United States 115th Congress Status: Passed House 1 R cosponsors

HRES 257 — Condemning hate crime and any other form of racism, religious or ethnic bias, discrimination, incitement to violence, or animus targeting a minority in the United States.

Last action — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

37 added · 56 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated bill H. Res. 257 adds specific calls to action for federal law enforcement and encourages the formation of an interagency task force led by the Attorney General. It emphasizes investigating credible reports of hate crimes, improving reporting of such crimes, and holding perpetrators accountable. These changes aim to enhance the government's response to hate crimes and strengthen the collaboration among various agencies to address these issues effectively.

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257 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H.
257 Engrossed in House (EH)] <DOC> H.
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257 Condemning hate crime and any other form of racism, religious or ethnic bias, discrimination, incitement to violence, or animus targeting a minority in the United States.
257 In the House of Representatives, U.
_______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 6, 2017 Mrs.
S., July 25, 2018.
Comstock (for herself, Mrs.
Dingell, Mr.
Taylor, and Mr.
Curbelo of Florida) submitted the following resolution;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Condemning hate crime and any other form of racism, religious or ethnic bias, discrimination, incitement to violence, or animus targeting a minority in the United States.
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Attest:
Clerk.
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Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

  5. Mrs. Handel asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.

  6. Committee on the Judiciary discharged.

  7. Committee on the Judiciary discharged.

  8. Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H7200-7201)

  9. Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H7200-7201)

  10. On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H7200-7201)

  11. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (546)

546 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HRES 257?
HRES 257 is sponsored by Comstock, Barbara (Republican).
What is the current status of HRES 257?
This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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