,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #deih  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bj1 #bjbf,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 ( #bjbf4  #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 (f5se1  
su* z murd]1 arson1 or v&alism1 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 #bjbd1 !
 ,,fbi report$ #aa1cbc s+le-bias        
incid5ts1 involv+ #ac1gfh victims4  7#e7
 ,hate crimes n only damage ! individual
 victim or victims b also traumatize    
entire communities & erode public       
confid5ce 9 _! safety4  7#f7 ,9 #bjbd-- 
7,a7 #ec4b p]c5t ( victims 7 t>get$     
because ( ! (f5d]'s race1 e?nicity1 or  
ance/ry bias2  7,b7 #bc4e p]c5t (       
victims 7 t>get$ because ( ! (f5d]'s    
religi\s bias2  7,c7 #ag4b p]c5t (      
victims 7 t>get$ because ( ! (f5d]'s    
sexual ori5tation bias2  7,d7 #c4i p]c5t
 ( victims 7 t>get$ because ( ! (f5d]'s 
g5d] id5tity bias2  7,e7 #a4c p]c5t (   
victims 7 t>get$ because ( ! (f5d]'s    
disability bias2 &  7,f7 #j4i 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 ,june #bjaf1 a %oot+  
at ,pulse1 an ,,lgbtq nightclub 9       
,orl&o1 ,florida1 left #di p dead & an  
additional #ec p w\nd$4  7#aj7 ,9       
,octob] #bjah1 a %oot+ at ! ,tree (     
,life synagogue 9 ,pittsburgh1          
,p5nsylvania1 left #aa p dead4  7#aa7 ,9
 ,july #bjai1 a ,h9du prie/ 9 ,new ,york
 ,city 0 hospitaliz$ aft] a man attack$ 
him & scream$ ?is is my neighborhood    
dur+ ! incid5t4  7#ab7 ,9 ,augu/ #bjai1 
an assailant ent]$ a ,walm>t 9 ,el      

,paso1 ,texas1 to t>get ,hispanic       
immigrants & left #bb p dead4  7#ac7 ,9 
,novemb] #bjbj1 a woman %\t$            
anti-,muslim slurs & attack$ a c\ple 9  
,new ,york ,city1 leav+ "o victim ne$+  
surg]y = facial fractures4  7#ad7 ,9    
,m>* #bjba1 a gunman t>get$ #c spas     
across ,atlanta1 ,georgia1 kill+ #h p1  
#f ( :om 7 ,asian wom54  7#ae7 ,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#af7 ,9 
,may #bjbb1 a gunman t>get$ a ,tops     
sup]m>ket locat$ 9 a pr$om9antly ,black 
neighborhood 9 ,buffalo1 ,new ,york1    
kill+ #aj p & injur+ #c o!rs4 ,( ! #ac  
victims1 #aa 7 ,black4  7#ag7 ,9        
,novemb] #bjbb1 a gunman kill$ #e p &   
w\nd$ #be o!rs aft] op5+ fire on an     
,,lgbtq nightclub 9 ,colorado ,spr+s1   
,colorado4  7#ah7 ,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#ai7  
,! ,anti-,defamation ,league 7commonly  
kn[n z ! ,,adl7 annually surveys &      
reports anti-,semitic hate incid5ts     
across ! c\ntry4 ,9 #bjbd1 ! ,,adl      
report$ a #cdd-p]c5t increase 9         
anti-,semitic incid5ts ov] ! previ\s #e 
ye>s4  7#bj7 ,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#ba7 ,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#bb7 ,law en=cem5t           
organizations h consi/5tly recogniz$ !  

ne$ to mod]nize nationwide crime report+
 & relat$ data4  7#bc7 ,!re is a cle>   
ne$ = /rong] action to accurately report
 & effectively combat hate-bas$ attacks4
  #c4 ,e/abli%m5t ( ,commission  7a7    
,def9ition ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m civil  
rights community means nonpr(it         
organizations t-- 7#a7 engage 9         
docum5tation1 report+1 or analysis (    
hate crimes or bias-motivat$ incid5ts2  
or  7#b7 provide legal s]vices or public
 education relat+ to civil rights or    
discrim9ation4  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is 
e/abli%$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,commission on 
,hate ,crimes 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z ! 
,commission74  7c7 ,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,size
 ( ,commission ,! ,commission %all be   
compos$ ( #aj 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#c7 ,limitations  7,a7 ,backgr\nd ,n m 
?an #e memb]s ( ! ,commission may be f !
 law en=cem5t community & n m ?an #e    
memb]s ( ! ,commission may be f ! civil 
rights community4  7,b7 ,gov]nm5t       
(ficials ,a ,memb] ( ,congress or any   
o!r elect$ ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local      
gov]nm5t (ficial may n s]ve z a memb] ( 
! ,commission4  7#d7 ,deadl9e ,ea* memb]
 ( ! ,commission %all be appo9t$ n lat] 
?an #fj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is ,act4  7d7 ,meet+s  7#a7 ,fir/ meet+
  7,a7 ,deadl9e ,! ,commission %all hold
 its fir/ meet+ n lat] ?an #ij days aft]
 ! date z ( :i* all memb]s ( !          
,commission h be5 appo9t$ "u subsection 
7b77#b74  7,b7 ,s*$ule ,dur+ its fir/   
meet+1 ! ,commission %all develop a     
s*$ule = completion ( ! inve/igation &  
report requir$ "u section #d4  7#b7     
,subsequ5t meet+s ,aft] ! initial meet+ 

