To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend the coverage of the Federal prohibition against hate crimes in order to provide greater protections to persons who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender.

Bill: 113-hr-5711
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]
Introduced: 2014-11-14
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing

Hate crimes

Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Latest action: action_date: 2014-12-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-11-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends the federal criminal code to remove the requirement that a hate crime involve conduct in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5711 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 14, 2014 Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania (for himself, Ms. Schwartz , Mr. Meehan , and Mr. Fattah ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend the coverage of the Federal prohibition against hate crimes in order to provide greater protections to persons who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender.

1. Extension of coverage of section 249 of title 18, United States Code Section 249(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking in subparagraph (b) or ; and (2) by striking subparagraph (B).