S. 909 - Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act
- Sponsor:
- Edward Kennedy
- Summary:
- A bill to provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act
S. 909 — 111th Congress (2009–2010)
- Keywords
- hate crimes, Matthew Shepard Act,
- 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 Hate Crimes Prevention Act
- Sponsor
- Edward Kennedy
- Co-Sponsors
- Daniel K. Inouye
- Amy Klobuchar
- Jeff Merkley
- Patrick J. Leahy
- Robert Menendez
- Jeff Bingaman
- Edward Kaufman
- Susan M. Collins
- Benjamin L. Cardin
- Maria Cantwell
- Barbara Boxer
- Michael F. Bennet
- Debbie Stabenow
- John F. Kerry
- Richard J. Durbin
- Carl Levin
- Barbara A. Mikulski
- Charles E. Schumer
- Arlen Specter
- Christopher Dodd
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Roland Burris
- Jack Reed
- Mark Udall
- Ben Nelson
- Tom Harkin
- Mark Begich
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand
- Sherrod Brown
- Daniel K. Akaka
- Joseph I. Lieberman
- Olympia J. Snowe
- Robert P. Casey, Jr.
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Claire McCaskill
- Patty Murray
- Bill Nelson
- Mary L. Landrieu
- Evan Bayh
- Bernard Sanders
- Dianne Feinstein
- John D. Rockefeller, IV
- Tim Johnson
- Ron Wyden
- Frank R. Lautenberg
- Subjects
- Crime and law enforcement
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Department of Justice
- Evidence and witnesses
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal-Indian relations
- Firearms and explosives
- First Amendment rights
- Hate crimes
- Intergovernmental relations
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Religion
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- State and local government operations
- Violent crime
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 4/28/2009 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 4/28/2009 4/28/2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 4/28/2009 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4808-4810) Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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