3.0.0 90 2023-01-13T04:50:53Z 2023-01-13T04:50:53Z Senate S SCONRES 2006-05-01 109 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-05-01T21:07:49Z Acknowledging African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade in all of the Americas with an emphasis on descendants in Latin America and the Caribbean, recognizing the injustices suffered by these African descendants, and recommending that the United States and the international community work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean. 109 60 HCONRES 2005-07-12 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1464-1465) Related bill CRS Acknowledging African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade in all of the Americas with an emphasis on descendants in Latin America and the Caribbean, recognizing the injustices suffered by these African descendants, and recommending that the United States and the international community work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean. 109 175 HCONRES 2006-11-17 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Related bill CRS 2006-05-01 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3805-3806) IntroReferral 2006-05-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3806) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-05-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN N International Affairs Access to health care Blacks Caribbean area Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorations Community development Congress Congressional tributes Developing countries Due process of law Economic assistance Economic development Economic research Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Equality before the law Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign trade promotion Government Operations and Politics Health Higher education Human rights International agencies Latin America Law Minority education Minority health Nongovernmental organizations Policy sciences Poverty Quality of care Racial discrimination Slavery Social Welfare Technical assistance Trade agreements Treaties World health International Affairs 00 2006-05-01 Introduced in Senate 2006-05-26T15:34:51Z

Urges the President to encourage the remembrance of the achievements of African descendants in the Americas and to resolve injustices suffered by them.

Encourages the United States and the international community to work to ensure that poverty is eradicated, universal education is achieved, quality healthcare is made available, environmental resources are provided, and equal access to justice and representation under law are granted in Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean, including by: (1) promoting research on identifying and eradicating racial disparities in economic, political, and social spheres; (2) promoting programs and the creation of an international working group that focus on Afro-descendant communities; (3) providing technical support and training to Afro-descendant advocacy groups; and (4) promoting bilateral and multilateral agreements that take into account the needs of Afro-descendant communities.]]>

A concurrent resolution acknowledging African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade in all of the Americas with an emphasis on descendants in Latin America and the Caribbean, recognizing the injustices suffered by these African descendants, and recommending that the United States and the international community work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean. Display Title A concurrent resolution acknowledging African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade in all of the Americas with an emphasis on descendants in Latin America and the Caribbean, recognizing the injustices suffered by these African descendants, and recommending that the United States and the international community work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean. Official Title as Introduced A concurrent resolution acknowledging African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade in all of the Americas with an emphasis on descendants in Latin America and the Caribbean, recognizing the injustices suffered by these African descendants, and recommending that the United States and the international community work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2006-05-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109sconres90is/xml/BILLS-109sconres90is.xml 2006-05-01 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3805-3806) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.