,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cbbh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bh1  
#bjbj,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and   
,ms4 ,murkowski7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend section
 #bdi of title #ah1 ,united ,states     
,code1 relating to hate crimes1 to      
clarify the motive requirement4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,justice for ,victims of ,hate      
,crimes ,act4  #b4 ,motive requirement  
for hate crimes ,section #bdi7;c7 of    
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended--  7#a7 by redesignating        
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#e7 as         
paragraphs 7#b7 through 7#f71           
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
before paragraph 7#b71 as so            
redesignated1 the following3  7#a7 the  
term because of means that the actual or
 perceived protected characteristic of  
the victim was a substantial motivating 

factor in the offense2  4