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Addressing Hate Crimes
June 15, 2009 —Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and civil rights leaders held a press conference today to discuss the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The new legislation expands federal hate crimes law and provides grants to local law enforcement officials. The bill is named for a young man fatally beaten in 1998 because of his sexual orientation. "Hate crimes embody a unique brand of evil," Reid said. "A violent act may physically hurt just a single victim and cause grief for loved ones. But hate crimes do more. They distress entire communities, entire groups of people, and our entire country." Reid will hold a vote on the legislation before the Senate's August recess.
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The Senate will convene at 2:00 p.m. and proceed to a period of morning business until 3:00 p.m. with Senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.3590, with Senator Reid, or designee, permitted to offer the first amendment to the Reid substitute; further, that Senator McConnell, or designee, be permitted to offer the next amendment to the substitute with no other amendments in order during Monday's session. There will be no roll call votes during Monday's session.
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