# Plain Language Summary: Preventing Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes Act

This bill creates a dedicated federal effort to tackle anti-Semitic hate crimes more quickly and effectively. The main action is straightforward: the Attorney General must assign a specific Justice Department officer to focus exclusively on speeding up the review and investigation of anti-Semitic hate crimes for the next three years. This person acts as a coordinator between federal agencies and local police departments to make sure these cases get priority attention and don't get lost in the system.

Beyond that coordinator role, the bill requires the Attorney General to issue guidance to police departments across the country on how to run better public awareness campaigns about anti-Semitic hate crimes, making sure these campaigns are accessible to people with disabilities. The bill also creates a reporting requirement where the Justice Department must update Congress every 90 days with specific numbers: how many anti-Semitic hate crimes were reported, how many investigations are active, how many prosecutions are underway, and what other efforts the department is making to combat these crimes.

The bill also increases penalties for repeat offenders. If someone commits a hate crime and has already been convicted of a hate crime before—either under federal law or state law—they now face much harsher sentences, potentially life in prison. The same enhanced penalties apply if the hate crime involves kidnapping, sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill someone, or if someone dies as a result of the crime.

In practical terms, this bill aims to make anti-Semitic hate crimes harder to ignore and easier to prosecute, while giving law enforcement better tools and coordination to respond to these incidents.

Preventing Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes Act

Preventing Anti-Semitic Hate Crimes Act This bill requires a designated officer or employee of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to facilitate the expedited review of anti-Semitic hate crimes and reports of anti-Semitic hate crimes. Further, the bill requires DOJ to issue guidance for state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies on expanding public education campaigns to raise awareness of anti-Semitic hate crimes. Finally, the bill increases the statutory maximum prison term for an individual who is convicted of a federal hate crime offense after a prior conviction for a hate crime offense under federal law or a hate crime felony under state law.