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gptkb:United_States_federal_law
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gptkb:Matthew_Shepard_and_James_Byrd,_Jr._Hate_Crimes_Prevention_Act
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gptkbp:amendedBy
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gptkb:Hate_Crimes_Statistics_Act
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Congress
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Shepard-Byrd Act
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Matthew_Shepard
gptkb:James_Byrd,_Jr.
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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some religious and conservative groups
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:National_Defense_Authorization_Act_for_Fiscal_Year_2010
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gptkbp:providesFor
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federal prosecution of hate crimes
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gptkbp:purpose
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expands federal hate crime law to include crimes motivated by a victim's actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability
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gptkbp:removes
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requirement that victim be engaged in a federally protected activity
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gptkbp:signedBy
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gptkb:Barack_Obama
October 28, 2009
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gptkbp:supportedBy
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LGBTQ advocacy groups
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gptkb:Matthew_Shepard_and_James_Byrd,_Jr._Hate_Crimes_Prevention_Act
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