Hail @meng.house.gov & @hirono.senate.gov for extraordinary leadership shepherding this important legislation into law.
The law also includes the essential Jabara-Heyer provisions designed to improve & make more comprehensive FBI #hatecrime data collection.
@capac.house.gov
@equality.house.gov
Michael Lieberman
Today marks 5 years since the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, authored by CAPAC Chair @meng.house.gov and Senator @hirono.senate.gov, was signed into law.
This law helped address the surge in anti-Asian violence during the pandemic, when 11,000 hate acts were reported between 2020-2021 alone.
