3.0.0 6026 2022-02-08T23:17:38Z 2022-02-08T23:17:38Z House HR 2020-02-28 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COHEN:H.R. 6026.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H1423]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-02-28T14:03:10Z 2020-02-28 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-02-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-02-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 N T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2020-02-28 True C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2020-03-02 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2020-03-02 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-03-04 False Crime and Law Enforcement Alabama Colorado Crimes against property Criminal procedure and sentencing Disability and health-based discrimination District of Columbia Government information and archives Indiana Maryland Massachusetts Mississippi Missouri Monuments and memorials New York City Ohio Racial and ethnic relations Religion Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination South Carolina Tennessee U.S. history Virginia Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2020-02-28 Introduced in House 2021-02-19T17:21:51Z Civil Rights Legacy Protection Act

This bill makes it a crime to deface, damage, or destroy certain memorials that commemorate civil rights events or figures.

An individual convicted under this act must pay restitution and is subject to additional penalties that vary based on the cost of the defacement, damage, or destruction.

]]> Civil Rights Legacy Protection Act Display Title Civil Rights Legacy Protection Act Official Title as Introduced To prohibit the destruction of civil rights memorials, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Civil Rights Legacy Protection Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr6026ih/xml/BILLS-116hr6026ih.xml 2020-02-28 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 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.