Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., wants NTIA to update...

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., wants NTIA to update a 1993 report on the role of telecom in hate crimes. He introduced the Hate Crimes Reporting Act of 2014, HR-3878, Wednesday with 11 Democratic co-sponsors. In a news release (http://1.usa.gov/1mbUHZp), Jeffries’ office said the bill has the backing of 45 advocacy groups, including the NAACP and the National Organization for Women. The bill tells NTIA to look at the role both telecom and the Internet play in hate crimes and then to submit recommendations on how to address those crimes while respecting the First Amendment. The National Hispanic Media Coalition lauded the bill in a news release (http://bit.ly/1asN0sW).