,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bjcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ae1 #bjbc ,mrs4 
,gillibr& 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 ( #bjbc4  #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 color1 national      
orig91 religion1 disability1 sexual     
ori5tation1 e?nicity1 g5d]1 or g5d]     
id5tity4  7#b7 ,=ty-six ,/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   
/atute1 ! ,,covid-#ai ,hate ,crimes ,act
 7,public ,law #aag-aac2 #ace ,/at4     
#bfe71 enact$ 9 #bjba4  7#d7 ,9 #bjba1 !
 ,,fbi report$ #aj1hdj s+le-bias        
incid5ts1 an increase ( ne>ly #ab p]c5t 
f #bjbj4  7#e7 ,hate crimes n only      
damage ! individual victim or victims1 b
 also traumatize entire communities &   
erode public confid5ce 9 _! safety4     
7#f7 ,9 #bjba--  7,a7 #fd4e p]c5t (     
victims 7 t>get$ because ( ! (f5d]'s    
race1 e?nicity1 or ance/ry bias2  7,b7  
#ae4i p]c5t ( victims 7 t>get$ because (
 ! (f5d]'s sexual ori5tation bias2  7,c7
 #ad4a p]c5t ( victims 7 t>get$ because 
( ! (f5d]'s religi\s bias2  7,d7 #c4b   
p]c5t ( victims 7 t>get$ because ( !    
(f5d]'s g5d] id5tity bias2  7,e7 #a4d   
p]c5t ( victims 7 t>get$ because ( !    
(f5d]'s disability bias2 &  7,f7 #a     
p]c5t ( victims 7 t>get$ because ( !    
(f5d]'s g5d] bias4  7#g7 ,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#h7 ,9 ,augu/ #bjab1
 a %oot+ at ! gurdw>a 9 ,oak ,creek1    
,wiscons91 left #f p dead1 & a sev5?    
victim ( ! %oot+ succumb$ to 8 injuries 
9 #bjbj4  7#i7 ,9 ,octob] #bjah1 a %oot+
 at ! ,tree ( ,life synagogue 9         
,pittsburgh1 ,p5nsylvania1 left #aa p   
dead4  7#aj7 ,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#aa7  
,9 ,augu/ #bjai1 an assailant ent]$ a   
,walm>t 9 ,el ,paso1 ,texas1 to t>get   
,hispanic immigrants & left #bb p dead4 
7#ab7 ,9 ,novemb] #bjbj1 a woman %\t$   

anti-,muslim slurs & attack$ a c\ple 9  
,new ,york ,city1 leav+ "o victim ne$+  
surg]y = facial fractures4  7#ac7 ,9    
,m>* #bjba1 a gunman t>get$ #c spas     
across ,atlanta1 ,georgia1 kill+ #h p1  
#f ( :om 7 ,asian wom54  7#ad7 ,9 ,may  
#bjbb1 a gunman injur$ #c p aft] ent]+ a
 ,korean-own$ bus9ess 9 ,dallas1 ,texas1
 & fir+ #ac r\nds be=e flee+4  7#ae7 ,9 
,may #bjbb1 a gunman t>get$ a ,tops     
sup]m>ket locat$ 9 a pr$om9antly ,black 
neighborhood 9 ,buffalo1 ,new ,york1    
kill+ #aj p & injur+ #c o!rs4 ,( ! #ac  
victims1 #aa 7 ,black4  7#af7 ,9        
,novemb] #bjbb1 a gunman kill$ #e p &   
w\nd$ #be o!rs aft] op5+ fire on an     
,,lgbtq nightclub 9 ,colorado ,spr+s1   
,colorado4  7#ag7 ,9 response to !      
,,covid-#ai p&emic1 ,asian ,am]icans h  
suff]$ an increas+ numb] ( hate crimes4 
,accord+ to ,/op ,,aapi ,hate1 ne>ly    
#aa1ejj hate incid5ts t[>d ,asian       
,am]icans & ,pacific ,isl&]s 7 report$  
betwe5 ,m>* #bjbj & ,m>* #bjbb4  7#ah7  
,! ,anti-,defamation ,league 7commonly  

kn[n z ! ,,adl7 annually surveys &      
reports anti-,semitic hate incid5ts     
across ! c\ntry4 ,9 #bjbb1 ! ,,adl      
report$ a #cf-p]c5t increase 9          
anti-,semitic incid5ts comp>$ to #bjba4 
7#ai7 ,9 ! orig9al #bjba ,hate ,crime   
,/ati/ics publi%$ by ! ,,fbi 9 ,decemb] 
#bjbb1 ! ,,fbi ackn[l$g$ ! significant  
discrepancy 9 report+ f local law       
en=cem5t ag5cies z a result (           
transition+ to ! ,national              
,incid5t-,bas$ ,report+ ,sy/em4 ,due to 
! lack ( report+ by local en=cem5t      
ag5cies1 ! ,,fbi ackn[l$g$ t ! #bjba    
,hate ,crime ,/ati/ics _c be comp>$     
reliably across ye>s4  7#bj7 ,9 ,m>*    
#bjbc1 ! ,,fbi releas$ supplem5tal data 
= ! #bjba ,hate ,crime ,/ati/ics consi/+
 ( data collect$ ?r\gh ! ,summ>y        
,report+ ,sy/em by local law en=cem5t   
ag5cies4  7#ba7 ,!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  7#a7 ,size ( ,commission 
,! ,commission %all be compos$ ( #ab    
memb]s4  7#b7 ,appo9tm5t ,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 appo9t$ by !       
,attorney ,g5]al4  7,f7 ,two memb]s %all
 be appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &   
,human ,s]vices4  7#c7 ,limitations ,n m
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! law en=cem5t community & n m ?an #e   
memb]s ( ! ,commission may be f ! civil 
rights community4  7#d7 ,deadl9e ,ea*   
memb] ( ! ,commission %all be appo9t$ n 
lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act4  7c7 ,meet+s ,! ,commission

 %all hold its fir/ meet+ n lat] ?an #ij
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 ,commission h be5 appo9t$ "u subsection
 7b77#b74  #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 #bjae1 & 
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$uce
 ! commission ( hate crimes4  7#d7 ,!   
impact ( und]report+ on hate crimes     
/ati/ics & hate crimes prev5tion4  7#e7 
,ways to improve hate crimes report+ &  
ensure full & complete p>ticipation 9 ! 
,national ,incid5t-,bas$ ,report+ ,sy/em

 by local law en=cem5t ag5cies1 includ+ 
by id5tify+ any b>ri]s t may det] su*   
report+4  7#f7 ,bias prev5tion ef=ts &  
responses to hate crimes t are          
successful & possible ?r\gh coord9ation 
) nonpr(it organizations1 local         
education ag5cies1 & gov]nm5t entities4 
7#g7 ,! preval5ce & rise ( onl9e hate   
crime incid5ts4  #e4 ,report ,n lat] ?an
 #a ye> aft] ! date z ( :i* all memb]s (
 ! ,commission h be5 appo9t$ "u section 
#c7;b77#b71 ! ,commission %all submit a 
report to ,congress & ! ,presid5t t sets
 =? ! results ( ! inve/igation conduct$ 
"u section #d1 includ+ recomm5dations   
=-- 7#a7 actions ,f$]al ag5cies c take  
to help improve hate crimes report+ by  
local law en=cem5t ag5cies1 z describ$ 9
 section #d7;b77#e72 &  7#b7 bias       
prev5tion ef=ts & responses to hate     
crimes1 z describ$ 9 section #d7;b77#f74