,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #egaa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ad1 #bjad 
,mr4 ,brady of ,pennsylvania 7for       
himself1 ,ms4 ,schwartz1 ,mr4 ,meehan1  
and ,mr4 ,fattah7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to extend the coverage of
 the ,federal prohibition against hate  
crimes in order to provide greater      
protections to persons who are gay1     
lesbian1 bisexual1 or transgender4  #a4 
,extension of coverage of section #bdi  
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code     
,section #bdi7;a77#b7 of title #ah1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking  
in subparagraph 7b7 or2 and  7#b7 by    
striking subparagraph 7,b74