Senate Democrats unveiled a proposal Thursday to allocate an additional $41 million to Department of Justice (DOJ) programs that work to prevent bias-motivated attacks and discrimination following the mass shooting in Orlando on Sunday.

The Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act calls for an additional $30 million for the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division (CRT) and $11 million for the Community Relations Service (CRS).

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Sen. Tammy Baldwin Tammy Suzanne BaldwinKeep teachers in the classroom Cher raised million for Biden campaign at LGBTQ-themed fundraiser Democrats seek balance in backing protests, condemning violence MORE (D-Wis.), who introduced the bill with Sens. Barbara Mikulski Barbara Ann MikulskiForeign policy congressional committees need to call more women experts Lobbying World Only four Dem senators have endorsed 2020 candidates MORE (D-Md.) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), called the mass shooting at the gay nightclub in Orlando on Sunday night a “cold reminder” that hate crimes are too common in America.

“We must have the courage to stand up, speak out and act,” she said in a statement. “When we turn a blind eye to intolerance and discrimination against any community or group we allow the things that fuel hate crimes to go unchecked. We must do more.”

The additional funding would allow the CRT to hire another 100 attorneys to focus on enforcing federal civil rights and hate crime laws and the CRS to hire 10 new mediation specialists.

The CRS helps state and local officials find solutions in places where tensions exist or hate crimes have occurred.

The Democrats' proposal, which increases DOJ funding by $197.4 million over fiscal 2016, comes on the heels of a 15-hour filibuster Democrats — led by Sen. Chris Murphy Christopher (Chris) Scott MurphyDemocratic senator calls for 'more flexible' medical supply chain to counter pandemics The Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - Don't expect a government check anytime soon GOP chairman to release interim report on Biden probe 'in about a week' MORE (D-Conn.) — waged to protest Congress’s inaction on gun control.