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HR 6026
Civil Rights Legacy Protection Act
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Bill overview
Civil Rights Legacy Protection Act This bill makes it a crime to deface, damage, or destroy certain memorials that commemorate civil rights events or figures. An individual convicted under this act must pay restitution and is subject to additional penalties that vary based on the cost of the defacement, damage, or destruction.
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Primary sponsor
Steve Cohen
HouseTNDemocratDistrict 9
Cosponsors
André Carson
HouseINDemocratDistrict 7
Barbara Lee
HouseCADemocratDistrict 13
Bennie G. Thompson
HouseMSDemocratDistrict 2
Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] Norton
HouseDistrict 0
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