3.0.0 1983 2023-01-11T13:36:02Z 2023-01-11T13:36:02Z House HR 2017-04-06 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 60 (Thursday, April 6, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. JACKSON LEE:H.R. 1983.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of theUnited States Constitution.[Page H2790]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2017-05-01T14:45:55Z Referred to 2017-04-06T13:08:50Z 2017-05-01 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2017-04-06 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-04-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-04-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 N H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2018-06-05 False Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Department of Justice Department of the Treasury Firearms and explosives Fires Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Hate crimes Juvenile crime and gang violence Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Violent crime Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2017-04-06 Introduced in House 2017-11-28T19:56:38Z David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2017 or David's Law

This bill makes it unlawful to willfully cause bodily injury to any person or, through the use of fire, a firearm, or an explosive device, attempting to cause such injury, whether or not acting under color of law, because of: (1) the actual or perceived race, color, religion, or national origin of that person; or (2) the actual or perceived religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability of that person where the offense is in or affects interstate or foreign commerce.

The U.S. Sentencing Commission is directed to study the issue of adult recruitment of juveniles to commit hate crimes and, if appropriate, to amend the federal sentencing guidelines to provide sentencing enhancements for using juveniles to assist in the commission of such hate crimes.

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice (DOJ) shall make grants to state and local programs designed to combat hate crimes committed by juveniles.

The bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury and DOJ, for FY2017-FY2019, to increase the number of personnel to protect against criminal interference with federally-protected activities.

]]> David's Law Display Title David's Law Official Title as Introduced To enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced David's Law Short Titles as Introduced David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1983ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1983ih.xml 2017-05-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.