http://www.365gay.com/news/house-votes-on-hate-crimes-bill/
The US House is scheduled to vote today on legislation to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of categories covered under federal hate crime law.
A parallel bill was introduced in the Senate on Tuesday.
Gay rights groups have been fighting to have the legislation passed for over a decade.
UPDATE: The House Judiciary Committee passed a new version of the bill (HR 1913) by a vote of 15–12. On April 29, 2009, the full House of Representatives voted 249-175 to pass the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009.
