Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (2009)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Matthew_Shepard_and_James_Byrd_Jr._Hate_Crimes_Prevention_Act_(2009)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Shepard-Byrd_Act
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:1969_United_States_federal_hate-crime_law
gptkbp:category LGBT rights law
Civil rights law in the United States
Hate crime law
gptkbp:codifiedIn gptkb:18_U.S.C._§_249
gptkbp:dateEnacted October 28, 2009
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:111th_United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (2009)
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:James_Byrd_Jr.
gptkb:Matthew_Shepard
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:National_Defense_Authorization_Act_for_Fiscal_Year_2010
gptkbp:prohibits hate crimes motivated by race, color, religion, or national origin
hate crimes motivated by victim's actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability
gptkbp:provides federal assistance in investigation and prosecution of hate crimes
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Edward_Kennedy
gptkb:John_Conyers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:LGBT_rights_movement_in_the_United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6