[117th Congress Public Law 107]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 117-107
117th Congress

                                 An Act


 
    To amend section 249 of title 18, United States Code, to specify 
   lynching as a hate crime act. <<NOTE: Mar. 29, 2022 -  [H.R. 55]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Emmett Till 
Antilynching Act.>> 
SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 18 USC 1 note.>>  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

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Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, 
provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on 
passage.

    Approved March 29, 2022.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 55:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 117-251 (Comm. on the Judiciary).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):
            Feb. 28, considered and passed House.
            Mar. 7, considered and passed Senate.
DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2022):
            Mar. 29, Presidential remarks.

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