Senate Hate Crimes Bill vote this week -- it's attached to tourism bill

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Senate Hate Crimes Bill vote this week -- it's attached to tourism bill
by: Pam Spaulding
Mon Jun 15, 2009 at 12:15:00 PM EDT

http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/11464/senate-hate-crimes-bill-vote-this-week-its-attached-to-tourism-bill

Last week I reported on the Blend that there was zero chance of a federal hate crimes bill passing in the Senate as standalone legislation. The bill, considered the least controversial of all of the pro-LGBT legislation (otherwise it wouldn't be in the queue first) would add sexual orientation and gender identity to existing hate crimes laws.

Today it was announced that the bill has been tacked onto a tourism bill, according to "an unnamed source" (why can't people own the most basic information?). (WashBlade):