S. 2522102nd CongressSenate Bill

Hate Crimes Sentencing Enhancement Act of 1992

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Hate Crimes Sentencing Enhancement Act of 1992 - Amends the Federal judicial code to require the U.S. Sentencing Commission to: (1) promulgate or amend existing guidelines to provide for sentencing enhancements of not less than three offense levels for offenses that are hate crimes; and (2) ensure reasonable consistency with other guidelines, avoid duplicative punishments for substantially the same offenses, and take into account any mitigating circumstances that might justify exceptions.

Introduced Apr 2, 1992
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Became Law

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Who introduced this

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Paul Simon

Democrat

U.S. Senator · IL

2 cosponsors — all Democrat

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