3.0.0 909 2023-01-11T13:19:21Z 2023-01-11T13:19:21Z Senate S S 2009-04-28 111 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-04-28T20:08:46Z Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 111 1913 HR 2009-04-30 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2009-04-28 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2009-04-28 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4808-4810) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-04-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE N L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2009-04-28 True S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2009-04-28 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2009-04-28 True S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2009-04-28 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2009-04-28 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2009-04-28 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2009-04-28 True L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2009-04-28 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2009-04-28 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2009-04-28 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2009-04-28 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2009-04-28 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2009-04-28 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2009-04-28 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2009-04-28 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2009-04-28 True N000032 Sen. 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Nelson D NE Benjamin 2009-04-28 True L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2009-04-28 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2009-04-28 True A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2009-04-28 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2009-04-29 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2009-05-01 False R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2009-05-04 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2009-05-04 False B001266 Sen. Burris, Roland [D-IL] Roland Burris D IL 2009-05-05 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2009-05-05 False I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2009-05-11 False M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2009-05-11 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2009-05-18 False B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2009-05-18 False K000373 Sen. Kaufman, Edward E. [D-DE] Edward Kaufman D DE E. 2009-06-25 False B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2009-07-06 False 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 Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2009-04-28 Introduced in Senate 2009-05-11T15:01:34Z Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act - Adopts the definition of "hate crime" as set forth in the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (i.e., a crime in which the defendant intentionally selects a victim or, in the case of a property crime, the property that is the object of the crime because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, or sexual orientation of any person).

Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) provide state, local, or tribal law enforcement agencies with technical, forensic, prosecutorial, or other assistance in the investigation or prosecution of violent crimes and hate crimes; and (2) award grants to assist such agencies with the extraordinary expenses associated with the investigation and prosecution of hate crimes.

Authorizes the Office of Justice Programs to award grants to state, local, or tribal programs designed to combat hate crimes committed by juveniles.

Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Justice (DOJ), including the Community Relations Service, for FY2010-FY2012 to prevent and respond to hate crime acts.

Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit willfully causing bodily injury to any person 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 expand data collection and reporting requirements under such Act to include: (1) crimes manifesting prejudice based on gender and gender identity; and (2) hate crimes committed by and against juveniles.

Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit the exercise of constitutionally-protected free speech.

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