Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007

A bill to provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes.

4/12/2007--Introduced.
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.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA]
• and 44 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI]
  • Sen. B. Evan Bayh [D, IN]
  • Sen. Joseph Biden [D, DE]
  • Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]
  • Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
  • Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
  • Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
  • Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]
  • Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
  • Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY]
  • Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME]
  • Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT]
  • Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
  • Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
  • Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA]
  • Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]
  • Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]
  • Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
  • Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN]
  • Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA]
  • Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]
  • Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
  • Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
  • Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT]
  • Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D, AR]
  • Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO]
  • Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ]
  • Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD]
  • Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
  • Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL]
  • Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
  • Sen. Barack Obama [D, IL]
  • Sen. John Reed [D, RI]
  • Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV]
  • Sen. Ken Salazar [D, CO]
  • Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]
  • Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
  • Sen. Gordon Smith [R, OR]
  • Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
  • Sen. Arlen Specter [R, PA]
  • Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]
  • Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA]
  • Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
  • Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]
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Committees

• Senate Judiciary

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.1105

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
April 12, 2007

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• Sep 26, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12087-12089)
• Sep 25, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12026-12027)
• Apr 12, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
• Apr 12, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4445-4447)
• Introduced on Apr 12, 2007.

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October 03, 2007 SALDEF Applauds Passage of Hate Crimes Prevention Act

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September 26, 2007 Hate crimes bill

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July 03, 2008 Religious Right Lies About Hate Bill

"A bill now before Congress (HR 1592/ S. 1105) would criminalize negative comments concerning homosexuality, such as calling the practice of homosexuality a sin from the pulpit, a 'hate crime' punishable by a hefty fine and time in ...

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July 01, 2008 It's Not Race...It's Spirituality, Stupid!

Barack Obama voted FOR changes to federal hate crimes laws (S. 1105) in 2007. Under this legislation, a pastor who identifies homosexuality as sin as defined by the Bible, could be open to prosecution for "hate speech. ...

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