3.0.0 728 2023-01-11T13:47:43Z 2023-01-11T13:47:43Z Senate S 2021-03-11 117 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-03-11T20:28:34Z COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act 117 937 S 2021-05-20 Became Public Law No: 117-13. Related bill CRS Domestic Terrorism and Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2021 117 963 S 2021-03-25 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 30. Related bill CRS COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act 117 1843 HR 2021-05-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS 2021-03-11 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2021-03-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. N D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2021-03-11 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2021-03-11 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2021-03-11 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2021-03-11 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2021-03-11 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2021-03-11 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2021-03-11 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2021-03-11 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2021-03-11 True P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA 2021-03-11 True R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2021-03-11 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2021-03-11 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2021-03-11 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2021-03-11 True W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2021-03-11 True Crime and Law Enforcement Cardiovascular and respiratory health Crime prevention Crime victims Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Department of Justice Disability and health-based discrimination Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Foreign language and bilingual programs Hate crimes Infectious and parasitic diseases Racial and ethnic relations Religion Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination State and local government operations Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2021-03-11 Introduced in Senate 2021-04-16T14:04:02Z COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act

This bill requires a designated officer or employee of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to facilitate the expedited review of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) hate crimes and reports of COVID-19 hate crimes.

It defines COVID-19 hate crime as a violent crime that is motivated by two things: (1) the actual or perceived characteristic (e.g., race or ethnicity) of any person, and (2) the actual or perceived relationship to the spread of COVID-19 of any person because of that characteristic.

The bill requires DOJ to issue guidance for state and local law enforcement agencies on how to establish online hate crime reporting processes in multiple languages and how to expand culturally competent education campaigns. Additionally, DOJ and the Department of Health and Human Services must issue guidance on best practices for mitigating racially discriminatory language in describing the COVID-19 pandemic.

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