OR SJM1

Urges Congress to conduct public hearings on anti-military bias and improve enforcement of hate-crime protections for military families under 18 U.S.C. 1389 (the Soldiers Amendment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009)

Cites the July 4, 2010 burning of American Legion Post 10 in Albany, Oregon as a likely hate or bias crime that was not prosecuted under federal hate crime statutes

Alleges the U.S. Department of Justice has failed to charge domestic terrorists under 18 U.S.C. 1389 and has not responded to Congressional inquiries, including one from Senator Ron Wyden sent on October 4, 2024

States Oregon law enforcement agencies cannot fulfill their statutory obligations without federal guidance on enforcing military family hate-crime protections

Directs copies of the memorial be sent to the President, Senate Majority Leader, Speaker of the House, and Oregon's Congressional delegation