3.0.0 8852 2023-01-11T13:44:03Z 2023-01-11T13:44:03Z House HR 2020-12-03 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 204 (Thursday, December 3, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. GABBARD:H.R. 8852.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:U.S. Constitution including Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1(General Welfare Clause) and Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18(Necessary and Proper Clause), Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2(Property).[Page H6142]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-12-03T15:01:15Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-12-03T15:01:10Z 2020-12-03 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2020-12-03 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-12-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000571 Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] Tulsi Gabbard D HI 2 N G000578 Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] Matt Gaetz R FL 1 2020-12-03 True Crime and Law Enforcement Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2020-12-03 Introduced in House 2021-09-14T18:28:57Z Protecting Political Expression Act of 2020

This bill specifies that certain offenses involving political affiliation are hate crimes. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a prison term, a fine, or both. Further, the bill prohibits discrimination based on political affiliation in areas involving housing, federally assisted programs, and employment.

The bill defines political affiliation to include, among other actions, joining, belonging to, or withdrawing from any political party, political action committee, or super political action committee.

]]> Protecting Political Expression Act of 2020 Display Title Protecting Political Expression Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Protecting Political Expression Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that offenses committed on the basis of political affiliation constitute hate crimes, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8852ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8852ih.xml 2020-12-03 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 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.