,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abce  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #bj1 #bjba,mrs4 
,gillibr& 7= h]self & ,mrs4 ,%ahe57     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & 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$]al ,bureau ( ,inve/igation       
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! ,,fbi7     
def9es a hate crime z 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 ,congress
 has enact$ v>i\s /atutes to address    
hate crimes s9ce #aifh1 ) ! mo/ rec5t   
/atute enact$ 9 #bjji4  7#d7 ,9 #bjai1  
hate crimes rose by #b4g p]c5t4  7#e7 ,9
 #bjai1 #ea dea?s f hate crimes 7       
report$1 ! highe/ numb] s9ce ! ,,fbi    
began report+ ! /ati/ic 9 ! e>ly #aiijs4
  7#f7 ,hate crimes n only damage !     
individual victim or victims1 b also    
traumatize entire communities & erode   
public confid5ce 9 _! safety4  7#g7 ,9  
#bjai1 hate crimes direct$ at ,lat9os   
increas$ by almo/ #i p]c5t f ! ye> be=e4
  7#h7 ,9 #bjai1 hate crimes bas$ on    
sexual ori5tation repres5t$ #af4g p]c5t 
( total hate crimes1 & hate crimes bas$ 
on g5d] id5tity repres5t$ #b4g p]c5t (  
total hate crimes1 :i* 0 an increase f !
 ye> be=e4  7#i7 ,9 te/imony be=e !     
,committee on ,homel& ,security ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives 9 ,septemb]     
#bjbj1 ,,fbi ,director ,*ri/oph] ,wray  
said1 ,)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 ,! category (  
hate crime t increas$ ! mo/ 9 #bjai 0   
anti-,semitic hate crimes1 :i* rose by  
#ad p]c5t4  7#aa7 ,9 ,octob] #bjah1 a   
%oot+ at ! ,tree ( ,life synagogue 9    
,pittsburgh1 ,p5nsylvania left #aa p    
dead4  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  
,9 ,augu/ #bjai1 an assailant ent]$ a   
,walm>t 9 ,el ,paso1 ,texas to t>get    
,hispanics & left #bb p dead4  7#ad7 ,9 
,novemb] #bjbj1 a woman %\t$            
anti-,muslim slurs & attack$ a c\ple 9  
,new ,york ,city1 leav+ "o victim ne$+  
surg]y = facial fractures4  7#ae7 ,9    
response to ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic1 ,asian
 ,am]icans h suff]$ an increas+ numb] ( 
hate crimes4 ,accord+ to ,/op ,,aapi    

,hate1 #b1hjh hate incid5ts t[>d ,asian 
,am]icans & ,pacific ,isl&]s 7 report$  
betwe5 ,m>* #bjbj & ,decemb] #bjbj4     
7#af7 ,_m hate crimes g unreport$4 ,9   
#bjai1 ! numb] ( law en=cem5t ag5cies   
provid+ hate crimes data to ! ,,fbi     
decreas$1 z only #ad p]c5t ( law        
en=cem5t ag5cies 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
report$ #a or m hate crimes4  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 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z ! 
,commission74  7b7 ,memb]%ip ,!         
,commission %all be compos$ ( #ab       
memb]s4 ,memb]s ( ! ,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 ! #b 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 ! #b 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 may be f ! law en=cem5t community
 & n m ?an #f memb]s may be f ! civil   
rights community4  7#h7 ,n m ?an #f     
memb]s may be f ! same political p>ty4  
#d4 ,duties ( ! ,commission  7a7        
,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m hate   
crime means an (f5se "u section #bdi (  
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7    
,inve/igation ,! ,commission %all       
inve/igate ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,:e!r ! numb] 
( hate crimes committ$ has increas$ dur+
 ! p]iod beg9n+ on ,janu>y #a1 #bjjg1 & 
end+ on ! date t is #fj days aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,to !     
ext5t t ! ,commission det]m9es "u       

p>agraph 7#a7 t ! numb] ( hate crimes   
committ$ has increas$1 ! factors t h    
contribut$ to ! increase4  7#c7         
,policies or actions t law en=cem5t     
ag5cies might adopt or engage 9 to r$uce
 ! commission ( hate crimes4  7#d7 ,!   
impact ( und]report+ on hate crimes     
/ati/ics & hate crimes prev5tion4  7#e7 
,community bias prev5tion responses t   
are successful & possible ?r\gh         
coord9ation ) nonpr(it organizations1   
local education ag5cies1 & gov]nm5t     
entities4  #e4 ,report ,n lat] ?an #a   
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !
 ,commission %all submit a report to    
,congress & ! ,presid5t sett+ =? !      
results ( ! inve/igation conduct$ "u    
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