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H.R.1913: Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
- This bill is primarily about crime and law enforcement
- Introduced April 2, 2009
- Latest Major Action April 30, 2009
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
120 (113 Democrats, 8 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Adopts the definition of "hate crime" as set forth in the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (i.e., a crime in which the defendant intentionally selects a victim, or in the case of a property crime, the property that is the object of the crime, because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, or sexual...
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Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 12.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-86.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 40.
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Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 372 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1913 with 1 hour and 20 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The resolution provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary, modified by the amendment printed in this report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
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Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Judiciary, H. Rept. 111-86, Part II.
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Rule H. Res. 372 passed House.
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Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 372.
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Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1913 with 1 hour and 20 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The resolution provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary, modified by the amendment printed in this report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour and twenty minutes of debate on H.R. 1913.
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The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
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Mr. Gohmert moved to recommit with instructions to Judiciary.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gohmert motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with amendments that expand the punishments outlined in the bill to include the death penalty. The amendments also seek to expand the applicability requirements to include age, status as a current or former member of the Armed Forces, or status as a law enforcement officer beyond what is currently contained in the bill.
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On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 185 - 241 (Roll no. 222).
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On passage Passed by recorded vote: 249 - 175 (Roll no. 223).
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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| April 2, 2009 |
Introduced in the House by John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) |