3.0.0 256 2019-11-15T21:35:09Z 2019-11-15T21:35:09Z House H HR 2009-01-07 111 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2009-02-09T19:24:14Z Referred to 2009-01-07T15:03:49Z 2009-02-09 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2009-01-07 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2009-01-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 N Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Department of Justice Department of the Treasury Firearms and explosives Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Hate crimes Juvenile crime and gang violence Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Violent crime Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2009-01-07 Introduced in House 2009-01-26T19:32:57Z David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 or David's Law - Amends the federal criminal code to impose penalties for willfully causing bodily injury to any person or, through the use of fire, a firearm, or an explosive device, attempting to cause such injury, whether or not acting under color of law, because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or disability of any person, where the offense is in or affects interstate or foreign commerce.

Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to study the issue of adult recruitment of juveniles to commit hate crimes and, if appropriate, to amend the federal sentencing guidelines to provide sentencing enhancements for such an offense.

Requires the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make grants to state and local programs designed to combat hate crimes committed by juveniles.

Authorizes appropriations to the Department of the Treasury and to DOJ for FY2009-FY2011 to increase the number of personnel to protect against criminal interference with federally-protected activities.

]]> David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced David's Law Display Title David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2009-01-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr256ih/xml/BILLS-111hr256ih.xml 2009-02-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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.