Supporters of hate crime legislation are seeking congressional co-sponsors to reintroduce the bill. The bill is expected to be introduced later this year, and will be sponsored by Reps. John Conyers (D-Mich.) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.). It would expand federal hate crime law to protect sexual orientation, gender and disability.
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