[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 70 Introduced in House (IH)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 70

    To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for 
   displaying nooses in public with intent to harass or intimidate a 
  person because of that person's race, color, religion, or national 
                                origin.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2009

   Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for 
   displaying nooses in public with intent to harass or intimidate a 
  person because of that person's race, color, religion, or national 
                                origin.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Noose Hate Crime Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. DISPLAYING NOOSES IN PUBLIC WITH INTENT TO HARASS OR 
              INTIMIDATE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 249. Displaying nooses in public with intent to intimidate
    ``Whoever, with intent to harass or intimidate any person because 
of that person's race, color, religion, or national origin, displays a 
noose in public shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more 
than 2 years, or both.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 13 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item:

``249. Displaying nooses in public with intent to intimidate.''.
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