Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009

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Status: House Passed

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

Sponsor: Rep. John Conyers Jr. [D, MI-13]Committees: House Judiciary, Senate Judiciary

Article summary (how summaries work)
The bill was introduced to provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes^[1]

Key votes

House Record Vote (223)

April 24, 2008

On Passage: H R 2830 Coast Guard Authorization for 2008
On Passage

Percentage of 'Aye' votes: 91% - Passed

Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%)

395

Ayes

7

Nays

Same for all scorecards:

Name of bill: Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009
Chamber: U.S. House of Representatives
Roll call number: 223
Congress number: 111th
Session number: 1
Vote link: U.S. House of Representatives record vote 223, 111th Congress, Session 1

Scored vote
Scorecard: American Civil Liberties Union 2008 House Scorecard	Org. position: Aye
Description: "On April 29, 2009, the House passed the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 (H.R. 1913) by a vote of 249 to 175. The ACLU supported this legislation because it would expand the federal criminal civil rights statute to punish violent acts committed against a person because of his or her sexual orientation, gender identity, gender or disability. It also included important First Amendment free speech and association protections by prohibiting the use of evidence of a person's speech or membership to prove the crime unless the evidence was specifically related to the violent offense. These would be the strongest protections against the misuse of a person's exercise of free speech rights that Congress has ever enacted as part of the federal criminal code." (Original scorecard available at: http://action.aclu.org/site/VoteCenter?page=voteList)