101st Congress > Senate > Vote 323

Date: February 08, 1990

Result: 96-0 (Amendment Agreed to)

Clerk session vote number: 11

Vote Subject Matter: Civil Liberties / Domestic Social Policy

Sponsor: SIMON, Paul Martin (D-IL)

Bill number: S419

Question: On the Amendment

Description: To prohibit the use of funds to promote or encourage homosexuality.

Bill summary: Hate Crime Statistics Act - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) acquire data, for 1990 through 1994, about crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on race, religion, sexual orientation, or ethnicity, including murder, non-negligent manslaughter, rape, assault, arson, and vandalism; and (2) establish guidelines for the collection of such data, including the necessary evidence and criteria for a finding of manifest prejudice. States that nothing in this Act creates a right for an individual to bring an action based on discrimination due to sexual orientation. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated under this Act to promote or encourage homosexuality.

Bill titles: A bill to provide for the collection of data about crimes motivated by race, religion, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.

Original source documents: Digest of the Congressional Record vol. 136, p. 1083;

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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