NEW YORK, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Jewish Committee applauded President Barack Obama's signing into law of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The Act was passed by the Senate last week.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Eagle Forum, a leading conservative public policy advocacy organization founded by Phyllis Schlafly, commends the 131 Republican Members of Congress who today opposed final passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (FY 2010, H.R.

WASHINGTON, April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA) issues the following statement upon approval today by the House of Representatives for the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009, also known as the Matthew Shepard Act, and on a recommendation by the U.S.

Organization Urges the Senate to Approve 'Critically Important' Legislation WASHINGTON, April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) applauded today's vote, in the House of Representatives, approving The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which would add sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and disability status to the federal hate crimes statute.

The House of Representatives Thursday approved legislation to extend hate crime protection to those who are victimized because of their sexuality.