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S. 1105 - Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007

Criminal justice. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
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A bill to provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
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There have been no votes on this bill.

Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007

S. 1105 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)

Summary
A bill to provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007
Sponsor
Edward Kennedy
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Criminal justice
  • Administrative procedure
  • Arson
  • Budgets
  • Child abuse
  • Children
  • Civil liberties
  • Civil rights
  • Congressional reporting requirements
  • Crime prevention
  • Crimes against women
  • Criminal investigation
  • Criminal justice information
  • Criminal statistics
  • Disabled
  • Emergency management
  • Executive departments
  • Explosives
  • Federal aid to Indians
  • Federal aid to law enforcement
  • Federal law enforcement officers
  • Federal-state relations
  • Firearms
  • Government employees
  • Government information
  • Government paperwork
  • Government publicity
  • Hate crimes
  • Indian law enforcement
  • Job training
  • Juvenile delinquency
  • Kidnapping
  • Law
  • Minorities
  • Murder
  • Police training
  • Prejudice
  • Prosecution
  • Racial discrimination
  • Rape
  • Religion
  • Religious liberty
  • Rural affairs
  • Rural crime
  • Sentencing guidelines
  • Sex crimes
  • Sex discrimination
  • Sexual orientation
  • State and local government
  • U.S. Sentencing Commission
  • Victims of crimes
  • Violence
  • Women
  • Youth violence
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced4/12/2007
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced4/12/2007
4/12/2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
4/12/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4445-4447)
9/25/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12026-12027)
9/26/2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12087-12089)
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
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Contributions

  1. January - February 2003 For $1,198,213 Against $0
  2. March - April 2003 For $2,477,401 Against $0
  3. May - June 2003 For $3,284,727 Against $0
  4. July - August 2003 For $1,656,374 Against $0
  5. September - October 2003 For $2,633,101 Against $0
  6. November - December 2003 For $2,647,655 Against $0
  7. January - February 2004 For $2,279,139 Against $0
  8. March - April 2004 For $3,921,531 Against $0
  9. May - June 2004 For $4,709,281 Against $0
  10. July - August 2004 For $2,819,631 Against $0
  11. September - October 2004 For $6,298,466 Against $0
  12. November - December 2004 For $1,117,157 Against $0
  13. January - February 2005 For $1,429,332 Against $0
  14. March - April 2005 For $4,453,002 Against $0
  15. May - June 2005 For $5,262,397 Against $0
  16. July - August 2005 For $2,052,763 Against $0
  17. September - October 2005 For $4,180,339 Against $0
  18. November - December 2005 For $4,838,040 Against $0
  19. January - February 2006 For $4,119,762 Against $0
  20. March - April 2006 For $6,117,306 Against $0
  21. May - June 2006 For $5,664,625 Against $0
  22. July - August 2006 For $4,257,414 Against $0
  23. September - October 2006 For $9,668,132 Against $0
  24. November - December 2006 For $2,193,492 Against $0
  25. January - February 2007 For $1,533,881 Against $0
  26. March - April 2007 For $3,542,127 Against $0
  27. May - June 2007 For $3,816,743 Against $0
  28. July - August 2007 For $1,508,863 Against $0
  29. September - October 2007 For $2,716,408 Against $0
  30. November - December 2007 For $2,597,571 Against $0
  31. January - February 2008 For $1,413,114 Against $0
  32. March - April 2008 For $2,591,111 Against $0
  33. May - June 2008 For $2,785,113 Against $0
  34. July - August 2008 For $3,001,123 Against $0
  35. September - October 2008 For $2,569,842 Against $0
  36. November - December 2008 For $989,186 Against $0

Votes

    73 Organizations Supported and 3 Opposed; See Which Ones
    73 Organizations Supported and 3 Opposed; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007

