House Passes Bill , To Make Lynching, a Federal Hate Crime.<br />'The Hill' reports that on Feb. 28, the House <br />passed the bill, which is named after 14-year-old <br />Emmett Till, who was lynched in 1955.<br />'The Hill' reports that on Feb. 28, the House <br />passed the bill, which is named after 14-year-old <br />Emmett Till, who was lynched in 1955.<br />The bill's passage comes 120 years after the <br />first anti-lynching legislation was proposed by the only <br />Black Congress member at the time, George Henry White.<br />The bill's passage comes 120 years after the <br />first anti-lynching legislation was proposed by the only <br />Black Congress member at the time, George Henry White.<br />Today, we acknowledge this disgraceful <br />chapter in American history, and we send <br />a clear message that such violent actions — motivated by hatred and bigotry — <br />will not be tolerated in this country, Jerry Nadler, House Judiciary <br />Committee Chairman, via 'The Hill'.<br />The bill would make lynching punishable <br />by up to 30 years in prison.<br />While it passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, three Republicans voted against it.<br />Those Republicans are Reps. Andrew Clyde (GA), Thomas Massie (KY) and Chip Roy (Texas).<br />Those Republicans are Reps. Andrew Clyde (GA), Thomas Massie (KY) and Chip Roy (Texas).<br />Those Republicans are Reps. Andrew Clyde (GA), Thomas Massie (KY) and Chip Roy (Texas).<br />Sen. Rand Paul objected to a previous version of the bill because he said it might <br />"conflate lesser crimes" as lynching.<br />But he says he supports the current version of the legislation, which "ensures the language of this bill defines lynching as the absolutely heinous crime that it is.".<br />According to the NAACP, over 4,700 lynchings took place in the U.S. between 1882 and 1968
