CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON REINTRODUCED THE HATE CRIMES AGAINST HOMELESS STATISTIC ACT OF 2011

Washington, DC – (Thursday, December 1) – Yesterday, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson reintroduced the Hate Crimes Against the Homeless Statistics Act in the House of Representatives. This act would include homeless people in hate crime statistics collected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

“A hate crime is one of the most despicable and prejudicial acts done onto another human being by a human being and surprisingly these acts affect homeless people in great proportions. It is imperative that we give this issue the serious attention that it deserves by including homeless people in hate crime statistics,” said Congresswoman Johnson.

“The true purpose of this act is to create the most reliable and accurate data on hate crimes,” said Congresswoman Johnson.

Congresswoman Johnson introduced a similar bill in 2009 and there were thirteen Members of Congress that sponsored the bill.  

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U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure and a senior member of the Science Committee. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which, includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Oak Lawn, Turtle Creek,Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, & South Oak Cliff; all of Balch Springs, DeSoto, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Ferris, Glenn Heights and Ovilla.