    73 organizations supported this bill

    African American Ministers In Action
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    American Association of University Women
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    American Civil Liberties Union
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    American Counseling Association
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    American Dance Therapy Association
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    American Federation of Government Employees
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    American Federation of Musicians
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    American Federation of Teachers
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    American Jewish Committee
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    American Medical Association
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    American Nurses Association
    undersigned organization (2009). Local Law Enforcement Hate Crime Prevention Act of 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2012, from Civil Rights.org.
    American Occupational Therapy Association
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    American Psychological Association
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Americans for Democratic Action
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Anti-Defamation League
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Arab American Institute
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Arc of the United States
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    B'nai B'rith International
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Business And Professional Women Usa
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Communications Workers of America
    undersigned organizations (2009). Local Law Enforcement Hate Crime Prevention Act of 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2012, from Civil Rights.org.
    Easter Seals
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Episcopal Church
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Equal Rights Advocates
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Goodwill Industries International
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Human Rights Campaign
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Human Rights First
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    International Brotherhood of Teamsters
    undersigned organizations (2009). Local Law Enforcement Hate Crime Prevention Act of 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2012, from Civil Rights.org.
    Japanese American Citizens League
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Justice for All
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Legal Momentum
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Log Cabin Republicans
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Matthew Shepard Foundation
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Abortion Federation
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Association of School Psychologists
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Association of Social Workers
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Association of the Deaf
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Congress of American Indians
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Congress of Black Women
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Council of Jewish Women
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Council of La Raza
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Education Association
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Fragile X Foundation
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
    (n.d.). Draft Hate Crimes Letter to Senators. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Italian American Foundation
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Jewish Democratic Council
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Korean American Service & Education Consortium
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National League of Cities 
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Mental Health Association
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Organization for Women
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Partnership for Women & Families
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Sheriffs' Association
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Structured Settlements Trade Association
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Urban League
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    National Women's Law Center
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Paralyzed Veterans of America
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    PFLAG
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    School Social Work Association of America
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Service Employees International Union
    undersigned organizations (2009). Local Law Enforcement Hate Crime Prevention Act of 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2012, from Civil Rights.org.
    Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Unitarian Universalist Association
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    United Cerebral Palsy
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    United Church of Christ
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
    undersigned organizations (2009). Local Law Enforcement Hate Crime Prevention Act of 2009. Retrieved February 24, 2012, from Civil Rights.org.
    United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Women Employed
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    World Institute on Disability
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .
    YWCA USA
    (n.d.). Support for This Legislation. Retrieved n.d., from .

    3 organizations opposed this bill

    American Association of Christian Schools
    (n.d.). Bills That Have Been Introduced in the 110th Congress. Retrieved n.d., from .
    High Impact Leadership Coalition
    (n.d.). Don't Muzzle our Pulpits. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Home School Legal Defense Association
    (n.d.). S. 1105—Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007. Retrieved n.d., from .

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    Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
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    Contributions by Legislator

