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Senate bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1998

S. 1529Introduced Nov 13, 1997Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Sen. Edward Kennedy D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 8, 1998 — Committee on Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 105-904.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

33 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 30 Democrats, 1 independent

4 of 33 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Dale Bumpers (D-AR), John Chafee (R-RI), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), James Jeffords (I-VT), Tim Johnson (D-SD), J. Kerrey (D-NE), John Kerry (D-MA), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Carl Levin (D-MI), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Carol Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Daniel Moynihan (D-NY), Patty Murray (D-WA), John Reed (D-RI), Harry Reid (D-NV), Charles Robb (D-VA), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Paul Sarbanes (D-MD), Arlen Specter (D-PA) and 3 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.