The Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009
Call Your Senator at 202-224-3121
You will be directed to an operator at the Capitol switchboard. Ask to be connected to your U.S. Senator's office. A legislative assistant will answer the phone.
Ask the Senate staffer if your Senator plans on voting for the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, which may come up for a vote as early as Wednesday.
- If you don't know the name of your Senator, here's a helpful list, which also includes the direct number to their office.
- The Leadership Conference for Civil Rights has excellent resources with a backgrounder and talking points you can use to urge your Senator to vote for the Hate Crimes Bill, also known as LLEHCPA (Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act).
- For more information regarding the Luis Ramirez case, click here.
- You can also view this YouTube video by Judy Shepard, the mother of Matthew Shepard, a hate crime victim whose name appears on the Senate version of the bill.