H.R. 1091 · 118th Congress
Stop Hate Crimes Act of 2023
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This bill lowers the statutory burden of proof for showing intent with respect to a federal hate crime offense.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 17, 2023
Stop Hate Crimes Act of 2023
This bill lowers the statutory burden of proof for showing intent with respect to a federal hate crime offense.
Current law makes it unlawful to willfully cause bodily injury, or attempt to do so using a dangerous weapon, because of the actual or perceived protected characteristic (e.g., race) of a person. In 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that the because of standard requires proof that a person's actual or perceived protected characteristic was the sole motivating factor in the offense.
This bill replaces the because of standard with a new standard. Specifically, willfully causing bodily injury, or attempting to do so using a dangerous weapon, is a hate crime offense if a person's actual or perceived protected characteristic was a contributory motivating factor in the offense.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Stop Hate Crimes Act of 2023
Latest action (Feb 17, 2023): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 17, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.