Hate Crimes Bill Passes Senate, Will Next Move to President Obama
Dennis & Judy Shepard with President Barack Obama - photo courtesy of Matthew Shepard Foundation
Source: www.newyorkqnews.com
By Bruce-Michael Gelbert
The United States Senate passed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act on October 22 by a vote of 68-29, following the House of Representatives’ October 8 vote of 281-146 in favor of the act. The bill, which adds sexual orientation and gender identity to the criteria-race, color, religion, national original, gender and disability-that define a violent crimes as hate motivated under the Department of Defense authorization bill, next goes to President Barack Obama, who supports the legislation, for his signature. Read more
Hate Crimes Bill, AKA Matthew Shepard Act, Passes House
Matthew Shepard - photo provided by www.matthewshepard.org
SOURCE: www.NewYorkQnews.com
By Bruce-Michael Gelbert
On April 29, the United States House of Representatives passed, by a vote of 249 to 175, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act (H.R. 1913), which adds sexual orientation and gender identity to the criteria-race, color, religion, national origin, gender and disability-that define a violent crime as hate-motivated. Read more
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