President Barack Obama is expected to sign into law the Matthew Shepard & James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act on Wednesday, sources from the White House have confirmed to Advocate.com.The legislation would expand the current federal hate-crimes law to include victims who were targeted because of sexual orientation or gender identity. It is attached to the 2010 Department of Defense Authorization bill. The House approved the stand-alone hate-crimes legislation in July, and then re-approved the amended version of the bill on October 8. The Senate passed the legislation on Thursday.
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