1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Political Expression Act of 2020 . 2. Political affiliation hate crimes (a) Civil rights crimes Section 245 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking or national origin each place it appears and inserting , national origin, or political affiliation (as such term is defined in the Protecting Political Expression Act of 2020) . (b) Damage to religious property Section 247(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking or ethnic characteristics and inserting ethnic characteristics, or political affiliation (as such term is defined in the Protecting Political Expression Act of 2020) . (c) Hate crime acts Section 249 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting political affiliation, after actual or perceived each place it appears. (d) Intimidation in fair housing Section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3631 ) is amended by striking or national origin each place it appears and inserting national origin, or political affiliation (as such term is defined in the Protecting Political Expression Act of 2020) . (e) Sentencing enhancements for hate crimes Section 280003(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 28 U.S.C. 994 note) is amended by striking or sexual orientation and inserting , sexual orientation, or political affiliation (as such term is defined in the Protecting Political Expression Act of 2020) . 3. Data collection