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H.Res.153 / 117th Congress

Condemning recent hate crimes committed against Asian-American and Pacific Islanders.

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 23, 2021

This resolution condemns all manifestations of expressions of racism and anti-Asian and Pacific Islander or ethnic intolerance.

The resolution calls on federal law enforcement officials, working with state and local officials, to

expeditiously and vigorously investigate all reports of hate crimes and threats against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States;

work to improve the reporting of such hate crimes; and

hold the perpetrators of those crimes, incidents, or threats accountable and bring the perpetrators to justice.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-48] · R–CA

Committees

  • Judiciary Committee
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  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

  2. Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

  3. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  4. Introduced in House

  5. Introduced in House

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