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Hate Crime Statistics Act
Public Law 101-275 · H.R. 1048 · 101st Congress · began in the House
Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on Apr 23, 1990 · Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. John Conyers (D-MI-1)
Cosponsors (127): Rep. Hamilton Fish, Rep. Don Edwards,
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 402 yea, 18 nay402–18
- SenateRecorded vote: 92 yea, 4 nay92–4
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Hate Crime Statistics Act - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) acquire data, for 1990 through 1994, about crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on race, religion, sexual orientation, or ethnicity, including murder, non-negligent manslaughter, rape, assault, arson, and vandalism; and (2) establish guidelines for the collection of such data, including the necessary evidence and criteria for a finding of manifest prejudice.
States that nothing in this Act creates a right for an individual to bring an action based on discrimination due to sexual orientation.
Prohibits the use of funds appropriated under this Act to promote or encourage homosexuality.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 101st Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 405 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
405 yea19 nay9 present or did not vote
Dimension 2
Economic left–right
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Democrats who voted yea(249)
- Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
- Rep. George CrockettD-MI-13
- Rep. Gus SavageD-IL-2
- Rep. Mervyn DymallyD-CA-31
- Rep. Charles HayesD-IL-1
- Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-8
- Rep. Craig WashingtonD-TX-18
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-11- Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-25
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-1- Rep. Major OwensD-NY-12
- Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
- Rep. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
- Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
- Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
- Rep. Theodore WeissD-NY-17
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-9
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-16
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5- Rep. William LehmanD-FL-17
- Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-18
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10- Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-5
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7- Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
- Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
- Rep. Floyd FlakeD-NY-6
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-7- Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Barbara BoxerD-CA-6- Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7- Rep. James ScheuerD-NY-8
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7- Rep. David BoniorD-MI-12
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16- Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
- Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-10
- Rep. Esteban TorresD-CA-34
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26- Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
- Rep. Mary OakarD-OH-20
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7- Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-29
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-24- Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-4
- Rep. William GrayD-PA-2
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5- Rep. Thomas FogliettaD-PA-1
- Rep. Jolene UnsoeldD-WA-3
- Rep. Joseph KennedyD-MA-8
- Rep. Alan WheatD-MO-5
- Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
- Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
- Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
- Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-28
- Rep. Meldon LevineD-CA-27
Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
Rep. Kweisi MfumeD-MD-7- Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
- Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-3
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-19- Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
- Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
Rep. Richard DurbinD-IL-20- Rep. Harley StaggersD-WV-2
- Rep. Chester AtkinsD-MA-5
- Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
Rep. Daniel AkakaD-HI-2- Rep. Peter KostmayerD-PA-8
- Rep. Robert MrazekD-NY-3
- Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
- Rep. Ronald ColemanD-TX-16
- Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
- Rep. James JontzD-IN-5
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-17- Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
Rep. Chuck SchumerD-NY-10- Rep. Richard LehmanD-CA-18
- Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-23
- Rep. Lawrence SmithD-FL-16
- Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
- Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-3
- Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3- Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
- Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
- Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-30
- Rep. Albert EspyD-MS-2
- Rep. Thomas MantonD-NY-9
- Rep. Dennis HertelD-MI-14
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9- Rep. Jerome TraxlerD-MI-8
- Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
- Rep. Francis McCloskeyD-IN-8
- Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-28
- Rep. Les AuCoinD-OR-1
- Rep. Albert BustamanteD-TX-23
- Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-19
- Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-32
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1- Rep. Howard WolpeD-MI-3
- Rep. Jim MoodyD-WI-5
- Rep. Leon PanettaD-CA-16
- Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
- Rep. John BryantD-TX-5
- Rep. Nicholas MavroulesD-MA-6
- Rep. Bernard DwyerD-NJ-6
- Rep. Barbara KennellyD-CT-1
- Rep. David NagleD-IA-3
- Rep. George HochbruecknerD-NY-1
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-30
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2- Rep. Terry BruceD-IL-19
- Rep. John WilliamsD-MT-1
- Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1- Rep. Jim BatesD-CA-44
