Bill Title: Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 42-2-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-28 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. [SB909 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Senator Benjamin Nelson [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NE	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
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