Community-Based Approaches to Prevent and Address Hate Crimes Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9066 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9066

To authorize the Attorney General to establish a hate crime prevention 
                     grant, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 29, 2026

   Ms. Meng introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL

 
To authorize the Attorney General to establish a hate crime prevention 
                     grant, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Community-Based Approaches to 
Prevent and Address Hate Crimes Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. HATE CRIME PREVENTION GRANT.

    (a) In General.--On the date of enactment of this Act, subject to 
the availability of appropriations, the Attorney General shall 
establish a hate crime prevention grant program, under which community-
based organizations shall be awarded grants only for the purposes 
described in subsection (c).
    (b) Application.--A community-based organization shall submit to 
the Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Attorney General may require.
    (c) Use of Funds.--A grant awarded under this section may be used--
            (1) to further community-based strategies for conflict 
        resolution and community empowerment and education;
            (2) to develop and implement non-carceral sentencing and 
        juvenile hate crime diversion programs;
            (3) to establish and implement culturally informed and 
        linguistically appropriate public education campaigns on the 
        collection of data and public reporting of hate crimes;
            (4) to implement and facilitate educational classes and 
        community service for defendants convicted of hate crimes 
        directly related to the community harmed by the offense;
            (5) to employ safety ambassadors to escort vulnerable 
        community members in public places;
            (6) to provide culturally informed and linguistically 
        accessible support for victims or surviving families of hate 
        crimes, including mental health support;
            (7) to provide upstander, intervenor, and de-escalation 
        trainings in multiple languages; and
            (8) to implement such other community-based strategies 
        deemed appropriate for members of communities targeted by 
        crimes on the basis of their race, color, religion, national 
        origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or 
        disability, and other vulnerable and historically disadvantaged 
        communities.
    (d) Community-Based Organization Defined.--The term ``community-
based organization'' means a public or private nonprofit organization 
of demonstrated effectiveness that--
            (1) is embedded within or led by and serves a community 
        targeted by hate crimes; and
            (2) provides educational, public health, and social 
        services as well as assistance to victims and related services 
        in that community.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $30,000,000 for each of fiscal 
year 2027 through 2031.

SEC. 3. REMOVAL OF GRANT AMOUNT LIMIT FOR SUPPORT FOR CERTAIN CRIMINAL 
              INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS.

    (a) Improving Grant Participation.--Section 4704(b) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (34 U.S.C. 30503(b)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (5); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs 
        (5) and (6), respectively.
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