Law
Emmett Till Antilynching Act
Would have established a specific federal criminal civil-rights violation for lynching, reviving a reform Congress had failed to enact for more than a century.
Year
2020
Impact
Blocked
Status
Blocked
Party
Democratic Party
Era
Contemporary Era
Impact Context
The House passed H.R. 35 in February 2020, but the bill stalled in the Senate, extending Congress's long record of delayed federal action against racial-terror violence.
What This Policy Did
The House passed H.R. 35 in February 2020, but the bill stalled in the Senate, extending Congress's long record of delayed federal action against racial-terror violence.
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Sources
Congress.gov • Government • Feb 26, 2020
Official bill page showing House passage and Senate receipt.