    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$320,315$0
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$687,750$0
    Alan Wayne AllardRCO$21,000$0
    Max BaucusDMT$1,058,726$0
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$1,618,510$0
    Bob BennettRUT$300,939$0
    Joe BidenDDE$2,072,502$0
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$684,054$0
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$602,157$0
    Barbara BoxerDCA$2,831,258$0
    Sherrod BrownDOH$2,216,682$0
    Sam BrownbackRKS$271,114$0
    Jim BunningRKY$390,850$0
    Richard BurrRNC$818,764$0
    Robert ByrdDWV$484,135$0
    Maria CantwellDWA$1,796,282$0
    Ben CardinDMD$2,053,322$0
    Tom CarperDDE$439,603$0
    Bob CaseyDPA$4,284,374$0
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$1,040,581$0
    Hillary ClintonDNY$7,796,655$0
    Tom CoburnROK$339,959$0
    William Thad CochranRMS$254,264$0
    Norm ColemanRMN$1,634,951$0
    Susan M. CollinsRME$809,352$0
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$813,978$0
    Bob CorkerRTN$1,177,574$0
    John CornynRTX$1,880,585$0
    Larry CraigRID$39,490$0
    Mike CrapoRID$246,604$0
    Jim DeMintRSC$949,771$0
    Chris DoddDCT$1,000,409$0
    Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$861,608$0
    Pete DomeniciRNM$154,824$0
    Byron DorganDND$488,091$0
    Dick DurbinDIL$2,301,331$0
    John EnsignRNV$448,401$0
    Mike EnziRWY$132,651$0
    Russ FeingoldDWI$1,620,314$0
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$1,192,487$0
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$1,578,147$0
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$688,059$0
    Judd GreggRNH$229,850$0
    Chuck HagelRNE$98,550$0
    Tom HarkinDIA$984,771$0
    Orrin G. HatchRUT$580,448$0
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$906,583$0
    Jim InhofeROK$291,883$0
    Dan InouyeDHI$344,543$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$813,024$0
    Tim JohnsonDSD$630,698$0
    Ted KennedyDMA$1,390,394$0
    John F. KerryDMA$680,065$0
    Amy KlobucharDMN$2,219,925$0
    Herb KohlDWI$8,253$0
    Jon KylRAZ$1,480,165$0
    Mary L. LandrieuDLA$1,999,158$0
    Frank R. LautenbergDNJ$1,221,245$0
    Patrick J. LeahyDVT$604,304$0
    Carl LevinDMI$1,318,929$0
    Joe LiebermanICT$2,826,400$0
    Blanche LincolnDAR$731,923$0
    Chester Trent LottRMS$274,527$0
    Dick LugarRIN$488,842$0
    Mel MartinezRFL$1,561,186$0
    John McCainRAZ$296,165$0
    Claire McCaskillDMO$5,856,289$0
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$1,722,419$0
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$2,768,461$0
    Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$953,772$0
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$494,255$0
    Patty MurrayDWA$1,775,239$0
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$741,373$0
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$3,174,878$0
    Barack ObamaDIL$2,973,721$0
    Mark L. PryorDAR$858,396$0
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$599,862$0
    Harry ReidDNV$1,587,239$0
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$462,728$0
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$949,000$0
    Ken SalazarDCO$2,957,429$0
    Bernie SandersIVT$471,280$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$1,485,974$0
    Jeff SessionsRAL$609,540$0
    Richard C. ShelbyRAL$830,827$0
    Gordon SmithROR$859,997$0
    Olympia J. SnoweRME$372,107$0
    Arlen SpecterDPA$3,289,920$0
    Debbie StabenowDMI$2,784,851$0
    Ted StevensRAK$380,039$0
    John SununuRNH$382,960$0
    Jon TesterDMT$761,361$0
    Craig ThomasRWY$127,765$0
    John ThuneRSD$768,116$0
    David VitterRLA$956,374$0
    George VoinovichROH$895,816$0
    John WarnerRVA$2,000$0
    Jim WebbDVA$1,159,140$0
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$1,254,933$0
    Ron WydenDOR$692,047$0

