,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dahg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bf1 #bjbe,mr4 
,lieu 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 ,mr4
 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,panetta1   
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 and 
,ms4 ,velzquez7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend title #ah1 ,united ,states    
,code1 to clarify the causation element 
in the ,federal hate crime statute1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,stop    
,hate ,crimes ,act of #bjbe4  #b4       
,clarification as to causation element  
in hate crimes ,section #bdi7;a7 of     
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 in   
the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a7--
 7,a7 by striking because of and        
inserting if2 and  7,b7 by inserting    
after origin of any person the          
following3 was a contributory motivating
 factor for causing or attempting to    

cause such injury2 and  7#b7 in         
paragraph 7#b77;,a71 in the matter      
preceding clause 7i7--  7,a7 by striking
 because of and inserting if2 and  7,b7 
by inserting after disability of any    
person the following3 was a contributory
 motivating factor for causing or       
attempting to cause such injury4