II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 662 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 15, 2017 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Sanders , Mr. Markey , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Kaine , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Wyden , and Ms. Hirono ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide incentives for hate crime reporting, grants for State-run hate crime hotlines, a Federal private right of action for victims of hate crimes, and additional penalties for individuals convicted under the Matthew Shephard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.