House bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-107

Emmett Till Antilynching Act

H.R. 55Introduced Jan 4, 2021Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Became law on Mar 29, 2022.

Sponsor: Rep. Bobby Rush D-IL

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 4, 2021
Committee actionDec 8, 2021
Passed HouseFeb 28, 2022 · 422–3
Passed SenateMar 7, 2022 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentMar 28, 2022
Became lawMar 29, 2022

Latest action: Mar 29, 2022 — Became Public Law No: 117-107.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 55.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 55, Emmett Till Antilynching Act” on January 27, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on December 8, 2021”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 27, 2022 ↗
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January 27, 2022
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 55, 117th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-251 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on February 25, 2022.
Source: Congress.gov, reported February 25, 2022 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 55, 117th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/55
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RUSH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 2, January 4, 2021, Page H52):
Article I, Section 8
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H.R. 55, 117th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 28, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 16, 2026
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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

181 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 180 Democrats

1 of 181 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.

Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-GA), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Cori Bush (D-MO), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA) and 151 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bobby Rush.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-1 district

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