Barney Frank statement on hate crimes bill
Filed by: Bil Browning
April 10, 2009 3:30 PM
http://www.bilerico.com/2009/04/barney_frank_statement_on_hate_crimes_bi.php (http://www.bilerico.com/2009/04/barney_frank_statement_on_hate_crimes_bi.php)
Representative Barney Frank's office sent out a statement the other day on the recently reintroduced hate crimes bill. It's after the jump for your reading pleasure and discussion. Personally, I find it interesting from an editor's point of view that the word "transgender" got capitalized while "gay," "lesbian," and "bisexual" didn't.
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Frank Hails Planned Committee vote on Hate Crimes Bill
Congressman Barney Frank today announced that legislation to assist state and local law enforcement with investigation and prosecution of hate crimes is moving forward in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Congressman Frank is an original co-sponsor of the bill, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Act of 2009 (H.R. 1913), which will be considered by the House Judiciary Committee during the week of April 20th. It is expected that the bill will be passed by the committee and will come to a vote on the House floor this spring.