COVID - 19 Hate Crimes Act This bill requires a designated officer or employee of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to facilitate the expedited review of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) hate crimes and reports of COVID-19 hate crimes. It defines COVID-19 hate crime as a violent crime that is motivated by two things: (1) the actual or perceived characteristic (e.g., race or ethnicity) of any person, and (2) the actual or perceived relationship to the spread of COVID-19 of any person becau…
VOTE BREAKDOWN
Final passage · 366 politicians tracked
311
YEA
47
NAY
0
PRESENT
8
NOT VOTING
BY PARTY
MONEY ON THIS BILL
Top donor industries among YEA voters vs NAY voters · lobbying activity in affected industries
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No bill-issue lobbying matches.
“Pts” = sum of per-member industry donation scores (% of total donations from that industry, summed across the group). Higher means that industry funds a larger share of contributions for that voting bloc.
INDIVIDUAL VOTES
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SPONSORS

Mazie K. Hirono
D-HI · Primary
35 COSPONSORS
DEMOCRATIC





+29 more (see dot grid above)
SPONSOR FUNDING
Top industries funding Hirono
TRAIL AI
The COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act (S 937) addresses hate crimes and discrimination motivated by COVID-19 related animus, including crimes targeting individuals based on perceived national origin or ethnicity. The bill was signed into law with House passage voting 311 to 47, with all 176 voting Democrats in favor and no Democratic opposition, while 133 Republicans voted yes and 47 voted no. The legislation was sponsored by Senator Mazie K. Hirono of Hawaii.
Based on public voting records. Does not imply causation.
TIMELINE
DATA SOURCES
Bill data: Congress.gov · 117th–119th Congress (2021–present)
Vote records: House Clerk / Senate · 2021–present
Reflects public records. Does not imply causation.