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| Long title | To amend section 249 of title 18, United States Code, to specify lynching as a hate crime act. |
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| Enacted by | the 117th United States Congress |
| Effective | March 29, 2022 |
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| Public law | Pub. L. 117–107 (text) (PDF) |
| Statutes at Large | 136 Stat. 1125 |
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| U.S.C. sections amended | 18 U.S.C. § 249 |
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The Emmett Till Antilynching Act is a United States federal law which defines lynching as a federal hate crime, increasing the maximum penalty to 30 years imprisonment for several hate crime offences.[1][2]
It was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on February 28, 2022, and U.S. Senate on March 7, 2022, and signed into law on March 29, 2022, by President Joe Biden.[3]
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