3.0.0 1105 2023-01-11T19:41:47Z 2023-01-11T19:41:47Z Senate S S 2007-04-12 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-04-12T22:09:15Z Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 110 1592 HR 2007-05-07 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2007-09-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12087-12089) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-09-25 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12026-12027) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-04-12 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2007-04-12 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4445-4447) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-04-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE N S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. 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"Jim" 2007-09-25 False Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative procedure Arson Child abuse Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congressional reporting requirements Crime prevention Crimes against women Criminal investigation Criminal justice information Criminal statistics Disabled Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Explosives Families Federal aid to Indians Federal aid to law enforcement Federal law enforcement officers Federal-state relations Firearms Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Hate crimes Housing and Community Development Indian law enforcement Juvenile delinquency Kidnapping Labor and Employment Law Minorities Murder Police training Prejudice Prosecution Racial discrimination Rape Religion Religious liberty Rural crime Sentencing guidelines Sex crimes Sex discrimination Sexual orientation U.S. Sentencing Commission Victims of crimes Violence Women Youth violence Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2007-04-12 Introduced in Senate 2007-05-07T21:35:26Z Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Attorney General to provide technical, forensic, prosecutorial, or other assistance in the criminal investigation or prosecution of any crime that: (1) constitutes a crime of violence under federal law or a felony under state, local, or Indian tribal laws; and (2) is motivated by prejudice based on the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability of the victim or is a violation of state, local, or tribal hate crime laws.

Directs the Attorney General to give priority for such assistance: (1) with respect to crimes committed by offenders who have committed crimes in more than one state; and (2) to rural jurisdictions that have difficulty covering the extraordinary investigation or prosecution expenses. Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to assist state, local, and Indian law enforcement agencies with such extraordinary expenses.

Directs the Office of Justice Programs to: (1) work closely with funded jurisdictions to ensure that the concerns and needs of all affected parties are addressed; and (2) award grants to state, local or tribal programs designed to combat hate crimes committed by juveniles.

Amends the federal criminal code to impose criminal penalties for causing (or attempting to cause) bodily injury to any person using fire, a firearm, or any explosive or incendiary device because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability of such person.

Amends the Hate Crimes Statistics Act to require Attorney General to: (1) acquire data on crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender and gender identity; and (2) include in an annual summary of such data crimes committed by, and against, juveniles.]]>

Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-04-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1105is/xml/BILLS-110s1105is.xml 2007-09-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12087-12089) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.