On the Motion to Proceed — Motion to Proceed to Executive Session
This was a procedural vote — a decision about process (such as ending debate or handling a motion), not a direct vote on a bill, amendment, or nominee.
COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
In plain language
- Senate bill in the 117th Congress.
- Requires a designated officer or employee of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to facilitate the expedited review.
- Senate passed it on Apr 22, 2021 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)
COVID - 19 Hate Crimes Act This bill requires a designated officer or employee of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to facilitate the expedited review of hate crimes and reports of hate crimes. DOJ must issue guidance for state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies on establishing online hate crime reporting processes, collecting data disaggregated by protected characteristic (e.g., race or national origin), and expanding education campaigns. Additionally, DOJ and the Department of Health and Human Services must issue guidance aimed at raising awareness of hate crimes during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The bill establishes grants for states to create state-run hate crimes reporting hotlines. It also authorizes grants for states and local governments to implement the National Incident-Based Reporting System and to conduct law enforcement activities or crime reduction programs to prevent, address, or respond to hate crimes. Finally, in the case of an individual convicted of a hate crime offense and placed on supervised release, the bill allows a court to order that the individual participate in educational classes or community service as a condition of supervised release.
Roll-call breakdown
Democrat: 46 · Independent: 3
Republican: 45
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Independent: 1 · Republican: 5
How each member voted (100)
Yea (49)
- Alex Padilla (Democrat–CA)
- Amy Klobuchar (Democrat–MN)
- Angus S. King, Jr. (Independent–ME)
- Ben Ray Luján (Democrat–NM)
- Benjamin L. Cardin (Democrat–MD)
- Brian Schatz (Democrat–HI)
- Catherine Cortez Masto (Democrat–NV)
- Charles E. Schumer (Democrat–NY)
- Chris Van Hollen (Democrat–MD)
- Christopher A. Coons (Democrat–DE)
- Christopher Murphy (Democrat–CT)
- Cory A. Booker (Democrat–NJ)
- Debbie Stabenow (Democrat–MI)
- Dianne Feinstein (Democrat–CA)
- Edward J. Markey (Democrat–MA)
- Elizabeth Warren (Democrat–MA)
- Gary C. Peters (Democrat–MI)
- Jack Reed (Democrat–RI)
- Jacky Rosen (Democrat–NV)
- Jeanne Shaheen (Democrat–NH)
- Jeff Merkley (Democrat–OR)
- Joe Manchin, III (Independent–WV)
- John W. Hickenlooper (Democrat–CO)
- Jon Ossoff (Democrat–GA)
- Jon Tester (Democrat–MT)
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democrat–NY)
- Kyrsten Sinema (Independent–AZ)
- Margaret Wood Hassan (Democrat–NH)
- Maria Cantwell (Democrat–WA)
- Mark Kelly (Democrat–AZ)
- Mark R. Warner (Democrat–VA)
- Martin Heinrich (Democrat–NM)
- Mazie K. Hirono (Democrat–HI)
- Michael F. Bennet (Democrat–CO)
- Patrick J. Leahy (Democrat–VT)
- Patty Murray (Democrat–WA)
- Raphael G. Warnock (Democrat–GA)
- Richard Blumenthal (Democrat–CT)
- Richard J. Durbin (Democrat–IL)
- Robert Menendez (Democrat–NJ)
- Robert P. Casey, Jr. (Democrat–PA)
- Ron Wyden (Democrat–OR)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat–RI)
- Sherrod Brown (Democrat–OH)
- Tammy Baldwin (Democrat–WI)
- Tammy Duckworth (Democrat–IL)
- Thomas R. Carper (Democrat–DE)
- Tim Kaine (Democrat–VA)
- Tina Smith (Democrat–MN)
Nay (45)
- Ben Sasse (Republican–NE)
- Bill Cassidy (Republican–LA)
- Bill Hagerty (Republican–TN)
- Chuck Grassley (Republican–IA)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican–MS)
- Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican–WY)
- Dan Sullivan (Republican–AK)
- Deb Fischer (Republican–NE)
- James E. Risch (Republican–ID)
- James Lankford (Republican–OK)
- James M. Inhofe (Republican–OK)
- John Barrasso (Republican–WY)
- John Boozman (Republican–AR)
- John Cornyn (Republican–TX)
- John Hoeven (Republican–ND)
- John Kennedy (Republican–LA)
- John Thune (Republican–SD)
- Joni Ernst (Republican–IA)
- Josh Hawley (Republican–MO)
- Kevin Cramer (Republican–ND)
- Lindsey Graham (Republican–SC)
- Lisa Murkowski (Republican–AK)
- Marco Rubio (Republican–FL)
- Marsha Blackburn (Republican–TN)
- Mike Braun (Republican–IN)
- Mike Crapo (Republican–ID)
- Mike Lee (Republican–UT)
- Mitch McConnell (Republican–KY)
- Mitt Romney (Republican–UT)
- Patrick J. Toomey (Republican–PA)
- Rand Paul (Republican–KY)
- Richard Burr (Republican–NC)
- Richard C. Shelby (Republican–AL)
- Rick Scott (Republican–FL)
- Roger F. Wicker (Republican–MS)
- Ron Johnson (Republican–WI)
- Roy Blunt (Republican–MO)
- Shelley Moore Capito (Republican–WV)
- Steve Daines (Republican–MT)
- Susan M. Collins (Republican–ME)
- Ted Cruz (Republican–TX)
- Tim Scott (Republican–SC)
- Todd Young (Republican–IN)
- Tom Cotton (Republican–AR)
- Tommy Tuberville (Republican–AL)
Not Voting (6)
- Bernard Sanders (Independent–VT)
- Jerry Moran (Republican–KS)
- Mike Rounds (Republican–SD)
- Rob Portman (Republican–OH)
- Roger Marshall (Republican–KS)
- Thom Tillis (Republican–NC)
Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.