[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 55 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 H. R. 55

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To amend section 249 of title 18, United States Code, to specify 
                     lynching as a hate crime act.

    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 ``Emmett Till Antilynching Act''.

SEC. 2. LYNCHING; OTHER CONSPIRACIES.

    Section 249(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Lynching.--Whoever conspires to commit any offense 
        under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) shall, if death or serious 
        bodily injury (as defined in section 2246 of this title) 
        results from the offense, be imprisoned for not more than 30 
        years, fined in accordance with this title, or both.
            ``(6) Other conspiracies.--Whoever conspires to commit any 
        offense under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) shall, if death or 
        serious bodily injury (as defined in section 2246 of this 
        title) results from the offense, or if the offense includes 
        kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or 
        an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to 
        kill, be imprisoned for not more than 30 years, fined in 
        accordance with this title, or both.''.

SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

            Passed the House of Representatives February 28, 2022.

            Attest:

                                                                 Clerk.
117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                H. R. 55

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

   To amend section 249 of title 18, United States Code, to specify 
                     lynching as a hate crime act.