Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act

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The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act is a U.S. federal law that expands hate crime protections to include crimes motivated by a victim’s actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability and strengthens federal enforcement of such offenses.

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instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
hate crime law ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Matthew Shepard Act ⓘ
Shepard–Byrd Hate Crimes Prevention Act ⓘ
amends 18 U.S.C. § 249 ⓘ
appliesTo attempts to cause bodily injury using a dangerous weapon ⓘ
violent crimes causing bodily injury ⓘ
authorizes federal investigation of certain hate crimes ⓘ
federal prosecution of certain hate crimes ⓘ
category civil rights legislation ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
covers crimes motivated by actual characteristics of the victim ⓘ
crimes motivated by perceived characteristics of the victim ⓘ
dateSigned 2009-10-28 ⓘ
effectiveDate 2009-10-28 ⓘ
enactedBy 111th United States Congress ⓘ
extendsProtectionTo victims targeted because of color ⓘ
victims targeted because of disability ⓘ
victims targeted because of gender ⓘ
victims targeted because of gender identity ⓘ
victims targeted because of national origin ⓘ
victims targeted because of race ⓘ
victims targeted because of religion ⓘ
victims targeted because of sexual orientation ⓘ
includes penalty enhancements for hate crime offenses ⓘ
introducedIn United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
jurisdiction federal and, in some cases, concurrent with state authorities ⓘ
legalBasis Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Commerce Clause
namedAfter James Byrd Jr. ⓘ
Matthew Shepard ⓘ
partOf National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 ⓘ
prohibits willfully causing bodily injury because of a protected characteristic ⓘ
provides federal assistance in the investigation and prosecution of hate crimes ⓘ
federal grants to state and local law enforcement for hate crime investigations ⓘ
purpose to expand federal hate crime protections ⓘ
relatedTo 18 U.S.C. § 245 ⓘ
Civil Rights Act of 1968 ⓘ
removesRequirement that the victim be engaged in a federally protected activity ⓘ
scope applies to conduct affecting interstate or foreign commerce ⓘ
shortName Shepard–Byrd Act ⓘ
signedBy Barack Obama ⓘ
strengthens federal enforcement of hate crime laws ⓘ
subjectMatter bias-motivated violence ⓘ
titleOfPublicLaw Public Law 111-84, Division E ⓘ
yearIntroduced 2009 ⓘ

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