Reps. Taylor, Bacon, Cisneros and Moulton Introduce Legislation to Make Lynching a Federal Crime
June 27, 2019
June 27, 2019
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Van Taylor, R-Texas, issued the following news release:
Today, Representatives Van Taylor (R-TX-03), Gil Cisneros (D-CA-39), Don Bacon (R-NE-02), and Seth Moulton (D-MA-06) introduced bipartisan legislation amending the United States Code to criminalize lynching and provide for enhanced sentencing under existing federal hates crimes statutes.
H.R. 3536, the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019, would recognize that a lynching offense . . .
Today, Representatives Van Taylor (R-TX-03), Gil Cisneros (D-CA-39), Don Bacon (R-NE-02), and Seth Moulton (D-MA-06) introduced bipartisan legislation amending the United States Code to criminalize lynching and provide for enhanced sentencing under existing federal hates crimes statutes.
H.R. 3536, the Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2019, would recognize that a lynching offense . . .