,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cajd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #e1  
#bjbe,mr4 ,kennedy introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to make         
ideologically motivated crimes eligible 
for the death penalty4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,ideologically ,motivated ,violence     
,accountability ,act4  #b4 ,death       
penalty for ideologically motivated     
crimes  7a7 ,findings ,congress finds   
the following3 7#a7 ,the intentional    
targeting of individuals based on their 
ideological1 religious or political     
beliefs1 or affiliations poses a great  
threat to democratic society4  7#b7     
,such attacks function not only as      
personal crimes but as coercive acts of 
ideological intimidation1 deterring free
 political and religious expression and 
endangering communities exercising      
constitutional rights4  7#c7 ,violence  

against individuals because of their    
political or religious beliefs1 whether 
committed to silence dissent1 to make a 
political statement1 or to punish       
perceived opponents1 undermines public  
safety1 civil liberties1 and the rule of
 law4  7#d7 ,the ,government has a      
compelling interest in ensuring that    
individuals are not silenced or targeted
 because of their lawful political or   
religious beliefs4  7b7 ,death penalty  
7#a7 ,in general ,section #ceib7;c7 of  
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#ag7 ,ideological motive   
,the defendant committed the offense    
with the intent to-- 7,a7 target the    
victim wholly or in part because of the 
victim's actual or perceived political  
or religious beliefs1 affiliation1      
expression1 or activity2 or  7,b7       
promote1 retaliate against1 influence1  
protest1 or otherwise make a public     
statement concerning any political or   
religious belief1 practice1 institution1

 group1 ideology1 event1 or public      
figure4  4  7#b7 ,sentencing guidelines 
,the ,united ,states ,sentencing        
,commission shall amend the ,united     
,states ,sentencing ,commission         
,guidelines ,manual to conform with the 
amendment made in paragraph 7#a71       
pursuant to its authority under section 
#iid7p7 of title #bh1 ,united ,states   
,code4