oct 1, 2019 - EMMETT TILL ANTILYNCHING ACT

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A House bill that would make lynching a federal crime was named for Emmett Till, who was lynched by a white mob in Mississippi in 1955, when he was 14.

H.R.35 — 116th Congress (2019-2020)
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Passed House (02/26/2020)
Emmett Till Antilynching Act

This bill establishes a new criminal civil rights violation for lynching.

Specifically, a person who conspires to commit certain civil rights offenses (e.g., a hate crime act) is subject to criminal penalties.

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