Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2003
Official title: A bill to provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5653-5655)
Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to assist State, local, and Indian law enforcement officials with such extraordinary expenses. Directs the Office of Justice Programs to: (1) work closely with funded jurisdictions to ensure that the concerns and needs of all affected parties are addressed; and (2) award grants to State and local programs designed to combat hate crimes committed by juveniles.
Prohibits specified offenses involving actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.
Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to study and provide sentencing enhancements for adult recruitment of juveniles to commit hate crimes.
Amends the Hate Crimes Statistics Act to require the crime data to be collected and published by the Attorney General to include data about crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender.
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 966: Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-966/
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