H.R. 1566: NO HATE Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-16 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

NO HATE Act

Plain summary

National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act of 2017 or the NO HATE Act This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to issue grants to states and local governments to assist in implementing the National Incident-Based Reporting System, including training employees in identifying hate crimes. A state or local government receiving such funding must provide DOJ, through the Uniform Crime Reporting system, information pertaining to hate crimes committed in that jurisdiction. A state or local government failing to provide the required data must repay the grants. The bill directs DOJ to issue grants to states to create hate crime reporting hotlines. The bill creates a cause of action for: (1) a victim of a crime motivated by actual or perceived race, color, religion, or national origin; and (2) a victim of a crime motivated by actual or perceived religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability, occurring in the special maritime or territorial jurisdiction of the United States or affecting interstate commerce. Under both civil actions, the victims must demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence that the crime was based on one of the classifications listed. A criminal prosecution need not be brought before a civil action can be filed. A court imposing a penalty for a violation of the federal hate crime statute may order the defendant to participate in education classes or community service related to the community harmed by the defendant's offense as part of his or her supervised release.

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Official text

NO HATE Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] · 78 cosponsors

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Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), William R. Keating (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Adam Smith (D-WA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Darren Soto (D-FL), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), André Carson (D-IN), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Grace Meng (D-NY), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Julia Brownley (D-CA) and 18 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr1566.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1566 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115