House wants antilynching bill on Trump’s desk this week
Posted on AllSides February 26th, 2020
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Congress by the end of the week will send President Donald Trump a bill to make lynching a federal crime for the first time, a long overdue recognition of the country’s history of the hateful acts, the sponsors of the legislation said Wednesday.
The House on Wednesday passed, 410-4, a version of the antilynching legislation, introduced by Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris of California and passed on a voice vote in the Senate a year ago. The House bill is identical except the title: “Emmett Till Antilynching Act.”
Majority Leader Steny...
