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S. 1086: Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act

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S. 1086: Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-04-13 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-04-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act

Plain summary

Khalid Jabara and Heather Heyer National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act of 2021 or the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act This bill creates grants for state and local governments to combat hate crimes. It also authorizes additional penalties for hate crime offenses. Specifically, it establishes grants for states to create state-run hate crimes reporting hotlines. It also authorizes grants for states and local governments to implement the National Incident-Based Reporting System and to conduct law enforcement activities or crime reduction programs to prevent, address, or respond to hate crimes. Finally, in the case of an individual convicted of a hate crime offense and placed on supervised release, the bill allows a court to order that the individual participate in educational classes or community service as a condition of supervised release.

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Official text

Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · 24 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Jerry Moran (R-KS), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Jack Reed (D-RI), Gary C. Peters (D-MI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] reported raising $771,465 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-s1086 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117