[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3710 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3710

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 28, 2022

Mr. Booker (for himself and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   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.''.
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