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This bill makes lynching a federal hate crime offense.
Specifically, the bill imposes criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to 30 years, or both—on an individual who conspires to commit a hate crime offense that results in death or serious bodily injury or that includes kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 55 as public Law on Mar 29, 2022. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House Feb 28, 2022
Emmett Till Antilynching Act
Passed · Two-thirds required
422 Yea 3 Nay 8 not voting
Crossed both parties 3 of 425 voting members broke with their own party: 3 Republicans.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
433 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 55 and vote against it. 0 signed when it was filed.
Organizations that named H.R. 55 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
7 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-04. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.