Public Law 111-84, Division E

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Public Law 111-84, Division E is the section of a 2009 U.S. defense authorization law that expanded federal hate crime protections to include crimes motivated by a victim’s actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.

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instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
hate crime law ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act ⓘ
amends 18 U.S.C. § 245 ⓘ
18 U.S.C. § 247 ⓘ
18 U.S.C. § 249 ⓘ
appliesTo crimes affecting interstate or foreign commerce ⓘ
authorizes federal investigation of certain hate crimes ⓘ
federal prosecution of certain hate crimes ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 18 of the United States Code ⓘ
contains findings on hate crime prevalence ⓘ
rules of construction regarding First Amendment protections ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
coversCrimesMotivatedBy actual disability ⓘ
actual gender ⓘ
actual gender identity ⓘ
actual sexual orientation ⓘ
perceived disability ⓘ
perceived gender ⓘ
perceived gender identity ⓘ
perceived sexual orientation ⓘ
dateSigned 2009-10-28 ⓘ
enactedBy 111th United States Congress ⓘ
expandsProtectionTo disability ⓘ
gender ⓘ
gender identity ⓘ
sexual orientation ⓘ
hasShortTitle Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
legislativeType division of omnibus statute ⓘ
namedAfter James Byrd Jr. ⓘ
Matthew Shepard ⓘ
partOf National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 ⓘ
Public Law 111-84 ⓘ
provides federal assistance for hate crime prosecutions ⓘ
federal grants to state and local law enforcement for hate crime investigations ⓘ
purpose to expand federal hate crime protections ⓘ
to strengthen federal response to bias-motivated violence ⓘ
removesRequirement that victim be engaged in a federally protected activity ⓘ
signedBy Barack Obama ⓘ
sponsorChamber United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
subject civil rights enforcement ⓘ
hate crimes ⓘ
violent crime ⓘ
yearEnacted 2009 ⓘ

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