The bill stated that existing Federal law was inadequate to address violence motivated by race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, or disability of the victim. It called for the revision of Section 246* of title 18 of the United States Code as well as the addition of a subsection outlining the punishment for anyone found guilty of a hate crime.
The bill declared that current federal law was insufficient to tackle violence driven by prejudice based on race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, or disability of the victim. It proposed revising Section 246* of title 18 of the United States Code and adding a subsection detailing the punishment for those found guilty of a hate crime.