Former President George W. Bush had threatened to veto a similar measure , but Obama brought a reversal of that policy to the White House . Law is attached to tens of billions of dollars defense authorization bill . It is named for Byrd and James Byrd Jr. , both killed in October 1998 . Shepard was gay , Matthew Shepard was American . Former President Bush had threatened to veto a similar measure .
Law is attached to tens of billions of dollars defense authorization bill . It is named for Byrd and James Byrd Jr. , both killed in October 1998 . Shepard was gay , Matthew Shepard was American . Former President Bush had threatened to veto a similar measure .