About the bill
The Hate Crime Statistics Act, 28 U.S.C. § 534 (HCSA), passed in 1990 and modified in 2009 by the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, requires the Attorney General to collect data on crimes committed because of the victim's race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or ethnicity. The bill was signed into law by George H. W. Bush, and was the first federal statute to "recognize and name gay, lesbian and bisexual people." Since 1992, the Department of Justice through one of its agencies, the FBI, has jointly published an annual report on hate crime statistics.
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Sponsor and status
101st Congress (1989–1990)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Apr 23, 1990
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on April 23, 1990.
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Last Updated: Apr 23, 1990
127 Cosponsors (108 Democrats, 19 Republicans)
History
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Jul 22, 1985
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Earlier Version —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2455 (99th). |
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May 18, 1988
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Earlier Version —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3193 (100th). |
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Feb 22, 1989
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Introduced
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Jun 20, 1989
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Ordered Reported
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Jun 27, 1989
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.
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Feb 8, 1990
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes. |
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Apr 4, 1990
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House Agreed to Changes
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. |
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Apr 23, 1990
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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H.R. 1048 (101st) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1048. This is the one from the 101st Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 101st Congress, which met from Jan 3, 1989 to Oct 28, 1990. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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