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Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007

Key Votes:
HR 1592

Issues: Crime Issues, Legal Issues, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Social Issues, Women's Issues
Date: 05/03/2007
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John Jr. (D-MI)

Roll no. 299

Bill Passed
(House)
How members voted
(237 - 180)

Representative Whitfield voted NO

Read statements Representative Whitfield made in this general time period.

Project Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends the federal definition of a hate crime to include gender identity and sexual orientation.

Official Title of Legislation:

To provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes.

Highlights:

-Allows the Attorney General to provide assistance for the criminal investigation of crimes that are considered a felony and are motivated by prejudice based on the perceived or actual race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability of the victim (Sec. 3).

-Requires that anyone who commits a crime due to actual or perceived religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability can be sentenced to no more than 10 years, unless kidnapping, attempted kidnapping, aggravated sexual abuse, attempted aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill is involved (Sec. 6).

Link to Legislation: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:hr1592:

House Passage: 05/03/2007 : Bill Passed 237 - 180 (Roll no. 299)

Senate Referred to Committee: 05/07/2007 : Bill Sent To Committee Judiciary

Sponsor:

Rep. Conyers, John Jr. (D-MI)

Cosponsors:

Rep. Abercrombie, Neil (D-HI)
Rep. Ackerman, Gary (D-NY)
Rep. Allen, Thomas (D-ME) (out of office)
Rep. Andrews, Robert (D-NJ)
Rep. Arcuri, Michael (D-NY)
Rep. Baca, Joe (D-CA)
Rep. Baird, Brian (D-WA)
Rep. Baldwin, Tammy (D-WI)
Rep. Bean, Melissa (D-IL)
Rep. Becerra, Xavier (D-CA)
Rep. Berkley, Shelley (D-NV)
Rep. Berman, Howard (D-CA)
Rep. Biggert, Judy (R-IL)
Rep. Bishop, Sanford Jr. (D-GA)
Rep. Bishop, Timothy (D-NY)
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl (D-OR)
Rep. Bono Mack, Mary (R-CA)
Rep. Bordallo, Madeleine (D-GU)
Rep. Boswell, Leonard (D-IA)
Rep. Brady, Robert (D-PA)
Rep. Braley, Bruce (D-IA)
Rep. Brown, Corrine (D-FL)
Rep. Capps, Lois (D-CA)
Rep. Capuano, Michael (D-MA)
Rep. Carnahan, John (D-MO)
Rep. Carson, Julia (D-IN) (out of office)
Rep. Castle, Michael (R-DE)
Rep. Castor, Kathy (D-FL)
Rep. Clarke, Yvette (D-NY)
Rep. Clay, William Jr. (D-MO)
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel II (D-MO)
Rep. Cohen, Stephen (D-TN)
Rep. Costa, Jim (D-CA)
Rep. Courtney, Joseph (D-CT)
Rep. Crowley, Joseph (D-NY)
Rep. Cummings, Elijah (D-MD)
Rep. Davis, Artur (D-AL)
Rep. Davis, Danny (D-IL)
Rep. Davis, Susan (D-CA)
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa (D-CT)
Rep. Delahunt, William (D-MA)
Rep. Dingell, John (D-MI)
Rep. Doyle, Michael Jr. (D-PA)
Rep. Ellison, Keith (D-MN)
Rep. Emanuel, Rahm (D-IL) (out of office)
Rep. Engel, Eliot (D-NY)
Rep. Eshoo, Anna (D-CA)
Rep. Farr, Sam (D-CA)
Rep. Fattah, Chaka Sr. (D-PA)
Rep. Filner, Bob (D-CA)
Rep. Frank, Barney (D-MA)
Rep. Gerlach, Jim (R-PA)
Rep. Giffords, Gabrielle (D-AZ)
Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne (R-MD) (out of office)
Rep. Gonzalez, Charles (D-TX)
Rep. Green, Al (D-TX)
Rep. Green, Raymond (D-TX)

Rep. Grijalva, Raúl (D-AZ)
Rep. Gutierrez, Luis (D-IL)
Rep. Harman, Jane (D-CA) (out of office)
Rep. Hastings, Alcee Sr. (D-FL)
Rep. Higgins, Brian (D-NY)
Rep. Hinchey, Maurice (D-NY)
Rep. Hirono, Mazie (D-HI)
Rep. Hodes, Paul (D-NH)
Rep. Holt, Rush Jr. (D-NJ)
Rep. Honda, Michael (D-CA)
Rep. Hooley, Darlene (D-OR) (out of office)
Rep. Inslee, Jay (D-WA)
Rep. Israel, Steve (D-NY)
Rep. Jackson, Jesse Jr. (D-IL)
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila (D-TX)
Rep. Johnson, Eddie (D-TX)
Rep. Johnson, Henry Jr. (D-GA)
Rep. Jones, Stephanie (D-OH) (out of office)
Rep. Kagen, Steven (D-WI)
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy (D-OH)
Rep. Kennedy, Patrick (D-RI)
Rep. Kildee, Dale (D-MI)
Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn (D-MI)
Rep. Kind, Ronald (D-WI)
Rep. Kirk, Mark (R-IL)
Rep. Klein, Ron (D-FL)
Rep. Kucinich, Dennis (D-OH)
Rep. Kuhl, John Jr. (R-NY) (out of office)
Rep. Langevin, James (D-RI)
Rep. Lantos, Tom (D-CA) (out of office)
Rep. Larsen, Rick (D-WA)
Rep. Larson, John (D-CT)
Rep. Lee, Barbara (D-CA)
Rep. Levin, Sander (D-MI)
Rep. Lewis, John (D-GA)
Rep. Loebsack, Dave (D-IA)
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe (D-CA)
Rep. Lowey, Nita (D-NY)
Rep. Lynch, Stephen (D-MA)
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn (D-NY)
Rep. Markey, Edward (D-MA)
Rep. Matheson, Jim (D-UT)
Rep. Matsui, Doris (D-CA)
Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn (D-NY)
Rep. McCollum, Betty (D-MN)
Rep. McDermott, James (D-WA)
Rep. McGovern, James (D-MA)
Rep. McNulty, Michael (D-NY) (out of office)
Rep. Meehan, Martin (D-MA) (out of office)
Rep. Meeks, Gregory (D-NY)
Rep. Michaud, Michael (D-ME)
Rep. Miller, George (D-CA)
Rep. Miller, Ralph (D-NC)
Rep. Moore, Dennis (D-KS)
Rep. Moore, Gwendolynne (D-WI)
Rep. Moran, James Jr. (D-VA)
Rep. Murphy, Christopher (D-CT)

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