- Rep. Joseph BrennanD-ME-1
- Rep. Bruce MorrisonD-CT-3
- Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-33
Rep. Ron WydenD-OR-3
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12- Rep. Beryl AnthonyD-AR-4
- Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
- Rep. Robert TorricelliD-NJ-9
- Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
- Rep. David SkaggsD-CO-2
- Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-11
- Rep. Donald PeaseD-OH-13
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27- Rep. Leslie AspinD-WI-1
- Rep. Thomas LukenD-OH-1
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6- Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
- Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
- Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Byron DorganD-ND- Rep. Douglas WalgrenD-PA-18
- Rep. Douglas OwensD-UT-2
- Rep. Douglas BoscoD-CA-1
- Rep. Brian DonnellyD-MA-11
- Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
- Rep. William RichardsonD-NM-3
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-21
Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-23- Rep. Jim ChapmanD-TX-1
- Rep. Joseph KolterD-PA-4
- Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4- Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
- Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-7
- Rep. Joseph EarlyD-MA-3
- Rep. Charles McMillenD-MD-4
- Rep. Glenn PoshardD-IL-22
- Rep. Harry JohnstonD-FL-14
- Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-32
- Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
- Rep. Gerald SikorskiD-MN-6
- Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-4- Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
- Rep. Frank GuariniD-NJ-14
- Rep. Dennis EckartD-OH-11
- Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
- Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
- Rep. Peter HoaglandD-NE-2
- Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-5
Rep. Thomas CarperD-DE- Rep. James BilbrayD-NV-1
- Rep. Ben JonesD-GA-4
- Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-6
- Rep. James OlinD-VA-6
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8- Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
- Rep. Jill Long ThompsonD-IN-4
- Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
- Rep. George SangmeisterD-IL-4
Rep. Tim JohnsonD-SD-1- Rep. Martin RussoD-IL-3
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5- Rep. Michael AndrewsD-TX-25
- Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
- Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
Rep. Bill NelsonD-FL-11- Rep. James ClarkeD-NC-11
- Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
- Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-3- Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-2
- Rep. Royden DysonD-MD-1
- Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
- Rep. James RowlandD-GA-8
- Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
- Rep. Martin LancasterD-NC-3
- Rep. Pete GerenD-TX-12
- Rep. Buddy DardenD-GA-7
- Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
- Rep. Gary ConditD-CA-15
- Rep. John BrowderD-AL-3
- Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
- Rep. Claude HarrisD-AL-7
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-4- Rep. James HayesD-LA-7
- Rep. David McCurdyD-OK-4
- Rep. Robert ThomasD-GA-1
- Rep. James SlatteryD-KS-2
- Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
- Rep. Lewis PayneD-VA-5
- Rep. Ben CampbellD-CO-3
- Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4- Rep. Richard StallingsD-ID-2
- Rep. Ed JenkinsD-GA-9
- Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
- Rep. Ben ErdreichD-AL-6
- Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
- Rep. Wes WatkinsD-OK-3
- Rep. James LeathD-TX-11
- Rep. Tim ValentineD-NC-2
- Rep. Gregory LaughlinD-TX-14
- Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
- Rep. Robin TallonD-SC-6
- Rep. Elizabeth PattersonD-SC-4
- Rep. Timothy PennyD-MN-1
- Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-22
- Rep. William SarpaliusD-TX-13
- Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
- Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-10
- Rep. Druie BarnardD-GA-10
- Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
- Rep. Beverly ByronD-MD-6
- Rep. Carroll HubbardD-KY-1
- Rep. Thomas HuckabyD-LA-5
- Rep. Richard RayD-GA-3
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-5- Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
- Rep. Mike ParkerD-MS-4
- Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
- Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
Republicans who voted yea(156)
- Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
- Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
- Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-29
- Rep. Claudine SchneiderR-RI-2
- Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-15
- Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-22
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4- Rep. Patricia SaikiR-HI-1
- Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-25
- Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-7
- Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-21
- Rep. Peter SmithR-VT
- Rep. John RowlandR-CT-5
- Rep. Ronald MachtleyR-RI-1
- Rep. Robert DavisR-MI-11
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4- Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
- Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
- Rep. Sidney MorrisonR-WA-4
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-27- Rep. Arthur RavenelR-SC-1
- Rep. Dean GalloR-NJ-11
- Rep. John MillerR-WA-1
- Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
- Rep. Raymond McGrathR-NY-5
- Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-34
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-13- Rep. Tom CampbellR-CA-12
- Rep. Carl PursellR-MI-2
- Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
- Rep. Steven SchiffR-NM-1
- Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
- Rep. Jan MeyersR-KS-3
- Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
- Rep. Susan MolinariR-NY-14
- Rep. William ClingerR-PA-23
- Rep. Thomas RidgeR-PA-21
- Rep. Steven GundersonR-WI-3
- Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
- Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
- Rep. James GrantD-FL-2
- Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
- Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-2
- Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18- Rep. Charles PashayanR-CA-17
- Rep. James CourterR-NJ-12
- Rep. Rodney ChandlerR-WA-8
- Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
- Rep. David MartinR-NY-26
- Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
- Rep. Tommy RobinsonD-AR-2
- Rep. Earl ColemanR-MO-6
- Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-18
- Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
- Rep. Richard SchulzeR-PA-5
- Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
- Rep. Paul HenryR-MI-5
- Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10- Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-15
- Rep. Virginia SmithR-NE-3
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-4- Rep. Donald RitterR-PA-15
- Rep. Stanford ParrisR-VA-8
- Rep. Bill EmersonR-MO-8
Rep. Don YoungR-AK- Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
- Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
- Rep. Bill SchuetteR-MI-10
- Rep. Thomas TaukeR-IA-2
- Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
- Rep. Alex McMillanR-NC-9
- Rep. William LoweryR-CA-41
- Rep. Jack BuechnerR-MO-2
- Rep. Lynn MartinR-IL-16
- Rep. Craig JamesR-FL-4
- Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-15
- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
- Rep. Frederick GrandyR-IA-6
- Rep. Helen BentleyR-MD-2
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-8- Rep. Mike DeWineR-OH-7
- Rep. Toby RothR-WI-8
- Rep. John WeberR-MN-2
- Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
- Rep. Harris FawellR-IL-13
- Rep. Robert WhittakerR-KS-5
- Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-35- Rep. Arlan StangelandR-MN-7
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5- Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-3
- Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
- Rep. Robert LagomarsinoR-CA-19
- Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-5
- Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
- Rep. H. CallahanR-AL-1
- Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
- Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-20
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-4- Rep. John HilerR-IN-3
- Rep. Porter GossR-FL-13
- Rep. Craig ThomasR-WY
- Rep. Mickey EdwardsR-OK-5
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6- Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
Rep. Pat RobertsR-KS-1- Rep. John RhodesR-AZ-1
- Rep. Andy IrelandR-FL-10
- Rep. Daniel SlaughterR-VA-7
- Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
- Rep. Donald SundquistR-TN-7
- Rep. William FrenzelR-MN-3
- Rep. William PaxonR-NY-31
- Rep. Robert SmithR-OR-2
- Rep. Steve BartlettR-TX-3
- Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
- Rep. Denny HastertR-IL-14
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-21- Rep. Hank BrownR-CO-4
Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6- Rep. Gerald SolomonR-NY-24
- Rep. Thomas LewisR-FL-12
- Rep. Dan SchaeferR-CO-6
- Rep. Richard BakerR-LA-6
Rep. David DreierR-CA-33- Rep. Donald LukensR-OH-8
Rep. Jim InhofeR-OK-1- Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-43
- Rep. Barbara VucanovichR-NV-2
- Rep. Cass BallengerR-NC-10
- Rep. James LightfootR-IA-5
- Rep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5
- Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-22
- Rep. Alfred McCandlessR-CA-37
- Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-40
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-42
Rep. Larry CraigR-ID-1- Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
- Rep. Denny SmithR-OR-5
- Rep. Charles DouglasR-NH-2
- Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
Rep. Jim BunningR-KY-4- Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2- Rep. Jack FieldsR-TX-8
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9- Rep. Robert WalkerR-PA-16
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 429 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Judiciary Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 28 actions.
- Apr 23, 1990Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 101-275.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Apr 11, 1990PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Apr 4, 1990Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 402 - 18 (Roll No. 66).House roll call 66
- OtherOther · Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 402 - 18 (Roll No. 66).House roll call 66
- Apr 3, 1990Resolving differencesResolving differences · House considered Senate amendment under suspension of the rules.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Gekas demanded a second on the motion to suspend the rules. Without objection a second was ordered.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Schumer moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment.
- FloorFloor · POSTPONEMENT OF ROLL CALL - At the conclusion of debate on this motion, Mr. Dannemeyer demanded the Yeas and Nays. The Yeas and Nays were ordered and pursuant to the Chair's prior announcement, the ordered roll call was postponed until Wednesday, April 4, 1990. The motion remain…
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment.
- Feb 8, 1990FloorFloor · Passed Senate in lieu of S. 419 with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 92-4. Record Vote No: 13.Senate roll call 13
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Judiciary Committee
- Jul 11, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- Jun 27, 1989FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 368 - 47 (Roll No. 110).House roll call 110
- FloorFloor · Yeas and Nays were ordered. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
- FloorFloor · On ordering a second Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Dannemeyer demanded a second on the motion to suspend the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Schumer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 23, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
- Jun 20, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Judiciary Committee
- May 18, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Criminal Justice Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Criminal Justice Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- Mar 27, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
- Feb 22, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.