1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act of 2017 or NO HATE Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The incidence of violence motivated by the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability of the victim, known as hate crimes or crimes motivated by bias, poses a serious national problem. (2) Such violence disrupts the tranquility and safety of communities and is deeply divisive. (3) A prominent characteristic of a violent crime motivated by bias is that it not only devastates the actual victim and the family and friends of the victim, but also frequently ravages the community sharing the traits that caused the victim to be selected. (4) According to data obtained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the incidence of such violence increased in 2015, the most recent year for which data is available, in comparison to prior years. (5) The Hate Crimes Statistics Act ( Public Law 101–275 ; 28 U.S.C. 534 note) and the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (division E of Public Law 111–84