[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 53 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. CON. RES. 53

   Condemning all prejudice against individuals of Asian and Pacific 
Island ancestry in the United States and supporting political and civic 
    participation by such individuals throughout the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 5, 1999

 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Ms. Mikulski, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Akaka, Mr. 
    Bingaman, and Mr. Sarbanes) submitted the following concurrent 
    resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
   Condemning all prejudice against individuals of Asian and Pacific 
Island ancestry in the United States and supporting political and civic 
    participation by such individuals throughout the United States.

Whereas the belief that all persons have the right to life, liberty, and the 
        pursuit of happiness is a truth that individuals in the United States 
        hold as self-evident;
Whereas all individuals in the United States are entitled to the equal 
        protection of law;
Whereas individuals of Asian and Pacific Island ancestry have made profound 
        contributions to life in the United States, including the arts, the 
        economy, education, the sciences, technology, politics, and sports, 
        among other areas;
Whereas individuals of Asian and Pacific Island ancestry have demonstrated their 
        patriotism by honorably serving to defend the United States in times of 
        armed conflict, from the Civil War to the present;
Whereas due to recent allegations of espionage and illegal campaign financing, 
        the loyalty and probity of individuals of Asian and Pacific Island 
        ancestry in the United States have been questioned;
Whereas individuals of Asian and Pacific Island ancestry have suffered unfounded 
        and demagogic accusations of disloyalty throughout the history of the 
        United States; and
Whereas individuals of Asian and Pacific Island ancestry have been subjected to 
        discriminatory laws, including the former Act of May 6, 1882 (22 Stat. 
        58, chapter 126) (often referred to as the ``Chinese Exclusion Act'') 
        and a 1913 California law relating to alien-owned land, and by 
        discriminatory actions, including internment of patriotic and loyal 
        individuals of Japanese ancestry during the Second World War, the 
        repatriation of Filipino immigrants, and the prohibition of individuals 
        of Asian and Pacific Island ancestry from owning property, voting, 
        testifying in court, or attending school with other people in the United 
        States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That--
            (1) Congress condemns all prejudice against individuals of 
        Asian and Pacific Island ancestry in the United States and 
        publicly supports the participation of the individuals in the 
        political, public, and civic affairs of the United States; and
            (2) it is the sense of Congress that--
                    (A) no Member of Congress or any other individual 
                in the United States should stereotype or generalize 
                the actions of an individual to an entire group of 
                people;
                    (B) individuals of Asian and Pacific Island 
                ancestry in the United States are entitled to all 
                rights and privileges afforded to all individuals in 
                the United States; and
                    (C) the Attorney General, the Secretary of Energy, 
                and the Commissioner of the Equal Employment 
                Opportunity Commission should, within their respective 
                jurisdictions, investigate all allegations of 
                discrimination in public or private workplaces and 
                vigorously enforce the security of the national 
                laboratories of the United States, without 
                discriminating against individuals of Asian and Pacific 
                Island ancestry.
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