjjg1 and ending on the date that is #fj days after the date of enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,to the extent that the ,commission determines under paragraph 7#a7 that the number of hate crimes committed has increased1 the factors that have contributed to the increase4 7#c7 ,policies or actions that 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 7#e7 ,community bias prevention responses that are successful and possible through coordination with nonprofit organizations1 local education agencies1 and government entities4 #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 conducted under section #d4