2021-2022 Regular SessionUS Congress Legislature

HB55: Emmett Till Antilynching Act

Legislative Summary

To amend section 249 of title 18, United States Code, to specify lynching as a hate crime act.

Bill History

1/4/2021
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
1/4/2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
House of Representatives
3/1/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
House of Representatives
12/8/2021
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
House of Representatives
12/8/2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
House of Representatives
12/8/2021
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
House of Representatives
2/25/2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-251.
House of Representatives
2/25/2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 181.
House of Representatives
2/28/2022
Mr. Nadler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
House of Representatives
2/28/2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1166-1169)
House of Representatives
2/28/2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 55.
House of Representatives
2/28/2022
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
House of Representatives
2/28/2022
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1172)
House of Representatives
2/28/2022
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 422 - 3 (Roll no. 47). (text: CR H1166)
House of Representatives
2/28/2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
House of Representatives
3/1/2022
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Senate
3/7/2022
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1012-1013)
Senate
3/8/2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Senate
3/28/2022
Presented to President.
House of Representatives
3/29/2022
Signed by President.
House of Representatives
3/29/2022
Became Public Law No: 117-107.
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended
2/28/2022
422
Yea
3
Nay
0
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/29/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Democrat: 181
Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Bobby Rush
Bobby Rush
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (181)

Anna Eshoo
Democrat
Ilhan Omar
Democrat
Jake Auchincloss
Democrat
Cindy Axne
Democrat
Nanette Barragan
Democrat
Joyce Beatty
Democrat
Sanford Bishop
Democrat
Lisa Rochester
Democrat
Suzanne Bonamici
Democrat
Jamaal Bowman
Democrat
Anthony Brown
Democrat
Cheri Bustos
Democrat
G. Butterfield
Democrat
Andre Carson
Democrat
Matthew Cartwright
Democrat
Sean Casten
Democrat
Kathy Castor
Democrat
David Cicilline
Democrat
Katherine Clark
Democrat
Yvette Clarke
Democrat
Gerald Connolly
Democrat
Jim Cooper
Democrat
Jim Costa
Democrat
Angela Craig
Democrat
Danny Davis
Democrat
Madeleine Dean
Democrat
Peter DeFazio
Democrat
Suzan DelBene
Democrat
Val Demings
Democrat
Debbie Dingell
Democrat
Michael Doyle
Democrat
Adriano Espaillat
Democrat
Dwight Evans
Democrat
Bill Foster
Democrat
Ruben Gallego
Democrat
John Garamendi
Democrat
Jesus Garcia
Democrat
Al Green
Democrat
Raul Grijalva
Democrat
Alcee Hastings
Democrat
Jahana Hayes
Democrat
Brian Higgins
Democrat
Sheila Jackson-Lee
Democrat
Hakeem Jeffries
Democrat
Eddie Johnson
Democrat
Henry Johnson
Democrat
Mondaire Jones
Democrat
Marcy Kaptur
Democrat
Robin Kelly
Democrat
Daniel Kildee
Democrat
Derek Kilmer
Democrat
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Democrat
John Larson
Democrat
Barbara Lee
Democrat
Alan Lowenthal
Democrat
Elaine Luria
Democrat
Carolyn Maloney
Democrat
Sean Maloney
Democrat
Betty McCollum
Democrat
James McGovern
Democrat
Grace Meng
Democrat
Gwen Moore
Democrat
Jerrold Nadler
Democrat
Grace Napolitano
Democrat
Marie Newman
Democrat
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
Tom O'Halleran
Democrat
Frank Pallone
Democrat
Jimmy Panetta
Democrat
Christopher Pappas
Democrat
Donald Payne
Democrat
Scott Peters
Democrat
Chellie Pingree
Democrat
Mark Pocan
Democrat
David Price
Democrat
Mike Quigley
Democrat
Jamie Raskin
Democrat
Kathleen Rice
Democrat
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Democrat
Tim Ryan
Democrat
Linda Sanchez
Democrat
John Sarbanes
Democrat
Mary Gay Scanlon
Democrat
Janice Schakowsky
Democrat
Kurt Schrader
Democrat
Terri Sewell
Democrat
Albio Sires
Democrat
Adam Smith
Democrat
Jackie Speier
Democrat
Haley Stevens
Democrat
Thomas Suozzi
Democrat
Eric Swalwell
Democrat
Mark Takano
Democrat
Bennie Thompson
Democrat
Rashida Tlaib
Democrat
Paul Tonko
Democrat
Ritchie Torres
Democrat
Lori Trahan
Democrat
Bonnie Coleman
Democrat
Peter Welch
Democrat
Nikema Williams
Democrat
Frederica Wilson
Democrat
John Yarmuth
Democrat
C.A. Ruppersberger
Democrat
Brenda Lawrence
Democrat
Ann Kirkpatrick
Democrat
Darren Soto
Democrat
Tony Cardenas
Democrat
Joseph Neguse
Democrat
Henry Cuellar
Democrat
Deborah Ross
Democrat
Stephen Lynch
Democrat
Rick Larsen
Democrat
Mike Thompson
Democrat
Kathy Manning
Democrat
Pramila Jayapal
Democrat
Alma Adams
Democrat
Bradley Schneider
Democrat
Marc Veasey
Democrat
Susan Wild
Democrat
Pete Aguilar
Democrat
Gregory Meeks
Democrat
Brendan Boyle
Democrat
Seth Moulton
Democrat
Lauren Underwood
Democrat
Salud Carbajal
Democrat
Filemon Vela
Democrat
Kaialii Kahele
Democrat
Juan Vargas
Democrat
Earl Blumenauer
Democrat
Steven Horsford
Democrat
Elizabeth Fletcher
Democrat
Michael San Nicolas
Democrat
Jennifer Wexton
Democrat
Greg Stanton
Democrat
Jimmy Gomez
Democrat
Abigail Spanberger
Democrat
Doris Matsui
Democrat
Dean Phillips
Democrat
Karen Bass
Democrat
Frank Mrvan
Democrat
Sylvia Garcia
Democrat
Carolyn Bourdeaux
Democrat
Robert Scott
Democrat
Kweisi Mfume
Democrat
Sara Jacobs
Democrat
William Keating
Democrat
Ann Kuster
Democrat
Andy Kim
Democrat
Maxine Waters
Democrat
Emanuel Cleaver
Democrat
Diana DeGette
Democrat
Joseph Morelle
Democrat
Chrissy Houlahan
Democrat
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democrat
Jerry McNerney
Democrat
Ro Khanna
Democrat
Antonio Delgado
Democrat
Cori Bush
Democrat
Ron Kind
Democrat
Donald McEachin
Democrat
Mark DeSaulnier
Democrat
Elissa Slotkin
Democrat
Lucy McBath
Democrat
Ted Lieu
Democrat
Marilyn Strickland
Democrat
Nydia Velazquez
Democrat
Kim Schrier
Democrat
Lois Frankel
Democrat
James Himes
Democrat
James Langevin
Democrat
David Scott
Democrat
Melanie Stansbury
Democrat
Louie Gohmert
Republican
Jared Huffman
Democrat
Steve Cohen
Democrat
Al Lawson
Democrat
Shontel Brown
Democrat
Conor Lamb
Democrat
Dina Titus
Democrat
Andy Levin
Democrat

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text3/8/2022109.6 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/1/2022109.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/26/2022236.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/15/2021277.8 KB