Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act
The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act is a landmark United States federal law, passed on October 22, 2009, and signed into law by President Barack Obama on October 28, 2009, as a rider to the National Defense... Wikipedia
Start date: October 22, 2009
Enacted by: the 111th United States Congress
Number of co-sponsors: 120
Other short titles: Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009
Titles amended: 18 U.S.C.: Crimes and Criminal Procedure
U.S.C. sections created: 18 U.S.C. ch. 13 § 249 et seq