Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Halt Hate Act of 2024.
Section 2. Previous hate crime acts
Section 249(a)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in clause (i), by striking or at the end;
(2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting; or; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
(iii) the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense under this paragraph or has been convicted of committing a State felony offense because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, or national origin of any person.