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<title>S. 1765, The Hate Crimes Against the Homeless Statistics Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_1765.html</link>
<description> S. 1765 would amend the Hate Crime Statistics Act to include crimes against the homeless....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200520211.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200520211.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3419, The Hate Crimes Against the Homeless Statistics Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_3419.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3419 would amend the Hate Crime Statistics Act to include crimes against the homeless....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200519387.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200519387.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2677, The Military Personnel Protection Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2677.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2677 would amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for hate crimes against members of the Armed Forces....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200517954.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200517954.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2684, The National Hate Crimes Hotline Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_2684.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2684 would establish grant programs to provide for the establishment of a national hate crime hotline and a hate crime information and assistance website, to provide training and education to local law enforcement to prevent hate crimes, and to provide assistance to victims of hate crimes....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200517961.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200517961.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 909, The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_SN_909.html</link>
<description> S. 909 would provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200516952.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200516952.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1913, The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $0.09</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1913.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1913 would provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200516487.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200516487.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 808, The Department of Peace Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_808.html</link>
<description> H.R. 808 would establish a Department of Peace....
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 823, The Hate Crime Statistics Improvement Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_823.html</link>
<description> H.R. 823 would amend the Hate Crime Statistics Act to require the Attorney General to acquire data about crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200514592.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200514592.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 262, The David Ray Ritcheson Hate Crime Prevention Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_262.html</link>
<description> H.R. 262 would prevent hate crimes, and it would provide support services for victims of hate crimes....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200513643.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200513643.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 256, The David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_256.html</link>
<description> H.R. 256 would enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200513637.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200513637.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 70, The Noose Hate Crime Act of 2009</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_70.html</link>
<description> H.R. 70 would amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for displaying nooses in public with intent to harass or intimidate a person because of that person's race, color, religion, or national origin....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200513285.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200513285.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 5152, The Former Soviet Union Minority Relief Act of 2008</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5152.html</link>
<description> H.R. 5152 would authorize assistance for ethnic and religious minorities in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200509600.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200509600.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2217, The Hate Crimes Against the Homeless Enforcement</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2217.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2217 would amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to include homeless status in the definition of &quot;hate crime&quot; for the purposes of Federal sentencing provisions....
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2216, The Hate Crimes Against the Homeless Statistics Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2216.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2216 would amend the Hate Crime Statistics Act to include crimes against the homeless....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200505196.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200505196.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1592, The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.20</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1592.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1592 would provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200504092.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200504092.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2030, The 1901 Missouri African American Expulsion Commission Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2030.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2030 would establish a commission to investigate the expulsion of African-American residents of the Missouri cities of Aurora, Monett, Newburg, Pierce City, Cassville, and Webb City from their homes that occurred between August 1894 and August 1901, and make recommendations regarding the feasibility and appropriateness of providing reparations to such residents....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200504864.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200504864.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>S. 1105, The Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_1105.html</link>
<description> S. 1105 would provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200504571.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200504571.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 1164, The Hate Crime Statistics Improvement Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1164.html</link>
<description> H.R. 1164 would amend the Hate Crime Statistics Act to require the Attorney General to acquire data about crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200503353.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200503353.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 808, The Department of Peace and Nonviolence Act</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_808.html</link>
<description> H.R. 808 would establish a Department of Peace and Nonviolence....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200502796.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200502796.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 254, The David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_254.html</link>
<description> H.R. 254 would enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200501667.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200501667.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 3132, The Children's Safety Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $4.89</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_HR_3132.html</link>
<description> H.R. 3132 would place additional requirements on states, Indian tribes, and U.S. territories to establish or maintain registration programs for persons convicted of sex offenses. The bill would authorize the appropriation of such sums as necessary for fiscal years 2006 through 2008 for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make grants to cover the costs of meeting these new requirements and the costs of meeting existing federal requirements for sex offender registration programs. (Most states have ...
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500221.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500221.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>H.R. 2601, The Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $232.12</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/109_HR_2601.html</link>
<description> H.R. 2601 would specifically authorize appropriations in 2006 and in 2007 for the Department of State, international broadcasting activities, international assistance programs, and related agencies....
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					&lt;li&gt;Vote on This Bill: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/yea/200500152.html&quot;&gt;For&lt;/a&gt; | &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/vote/nay/200500152.html&quot;&gt;Against&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2005 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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