Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Halt Hate Act of 2024” .
Halt Hate Act of 2024
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the time of imprisonment for an additional offense involving actual or perceived race, color, religion, or national origin.
Sec. 2 Previous hate crime acts
Section 249(a)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
in clause (i), by striking “or” at the end;
in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(iii) the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense under this paragraph or has been convicted of committing a State felony offense because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, or national origin of any person.”