H.Res. 515: Establishing the Select Committee on White Supremacy and Domestic Terror Movements.

115th Congress · introduced 2017-09-13 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-09-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Establishing the Select Committee on White Supremacy and Domestic Terror Movements.

Plain summary

Establishes the House Select Committee on White Supremacy, Nazism, and Domestic Terror Movements to investigate and report on: the increase in violence and threats carried out by white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups; the dangers presented to Jewish Americans, Muslim Americans, African Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, Latino Americans, LGBTQ Americans, and other Americans; ongoing efforts by the federal government to protect the rights of those targeted by white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups; the impact of such groups' threats to the security, health, and well-being of targeted groups, including children; the availability of funding to prevent violence and other threats to security by white supremacist groups; and the adequacy of laws to address the threats posed by white supremacists and neo-Nazi groups.

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Official text

Establishing the Select Committee on White Supremacy and Domestic Terror Movements.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14] · 4 cosponsors

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Judy Chu (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI)

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hres515.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hres>

Record fed-us-cong115-hres515 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115