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Coverage dated March 7, 2022

Congress passes Emmett Till bill to make lynching hate crime

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The House approved a similar bill in 2020, but it was blocked in the Senate.

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  1. 12News Now Beaumont

    Congress passes Emmett Till bill to make lynching hate crime (opens 12News Now Beaumont)

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    The House approved a similar bill in 2020, but it was blocked in the Senate.

  2. The Hill

    Senate sends bill to make lynching a federal hate crime to Biden (opens The Hill)

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    The Senate on Monday night passed legislation to make lynching a federal hate crime, sending the bill to President Biden’s desk.

  3. Local News 8

    Senate passes Emmett Till Antilynching Act of 2022, sending bill to Biden for his signature (opens Local News 8)

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    By Ali Zaslav, CNN The Senate passed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act of 2022 on Monday night by unanimous consent. The bill, which would make lynching a federal hate crime, now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature.

  4. NBC News

    Congress passes bill named after Emmett Till to make lynching a hate crime (opens NBC News)

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    The maximum sentence under the Emmett Till Antilynching Act is 30 years.

  5. NBC New York

    Congress Passes Emmett Till Bill to Make Lynching a Hate Crime (opens NBC New York)

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    Congress has given final approval to legislation that for the first time would make lynching a federal hate crime in the U.S. The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act now goes to President Joe Biden to sign into law.

  6. Washington Examiner

    Senate sends Emmett Till Antilynching Act to Biden (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Senate on Monday passed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, which categorizes lynching as a federal hate crime. The bill now awaits President Joe Biden's signature.

  7. NPR

    Senate passes anti-lynching bill and sends federal hate crime legislation to Biden (opens NPR)

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    The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, which sets prison terms of up to 30 years, has been more than a century in the making.

  8. Washington Times

    Congress passes Emmett Till bill making lynching a federal hate crime (opens Washington Times)

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    Congress gave final approval Monday to legislation that for the first time would make lynching a federal hate crime in the U.S., sending the bill to President Joe Biden to sign into law.

  9. The Guardian

    US Senate unanimously passes bill to make lynching a federal hate crime (opens The Guardian)

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    An earlier version of the bill, which was blocked in the Senate, was passed by the House in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder

  10. Talking Points Memo

    Congress Passes Anti-Lynching Bill For First Time After Over 100 Years Of Trying (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    The Senate on Monday unanimously approved the Emmett Till Antilynching Act of 2022, which would finally make lynching a federal hate crime.

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