MENG INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FIGHTING HATE May 29, 2026 Press Release ... introduced the Community-Based Approaches to Prevent and Address Hate Crimes Act, which would authorize grant funding through the Department of Justice (DOJ) to support community organizations working to prevent and respond to hate crimes.
Support community organizations working to prevent and respond to hate crimes by authorizing DOJ grant funding.
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introduced the Community-Based Approaches to Prevent and Address Hate Crimes Act, which would authorize grant funding through the Department of Justice (DOJ) to support community organizations working to prevent and respond to hate crimes.
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GovInfo lists H.R. 9066 as introduced by Rep. Grace Meng and referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 29, 2026. The bill would require the Attorney General to establish a hate crime prevention grant program for community-based organizations and authorize $30,000,000 for each fiscal year 2027 through 2031.
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DOJ announced Bureau of Justice Assistance grant solicitations under the Community-Based Approaches to Prevent and Address Hate Crimes Program, supporting community-based organizations and civil rights groups with efforts to promote awareness, increase victim reporting, strengthen resiliency, and improve responses to hate crimes.
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Meng materially attempted the promised action in the same federal term by introducing H.R. 9066 on May 29, 2026, which would authorize a DOJ hate-crime prevention grant program for community-based organizations. However, the bill's latest official status is introduction and referral to the House Judiciary Committee, with no evidence of passage or enactment. Existing DOJ community-based hate-crime grant activity shows related funding existed, but not that Meng delivered the promised authorization. This is a serious legislative effort, not a fulfilled outcome.