S.909 - Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act

A bill to provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act as introduced.
  • Popular: Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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06/19/09
Good News on the LGBT front! (and what you need to do to help)

... Act. The House passed their version of the bill in late April, but the Senate's version (S.909) is still sitting in the Committee on the Judiciary. ...

Source: Daily Kos
06/19/09
Special rights for certain groups is un-American

...would like to comment on the Hate Crimes Bill S.909 (HR 1913) that will soon be voted on in Congress. I would urge everyone to write their senators to vote against this bill. Because this bill does not define "sexual orientation," every form of deviant

06/18/09
"PEDOPHILE PROTECTION ACT"

The pro-homosexual, anti-faith bill, sponsored by Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and pushed hard by the Obama Administration, was until recently labeled S. 909 ...

Source: Gather.com
06/18/09
Will Matthew Shepard Rest in Peace?

To contact your Senator today and urge passage of S. 909, visit http://tr.im/.... The protections this bill affords are long overdue. ...

Source: Watching the Watchers.org
06/18/09
Call Senators! Ped o philes given special protection under Hate ...

The US Senate is to vote on S. 909 any time. We need to contact our 2 Senators about voting against it. Need talking points? Herb Kohl 202 224-5653 and Russ ...

Source: Brookfield Elm Grove Now
06/18/09
RE: S.909

That's because the Senate Judiciary Committee posted on its website a notice that the proposal, pending as S. 909 after being approved 249-175 in the House, ...

Source: WND.com
06/18/09
RE: S.909

The US Senate is to vote on S. 909 any time. We need to contact our 2 Senators about voting against it. Need talking points? Herb Kohl 202 224-5653 and Russ ...

Source: Brookfield Elm Grove Now
06/17/09
Lawyer for censored Christians: Beware of 'hate crimes'

...thing to you.'" The federal proposal was approved 249-175 in the U.S. House and now is pending in the Senate committee as S. 909. It is dubbed the "Pedophile Protection Act" by opponents who cited the efforts of U.S. House, Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, to a

Source: Renew America
06/16/09
RE: S.909

Its Senate counterpart, S. 909, says "This Act may be cited as the `Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act'." I understand the motivation among those ...

Source: Examiner.com
06/16/09
Gains victory in PrideFest case, but warns of impact of federal law

The federal proposal was approved 249-175 in the US House and now is pending in the Senate committee as S. 909. It is dubbed the "Pedophile Protection Act" ...

Source: WorldNetDaily
06/15/09
Hate crimes law may pass

to author S. 909, known as the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The act adds the categories of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and ...

Source: Ada Evening News
06/15/09
RE: S.909

to author S. 909, known as the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The act adds the categories of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and ...

Source: Ada Evening News
06/15/09
RE: S.909

to author S. 909, known as the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The act adds the categories of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and ...

Source: Ada Evening News
06/11/09
RE: S.909

His worry over S. 909, now pending in a US Senate committee, is shared by others. Before it was approved 249-175 in the US House, Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, ...

Source: WND.com
06/11/09
RE: S.909

His worry over S. 909, now pending in a US Senate committee, is shared by others. Before it was approved 249-175 in the US House, Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, ...

Source: WorldNetDaily
06/11/09
Democrats won't hold hate bill hearings

Many concerned citizens assert that S. 909 is very dangerous legislation, poorly understood by Congress; it must be discussed in the open public forum of ...

Source: Canada Free Press
06/11/09
RE: S.909

By Vision America , Restoring Christian Values - 7 Hours Ago The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, S.909, is currently being considered by ...

Source: Opposing Views
06/09/09
RE: S.909

Fighting S. 909, The Pedophile Protection Act. It's freedom of speech and freedom of religion that's at stake with S. 909 – The Pedophile Protection Act. It ...

Source: WND.com
06/08/09
Activists mystified as to why approval is taking so long

For several weeks, the Senate companion bill, S. 909, has been sitting in committee without action. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., told homosexual activists ...

Source: WorldNetDaily
06/08/09
RE: S.909

For several weeks, the Senate companion bill, S. 909, has been sitting in committee without action. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., told homosexual activists ...

Source: WorldNetDaily
06/08/09
RE: S.909

Fighting S. 909, The Pedophile Protection Act. It's freedom of speech and freedom of religion that's at stake with S. 909 – The Pedophile Protection Act. It ...

Source: WorldNetDaily
06/04/09
What The Heretical 2 Case Says About The Federal “Hate Crimes” Bill

... the "Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act" (LLEHCPA—HR 1913/S. 909) which, if passed, will degrade civil liberties in America to the level ...

Source: VDARE.com
06/04/09
HRF Urges Senate to Adopt Federal Hate Crime Law

I write to express Human Rights First's strong support of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act (S. 909). This important legislation will help to ...

Source: Common Dreams (press release)
06/03/09
Missing the Point on the Hate Crimes Bill

... some questions about the impact of the Hate Crimes Bill, currently pending in the Senate as S.909...but perhaps they ought to check their facts. ...

Source: Town Hall
06/02/09
My Take - No reason to fear hate crimes bill

By Bruce Eckert After reading Bob Ashby's column Monday concerning S. 909, the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, I was very alarmed. ...

Source: HollandSentinel.com
05/31/09
COLUMN - Why hate-crimes bill concerns conservatives

In the words of S.909, a hate crime is an offense that involves “actual or perceived … sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. ...

Source: HollandSentinel.com
05/29/09
Congress Should Repeal, Not Pass Hate Crimes Laws

The US Senate is preparing to vote any day on S. 909, a "hate crimes" bill that would grant special preferred government status to a select few citizens ...

Source: Post Chronicle
05/27/09
RE: S.909

The US Senate is preparing to vote any day on S. 909, a "hate crimes" bill that would grant special preferred government status to a select few citizens ...

Source: renewamerica.us
05/27/09
RE: S.909

The US Senate is preparing to vote any day on S. 909, a "hate crimes" bill that would grant special preferred government status to a select few citizens ...

Source: renewamerica.us
05/27/09
Congress should repeal, not pass, hate crimes laws

The US Senate is preparing to vote any day on S. 909, a "hate crimes" bill that would grant special preferred government status to a select few citizens ...

Source: renewamerica.us

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