U.S. lawmakers reintroduced a bill that would expand federal hate crime legislation in the United States. The Hate Crime Prevention Act of 2005, introduced Thursday, would allow federal authorities to investigate and prosecute more violent bias crimes, including those based on a victim’s race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or disability.
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