Reps. Taylor, Moulton, and Bacon Introduce Bill to Criminalize Lynching
March 12, 2021
March 12, 2021
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rep. Van Taylor, R-Texas, issued the following news release:
Representatives Van Taylor (R-TX-03), 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. 1727, the Emmett Till and Will Brown Justice for Victims of Lynching Act, would recognize lynching as a tool used to intimidat . . .
Representatives Van Taylor (R-TX-03), 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. 1727, the Emmett Till and Will Brown Justice for Victims of Lynching Act, would recognize lynching as a tool used to intimidat . . .