Bill · S. 3724· Senate(119-S-3724)
Improving Reporting to Prevent Hate Act of 2026
- Introduced
- 1/29/2026
- Last activity
- 1/29/2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Sponsored by
- Mazie Hirono
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Improving Reporting to Prevent Hate Act of 2026 seeks to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. It requires the Attorney General to create a method to evaluate if covered jurisdictions are credibly reporting hate crimes. A jurisdiction might be found not to be credibly reporting if it fails to report data or reports zero incidents to the FBI. Such jurisdictions may lose eligibility for certain grant allocations. However, an exception exists if the Attorney General certifies that the jurisdiction has conducted significant community public education and awareness initiatives.
Yes· 3 of 10
Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated?+5
The bill encourages jurisdictions to better track and report hate crimes through increased data transparency and community initiatives.
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+5
The bill requires the Attorney General to publish an annual report on the Department of Justice website regarding certified jurisdictions.
Does this change how police departments operate?+4
The bill incentivizes local governments to adopt hate crime policies and specialized reporting units.
The opposite
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?-3
The bill threatens to withhold grant allocations from jurisdictions that fail to report hate crime data credibly.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Establishment of Evaluation Methods: The Attorney General will establish a method to evaluate whether a covered jurisdiction is credibly reporting hate crimes, which includes checking if data was not reported or if zero incidents were reported (Section 2, paragraph 1).
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Community Education and Awareness: Jurisdictions can avoid losing grant eligibility by conducting significant community public education and awareness initiatives, such as adopting hate crime policies, developing standardized reporting systems, or establishing specialized units (Section 2, paragraph 2 and 4).
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Public Transparency: The Attorney General is required to publish an annual report on the Department of Justice website regarding covered jurisdictions that receive certification for their community initiatives (Section 2, paragraph 3).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Loss of Grant Funding: A covered jurisdiction that is found not to have credibly reported hate crimes for a year shall not be eligible for an allocation under this section for the following fiscal year (Section 2, paragraph 2).
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Financial Risk for Large Local Governments: This impact specifically targets "covered jurisdictions," which are defined as units of local government with a population of more than 100,000 people that have requested a grant (Section 2, paragraph 4).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For African Americans+3Good For Asian Americans+3Good For Hispanic Americans+3Good For Native Americans+3Good For Urban Residents+2Good For White Americans+1
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Racial Equity+5Improves Policing Reform+4
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+5Increases Federal Power+3
- Economy And Finance
- Reduces Government Spending-3
- 1/29/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
Susan CollinsRepublican · Maine