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Senate bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1999

S. 622Introduced Mar 16, 1999Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Sen. Edward Kennedy D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 24, 1999 — Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, Property.

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

43 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 36 Democrats, 2 independents

7 of 43 cosponsors (16%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Evan Bayh (D-IN), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), John Breaux (D-LA), Richard Bryan (D-NV), John Chafee (R-RI), Lincoln Chafee (R-RI), Max Cleland (D-GA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Daniel Graham (D-FL), 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), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Zell Miller (D-GA) and 13 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.