To provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes.

Introduced in House

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 14.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-113.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 364 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1592 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. An amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules shall be considered as adopted.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Smith (TX) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with amendments to insert "status as a senior citizen who has attained the age of 65 years, status as a current or former member of the Armed Forces," after "orientation".

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 237 - 180 (Roll no. 299).