( ! ,commission1 ! ,commission %all meet
 bimon?ly until ! ,commission t]m9ates  
"u section #e4  #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 ,! factors1 includ+ social m$ia &  
te*nology1 t h contribut$ to !          
consi/5tly high rate ( hate crime       
incid5ts across ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7  
,policies or actions t law en=cem5t     
ag5cies might adopt or engage 9 to r$uce
 ! commission ( hate crimes4  7#c7 ,!   
impact ( und]report+ on hate crimes     
/ati/ics & hate crimes prev5tion4  7#d7 
,ways to improve hate crimes report+ &  
ensure full & complete p>ticipation 9 ! 
,national ,incid5t-,bas$ ,report+ ,sy/em
 by local law en=cem5t ag5cies1 includ+ 
by id5tify+ any b>ri]s t may det] su*   
report+4  7#e7 ,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#f7 ,! preval5ce & rise ( onl9e hate   
crime incid5ts4  7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an
 #a ye> aft] ! date z ( :i* all memb]s (
 ! ,commission h be5 appo9t$ "u section 
#c7;c77#b71 ! ,commission %all publi% & 
submit to ,congress & ! ,presid5t a     
report t sets =? ! results ( !          
inve/igation conduct$ "u subsection 7b7 
( ?is section1 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
 subsection 7b77#d72 &  7#b7 bias       
prev5tion ef=ts & responses to hate     
crimes1 z describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#e74
  7d7 ,in=mation f ,f$]al ag5cies & o!r 
entities ,any dep>tm5t1 ag5cy1 bureau1  
bo>d1 commission1 (fice1 or o!r         
in/rum5tality ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all    
directly provide to ! ,commission1 ^u   
reque/1 any docum5ts1 /ati/ical data1 or
 o!r in=mation ! ,commission det]m9es   
necess>y to c>ry out its duties "u ?is  

,act4  #e4 ,sunset ,! ,commission %all  
t]m9ate on ! date t is #ij days aft] !  
date on :i* ! ,commission publi%es &    
submits to ,congress & ! ,presid5t !    
report "u section #d7;c74  #f4 ,gov]nm5t
 ,acc\ntability ,(fice audit  7a7       
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,director ,! t]m ,director means !      
,director ( ! ,f$]al ,bureau (          
,inve/igation4  7#b7 ,z]o-report+ ag5cy 
,! t]m z]o-report+ ag5cy means any      
,/ate1 local1 or ,tribal law en=cem5t   
ag5cy t reports z]o hate crimes 9 a     
cal5d> ye> to ! ,national ,incid5t-,bas$
 ,report+ ,sy/em ( ! ,f$]al ,bureau (   
,inve/igation4  7b7 ,audit ,n lat] ?an  
#a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates %all conduct an audit ( ! hate   
crime data collect$ by ! ,f$]al ,bureau 
( ,inve/igation4  7c7 ,cont5ts ( audit  
,9 conduct+ ! audit "u subsection 7b71 !
 ,comptroll] ,g5]al %all-- 7#a7 assess !
 me?odologies & proc$ures us$ by !      
,f$]al ,bureau ( ,inve/igation to       

collect & v]ify hate crime data2 &  7#b7
 evaluate ! accuracy ( ! data describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#a7 by conduct+ a comp>ative 
analysis ) o!r relevant hate crime data 
s\rces1 :i* may include-- 7,a7 data     
collect$ by civil rights organizations  
s]v+ communities frequ5tly t>get$ by    
hate crimes2 &  7,b7 data collect$ by ! 
,bureau ( ,ju/ice ,/ati/ics ?r\gh !     
,national ,crime ,victimization ,survey4
  7d7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]
 complet+ ! audit "u subsection 7b71 !  
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all submit to       
,congress a report conta9+-- 7#a7 !     
f9d+s ( ! audit1 includ+ recomm5dations 
to improve ! accuracy1 complet5ess1 &   
reliability ( hate crime data receiv$   
?r\gh ! ,national ,incid5t ,bias        
,report+ ,sy/em1 :i* may include ! use (
 automat$ sy/ems to id5tify anomalies 9 
! collect$ hate crime data su* z-- 7,a7 
a ,/ate1 local1 or ,tribal law en=cem5t 
ag5cy classify+ z a z]o-report+ ag5cy = 
consecutive ye>s2 &  7,b7 hate crime    
data report+ patt]ns f a law en=cem5t   

ag5cy t are /ati/ically inconsi/5t )    
hate crime data report+ patt]ns obs]v$ 9
 o!r comp>able report+ ag5cies2 &  7#b7 
! response ( ! ,f$]al ,bureau (         
,inve/igation to ! f9d+s ( ! audit      
detail+ any actions t ! ,bureau has tak5
 or plann$ to take to improve ! accuracy
 & ov]sight ( hate crime data report+4