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2020-02-26T12:14:42-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/ea3/1582746798.jpgThe House has passed, 410-4, the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, a bill which would make lynching a federal crime. Independent Justin Amash and Republicans Thomas Massie, Louie Gohmert, and Ted Yoho voted against the measure. A similar bill was passed in the Senate by unanimous consent. The House bill is named for Emmett Till, a 14-year-old black teenager who was brutally murdered in Mississippi in 1955. Here's the debate on the bill prior to the House vote.
The House has passed, 410-4, the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, a bill which would make lynching a federal crime. Independent Justin Amash a… read more
The House has passed, 410-4, the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, a bill which would make lynching a federal crime. Independent Justin Amash and Republicans Thomas Massie, Louie Gohmert, and Ted Yoho voted against the measure. A similar bill was passed in the Senate by unanimous consent. The House bill is named for Emmett Till, a 14-year-old black teenager who was brutally murdered in Mississippi in 1955. Here's the debate on the bill prior to the House vote. close
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- Danny Davis U.S. Representative [D] Illinois
- Al Green U.S. Representative [D] Texas
- Steny Hoyer U.S. Representative [D] Maryland
- Jerry Nadler U.S. Representative [D] New York
- Nancy Pelosi U.S. Representative [D] California
- Bobby Rush U.S. Representative [D] Illinois
- Bennie Thompson U.S. Representative [D] Mississippi