3.0.0 421 2023-01-11T13:23:45Z 2023-01-11T13:23:45Z House H HRES 2013-11-19 113 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee Referred to 2013-12-06T21:01:00Z Referred to 2013-11-19T15:01:10Z 2013-12-06 hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. Committee 2013-11-19 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2013-11-19 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1703-1704) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2013-11-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-11-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 N J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2013-12-12 False International Affairs Africa Census and government statistics Crime victims Cultural exchanges and relations Department of State Europe Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Government trust funds Hate crimes Human rights International organizations and cooperation Racial and ethnic relations Rule of law and government transparency International Affairs 00 2013-11-19 Introduced in House 2013-11-21T18:08:19Z Encourages the United States and the international community to recognize the contributions of Black Europeans.

Calls upon European parliamentarians to promote racial equality and combat racial discrimination through efforts such as introducing legislation, speaking out in their parliaments against racism, and working with Black European and other minority communities to develop relevant policies.

Urges the Secretary of State to: (1) increase support for the Experts Working Group on People of African Descent, and (C) appoint a Senior Advisor on Afro-descent peoples at the Department of State.

Supports the adoption of a "Joint Action Plan on Racial and Ethnic Equality and Inclusion" between the European Union (EU) and the United States and implementation of the Resolution on Strengthening Efforts to Combat Racism and Xenophobia and Foster Inclusion.

]]> Recognizing people of African Descent and Black Europeans. Display Title Recognizing people of African Descent and Black Europeans. Official Title as Introduced Recognizing people of African Descent and Black Europeans. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2013-11-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hres421ih/xml/BILLS-113hres421ih.xml 2013-12-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. 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.