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The Soldiers Amendment (Pub. L. 111–84, div. E §4712) is a part of the
Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act that created hate crimes protections for service members and their families up to five years after discharge. Senator
Jeff Sessions of Alabama introduced the amendment and gave it its name during floor debate in the Senate on July 9, 2009. At signing, The Soldiers Amendment appeared as Section 4712 the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 and became part of federal law at
18 U.S.C.
§ 1389. The
Federal Bureau of Investigation has not charged anyone under the law.
Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Senator Jeff Sessions introduced Amendment 1616 to the NDAA by saying, "This amendment would create a new Federal crime which puts members of the U.S. military on equal footing with other protected classes" [1] and named it The Soldiers Amendment. Following discussion, the amendment was agreed to unanimously by all 92 Senators present.
During Senate debate on the conference report on October 22, Senator Carl Levin remarked that The Soldiers Amendment would create “for the first time, a provision that makes it a Federal crime to attack a member of the U.S. Armed Forces on account of his or her military service--a hate crime that is of particular interest to the armed services." [2] The Soldiers Amendment was signed into law by President Barack Obama as part of the NDAA six days later.
Upon passage of the hate crimes bill, The Soldiers Amendment entered federal law as 18 U.S.C. §1389. [3] On November 1, 2010, the United States Sentencing Commission classified offenses under The Soldiers Amendment as a class C, D, or E felony with a maximum sentence of no "more than 10 years in the case of a battery, or an assault resulting in bodily injury." [4] The Department of Justice's Servicemember and Veterans Initiative website does not include any information about The Soldiers Amendment. [5] The Federal Bureau of Investigation has not enforced 18 U.S.C. §1389 in cases involving violent crimes targeting military families;
On November 13, 2019, the United States Commission on Civil Rights prepared a Briefing Report titled "In the Name of Hate: Examining the Federal Government’s Role in Responding to Hate Crimes. [13] Planned for the ten year anniversary of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, the Commission excluded Section 4712 of the Act, containing the Soldiers Amendment.
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The Soldiers Amendment (Pub. L. 111–84, div. E §4712) is a part of the
Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act that created hate crimes protections for service members and their families up to five years after discharge. Senator
Jeff Sessions of Alabama introduced the amendment and gave it its name during floor debate in the Senate on July 9, 2009. At signing, The Soldiers Amendment appeared as Section 4712 the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 and became part of federal law at
18 U.S.C.
§ 1389. The
Federal Bureau of Investigation has not charged anyone under the law.
Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Senator Jeff Sessions introduced Amendment 1616 to the NDAA by saying, "This amendment would create a new Federal crime which puts members of the U.S. military on equal footing with other protected classes" [1] and named it The Soldiers Amendment. Following discussion, the amendment was agreed to unanimously by all 92 Senators present.
During Senate debate on the conference report on October 22, Senator Carl Levin remarked that The Soldiers Amendment would create “for the first time, a provision that makes it a Federal crime to attack a member of the U.S. Armed Forces on account of his or her military service--a hate crime that is of particular interest to the armed services." [2] The Soldiers Amendment was signed into law by President Barack Obama as part of the NDAA six days later.
Upon passage of the hate crimes bill, The Soldiers Amendment entered federal law as 18 U.S.C. §1389. [3] On November 1, 2010, the United States Sentencing Commission classified offenses under The Soldiers Amendment as a class C, D, or E felony with a maximum sentence of no "more than 10 years in the case of a battery, or an assault resulting in bodily injury." [4] The Department of Justice's Servicemember and Veterans Initiative website does not include any information about The Soldiers Amendment. [5] The Federal Bureau of Investigation has not enforced 18 U.S.C. §1389 in cases involving violent crimes targeting military families;
On November 13, 2019, the United States Commission on Civil Rights prepared a Briefing Report titled "In the Name of Hate: Examining the Federal Government’s Role in Responding to Hate Crimes. [13] Planned for the ten year anniversary of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, the Commission excluded Section 4712 of the Act, containing the Soldiers Amendment.