[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 442 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 442

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend the coverage of the 
  Federal prohibition against hate crimes in order to provide greater 
 protections to persons who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 21, 2015

  Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend the coverage of the 
  Federal prohibition against hate crimes in order to provide greater 
 protections to persons who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF COVERAGE OF SECTION 249 OF TITLE 18, UNITED 
              STATES CODE.

    Section 249(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``in subparagraph (b) 
        or''; and
            (2) by striking subparagraph (B).
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