I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1566 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 16, 2017 Mr. Beyer (for himself, Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Tonko , Mr. Kind , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , Mr. Cárdenas , Mr. Butterfield , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Keating , Ms. Norton , and Mr. Jeffries ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide incentives for hate crime reporting, grants for State-run hate crime hotlines, a Federal private right of action for victims of hate crimes, and additional penalties for individuals convicted under the Matthew Shephard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.