S. 575 — Introduced in Senate

II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 575 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 3, 2021Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide Federal criminal penalties for lynching. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Marie Thompson Antilynching Act. 2. Lynching (a) Offense Chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 250. Lynching Whoever conspires with another person to violate section 249 and willfully causes or attempts to cause serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365(h)) shall be punished in the same manner as a completed violation of such section, except that if the maximum term of imprisonment for such completed violation is less than 10 years, the person may be imprisoned for not more than 10 years. . (b) Table of sections amendment The table of sections for chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 249 the following: 250. Lynching. .