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[S. 3724 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3724
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
include certain reporting to the uniform crime reporting program.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 29, 2026
Ms. Hirono (for herself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to
include certain reporting to the uniform crime reporting program.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Reporting to Prevent Hate
Act of 2026''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO CREDIBLY REPORT HATE CRIMES.
Section 505 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10156) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(j) Requirement to Credibly Report Hate Crimes.--
``(1) Evaluation for reporting on hate crimes.--Not later
than 3 years after the date of enactment of the Improving
Reporting to Prevent Hate Act of 2026, using the data acquired
by the Attorney General in accordance with the Hate Crimes
Statistics Act (34 U.S.C. 41305), the Attorney General shall
establish a method of evaluating, and thereafter shall use the
method to evaluate, whether a covered jurisdiction is credibly
reporting hate crimes, including whether, for each year, a
covered jurisdiction--
``(A) has not reported hate crime data to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation; or
``(B) has reported zero hate crime incidents to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
``(2) Eligibility.--
``(A) In general.--A covered jurisdiction that is
found, through an evaluation under paragraph (1), not
to have credibly reported hate crimes for a year shall
not be eligible for an allocation under this section
for the fiscal year beginning after that year.
``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply
to a covered jurisdiction that is found, through an
evaluation under paragraph (1), not to have credibly
reported hate crimes for a year if the Attorney General
certifies that the covered jurisdiction has conducted
significant community public education and awareness
initiatives on hate crimes.
``(3) Annual report.--Each year, the Attorney General shall
publish on the internet website of the Department of Justice a
report on the covered jurisdictions certified under paragraph
(2)(B).
``(4) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
``(A) Covered jurisdiction.--The term `covered
jurisdiction' means a unit of local government that has
requested a grant under this subpart and has a
population of more than 100,000 people.
``(B) Has conducted significant community public
education and awareness initiatives on hate crimes.--
The term `has conducted significant community public
education and awareness initiatives on hate crimes',
with respect to a covered jurisdiction, means the
covered jurisdiction--
``(i) has--
``(I) made substantial progress
towards comprehensive reporting of hate
crimes;
``(II) adopted a policy on
identifying, investigating, and
reporting hate crimes; and
``(III) developed a standardized
system of collecting and analyzing hate
crimes and reporting hate crimes to the
National Incident-Based Reporting
System of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation; or
``(ii) has--
``(I) established a unit or liaison
specialized in identifying,
investigating, and reporting hate
crimes and engaging in community
relations functions related to
preventing hate crimes; or
``(II) conducted regular public
meetings or educational forums on the
impact of hate crimes, services
available to victims of hate crimes,
and any relevant Federal, State, or
local laws related to hate crimes.
``(C) Hate crime.--The term `hate crime' means--
``(i) an act described in section 1(b)(1)
of the Hate Crime Statistics Act (34 U.S.C.
41305(b)(1)); and
``(ii) an act in violation of section 241,
245, 247, or 249 of title 18, United States
Code.''.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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