Emmett Till Anti Lynching Act

Link: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr35/BILLS-116hr35rds.pdf

This bill has yet to become law.

Second to last page ~ Lynching

Hughes Family Commentary:

Issue: maximum Lynching penalty is 10 years when in several states the maximum penalty is death. The bill needs to reflex the death penalty. Not a 10 year sentence.