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    		NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported    		$ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    		Daniel K. AkakaDHI$320,315$0
    		Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$687,750$0
    		Alan Wayne AllardRCO$21,000$0
    		Max BaucusDMT$1,058,726$0
    		Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$1,618,510$0
    		Bob BennettRUT$300,939$0
    		Joe BidenDDE$2,072,502$0
    		Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$684,054$0
    		Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$602,157$0
    		Barbara BoxerDCA$2,831,258$0
    		Sherrod BrownDOH$2,216,682$0
    		Sam BrownbackRKS$271,114$0
    		Jim BunningRKY$390,850$0
    		Richard BurrRNC$818,764$0
    		Robert ByrdDWV$484,135$0
    		Maria CantwellDWA$1,796,282$0
    		Ben CardinDMD$2,053,322$0
    		Tom CarperDDE$439,603$0
    		Bob CaseyDPA$4,284,374$0
    		Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$1,040,581$0
    		Hillary ClintonDNY$7,796,655$0
    		Tom CoburnROK$339,959$0
    		William Thad CochranRMS$254,264$0
    		Norm ColemanRMN$1,634,951$0
    		Susan M. CollinsRME$809,352$0
    		Gaylord Kent ConradDND$813,978$0
    		Bob CorkerRTN$1,177,574$0
    		John CornynRTX$1,880,585$0
    		Larry CraigRID$39,490$0
    		Mike CrapoRID$246,604$0
    		Jim DeMintRSC$949,771$0
    		Chris DoddDCT$1,000,409$0
    		Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$861,608$0
    		Pete DomeniciRNM$154,824$0
    		Byron DorganDND$488,091$0
    		Dick DurbinDIL$2,301,331$0
    		John EnsignRNV$448,401$0
    		Mike EnziRWY$132,651$0
    		Russ FeingoldDWI$1,620,314$0
    		Dianne FeinsteinDCA$1,192,487$0
    		Lindsey GrahamRSC$1,578,147$0
    		Chuck GrassleyRIA$688,059$0
    		Judd GreggRNH$229,850$0
    		Chuck HagelRNE$98,550$0
    		Tom HarkinDIA$984,771$0
    		Orrin G. HatchRUT$580,448$0
    		Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$906,583$0
    		Jim InhofeROK$291,883$0
    		Dan InouyeDHI$344,543$0
    		Johnny IsaksonRGA$813,024$0
    		Tim JohnsonDSD$630,698$0
    		Ted KennedyDMA$1,390,394$0
    		John F. KerryDMA$680,065$0
    		Amy KlobucharDMN$2,219,925$0
    		Herb KohlDWI$8,253$0
    		Jon KylRAZ$1,480,165$0
    		Mary L. LandrieuDLA$1,999,158$0
    		Frank R. LautenbergDNJ$1,221,245$0
    		Patrick J. LeahyDVT$604,304$0
    		Carl LevinDMI$1,318,929$0
    		Joe LiebermanICT$2,826,400$0
    		Blanche LincolnDAR$731,923$0
    		Chester Trent LottRMS$274,527$0
    		Dick LugarRIN$488,842$0
    		Mel MartinezRFL$1,561,186$0
    		John McCainRAZ$296,165$0
    		Claire McCaskillDMO$5,856,289$0
    		Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$1,722,419$0
    		Bob MenéndezDNJ$2,768,461$0
    		Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$953,772$0
    		Lisa MurkowskiRAK$494,255$0
    		Patty MurrayDWA$1,775,239$0
    		Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$741,373$0
    		Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$3,174,878$0
    		Barack ObamaDIL$2,973,721$0
    		Mark L. PryorDAR$858,396$0
    		John "Jack" ReedDRI$599,862$0
    		Harry ReidDNV$1,587,239$0
    		Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$462,728$0
    		John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$949,000$0
    		Ken SalazarDCO$2,957,429$0
    		Bernie SandersIVT$471,280$0
    		Chuck SchumerDNY$1,485,974$0
    		Jeff SessionsRAL$609,540$0
    		Richard C. ShelbyRAL$830,827$0
    		Gordon SmithROR$859,997$0
    		Olympia J. SnoweRME$372,107$0
    		Arlen SpecterDPA$3,289,920$0
    		Debbie StabenowDMI$2,784,851$0
    		Ted StevensRAK$380,039$0
    		John SununuRNH$382,960$0
    		Jon TesterDMT$761,361$0
    		Craig ThomasRWY$127,765$0
    		John ThuneRSD$768,116$0
    		David VitterRLA$956,374$0
    		George VoinovichROH$895,816$0
    		John WarnerRVA$2,000$0
    		Jim WebbDVA$1,159,140$0
    		Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$1,254,933$0
    		Ron WydenDOR$692,047$0

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    		$ Donated
    		Attorneys & law firms$65,378,976
    		Pro-Israel$13,335,578
    		Women's issues$10,842,768
    		Physicians$9,469,460
    		Democratic/Liberal$4,312,402
    		Civil servant/public employee$4,273,714
    		Psychiatrists & psychologists$1,455,245
    		Minority/Ethnic Groups$1,249,506
    		Other non-physician health practitioners$1,229,365
    		Teachers unions$1,009,340
    		Gay & lesbian rights & issues$984,678
    		Nurses$842,190
    		Welfare & Social Work$668,555
    		Insurance$545,264
    		Commercial service unions$498,925
    		Churches, clergy & religious organizations$433,637
    		Teamsters union$431,016
    		Health & welfare policy$423,889
    		Communications & hi-tech unions$330,290
    		Entertainment unions$245,910
    		Labor Unions$241,500
    		Mental Health Services$108,694
    		Human Rights$29,960
    		Retail trade unions$3,500

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