Senate files hate crimes bill for potential vote today'Matthew Shepard Act' considered as amendmentWASHINGTON Jul 11, 3:26 PM
According to a press release from the Human Rights Campaign, today Sens. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) filed the Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act as an amendment for consideration to the Department of Defense reauthorization that is currently being debated before the U.S. Senate.
The commonly known hate crimes bill could receive a Senate vote as early as this evening.
The House passed an almost identical version of the bill on May 3 with a vote of 237 to 180.
President Bush has said that he will veto the legislation if it is passed by the Senate.
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