Yolanda_Voils
05-07-2011, 03:13 PM
Thanks to Kelly DeWinter for info leading to this data.
This road has been long and hard. Many have fought for the inclusion of gender identity into the original "Hate Crime Bill'
I only hope a few read this long and tedious post as it was difficult to glean all this info into a space this small.
Thx
Yolanda
The 1964 Federal Civil Rights Law, 18 U.S.C. § 245
& The 1969 federal hate-crime law (18 U.S.C. § 245(b)(2)
Were modified to include: the Matthew Shepard Act
On October 28, 2009
President Obama, signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (H.R. 2647).
The measure expands the 1969 United States federal hate-crime law to include crimes motivated by a victim's actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability
The bill also:
removes the prerequisite that the victim be engaging in a federally-protected activity, like voting or going to school;
gives federal authorities greater ability to engage in hate crimes investigations that local authorities choose not to pursue;
provides $5 million per year in funding for fiscal years 2010 through 2012 to help state and local agencies pay for investigating and prosecuting hate crimes;
requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to track statistics on hate crimes based on gender and gender identity (statistics for the other groups were already tracked).
The Act is the first federal law to extend legal protections to transgender persons.
Department of Justice / FBI Hate Crimes Statistics Bias Motive
Sexual Orientation Hate Crime Statistics
1995- 1996- 1997- 1998- 1999- 2000- 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 2008-
1,347 1,281 1,401 1,488 1,558 1,558 1,664 1,513 1,479 1,482 1,213 1,472 1,512 1,706
The recent History of Bills introduced that included “Hate Crimes based on gender identity”
Bills introduced:
1. April 3, 2001 H.R. 1343 1st introduced to the 107 Congress's House of Representatives on
by John Conyers
Died in the House Subcommittee on Crime
2. March 27, 2001 S. 625 by Ted Kennedy the 107 Congress's House of Representatives ,
Failed closure motion 54-43
3. April 22, 2004 H.R. 4204 by Rep. John Conyers the 108th congress on
Died in the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
4. June 14, 2004 S.Amdt. 3183 to S. 2400 by Sen. Gordon H. Smith (R-OR) ,
it passed U.S. Senate by 65-33,[25]
the amendment was later removed by conference committee.
5. May 26, 2005 H.R. 2662 by Rep .John Conyers the 109th congress on
Died in the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security!
6. May 26, 2005 S. 1145 by Ted Kennedy the 109th congress on,
Died in the Senate Judiciary Committee
7. March 30, 2007 H.R. 1592 by John Conyers, the 110th congress
Passed the House (237-180) Died in the Senate Judiciary Committee
.
8. July 11, 2007, Kennedy attempted to introduce the bill again (H.R. 1585)
The bill passed the Senate on September 27, 2007,
Pres Bush indicated he might veto the DoD bill if the hate crimes legislation
were attached,
The amendment was dropped [Gee, I wonder why]
9. As originally passed, the House version of the defense bill did not include the hate crimes legislation
10. October 7, 2009, the Conference committee published the final version of the bill, which included the hate crimes amendment
11. October 8, 2009, the House passed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act as part of the conference report on Defense Authorization for fiscal year 2010.
The vote was 281-146, with support from 237 Democrats and 44 Republicans
Finally->>
12. October 28, 2009 The bill was signed into law by President Barack Obama.
The Matthew Shepard Act was adopted as an amendment to S. 1390
(the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010)
which included the hate crimes amendment
This road has been long and hard. Many have fought for the inclusion of gender identity into the original "Hate Crime Bill'
I only hope a few read this long and tedious post as it was difficult to glean all this info into a space this small.
Thx
Yolanda
The 1964 Federal Civil Rights Law, 18 U.S.C. § 245
& The 1969 federal hate-crime law (18 U.S.C. § 245(b)(2)
Were modified to include: the Matthew Shepard Act
On October 28, 2009
President Obama, signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (H.R. 2647).
The measure expands the 1969 United States federal hate-crime law to include crimes motivated by a victim's actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability
The bill also:
removes the prerequisite that the victim be engaging in a federally-protected activity, like voting or going to school;
gives federal authorities greater ability to engage in hate crimes investigations that local authorities choose not to pursue;
provides $5 million per year in funding for fiscal years 2010 through 2012 to help state and local agencies pay for investigating and prosecuting hate crimes;
requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to track statistics on hate crimes based on gender and gender identity (statistics for the other groups were already tracked).
The Act is the first federal law to extend legal protections to transgender persons.
Department of Justice / FBI Hate Crimes Statistics Bias Motive
Sexual Orientation Hate Crime Statistics
1995- 1996- 1997- 1998- 1999- 2000- 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 2008-
1,347 1,281 1,401 1,488 1,558 1,558 1,664 1,513 1,479 1,482 1,213 1,472 1,512 1,706
The recent History of Bills introduced that included “Hate Crimes based on gender identity”
Bills introduced:
1. April 3, 2001 H.R. 1343 1st introduced to the 107 Congress's House of Representatives on
by John Conyers
Died in the House Subcommittee on Crime
2. March 27, 2001 S. 625 by Ted Kennedy the 107 Congress's House of Representatives ,
Failed closure motion 54-43
3. April 22, 2004 H.R. 4204 by Rep. John Conyers the 108th congress on
Died in the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security
4. June 14, 2004 S.Amdt. 3183 to S. 2400 by Sen. Gordon H. Smith (R-OR) ,
it passed U.S. Senate by 65-33,[25]
the amendment was later removed by conference committee.
5. May 26, 2005 H.R. 2662 by Rep .John Conyers the 109th congress on
Died in the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security!
6. May 26, 2005 S. 1145 by Ted Kennedy the 109th congress on,
Died in the Senate Judiciary Committee
7. March 30, 2007 H.R. 1592 by John Conyers, the 110th congress
Passed the House (237-180) Died in the Senate Judiciary Committee
.
8. July 11, 2007, Kennedy attempted to introduce the bill again (H.R. 1585)
The bill passed the Senate on September 27, 2007,
Pres Bush indicated he might veto the DoD bill if the hate crimes legislation
were attached,
The amendment was dropped [Gee, I wonder why]
9. As originally passed, the House version of the defense bill did not include the hate crimes legislation
10. October 7, 2009, the Conference committee published the final version of the bill, which included the hate crimes amendment
11. October 8, 2009, the House passed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act as part of the conference report on Defense Authorization for fiscal year 2010.
The vote was 281-146, with support from 237 Democrats and 44 Republicans
Finally->>
12. October 28, 2009 The bill was signed into law by President Barack Obama.
The Matthew Shepard Act was adopted as an amendment to S. 1390
(the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010)
which included the hate crimes amendment