[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 9, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E241]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2022 PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY HUMAN 
                        RIGHTS COMMISSION AWARDS

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                        HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 9, 2022

  Mr. CONNOLLY. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the recipients 
of the 2022 Prince William County Human Rights Commission Awards.
  On January 15, 1993, the Prince William Board of County Supervisors 
(BOCS) implemented the Human Rights Ordinance which formally 
established the Prince William County Human Rights Commission. Two 
years prior, the BOCS had formed the Human Rights Study Committee to 
explore the needs of a community that was growing in population and 
diversity. After an exhaustive effort that included numerous committee 
meetings and public hearings, the study found that many residents of 
Prince William County felt that the county needed a human rights 
ordinance and an agency to enforce it in order to ensure that every 
resident is treated fairly.
  The Human Rights Commission seeks to eliminate discrimination through 
civil and human rights law enforcement and to establish equal 
opportunity for all persons within the county through advocacy and 
education. The Human Rights Ordinance prohibits discriminatory 
practices based on race, color, sex, national origin, religion, marital 
status, or disability, as well as in the consideration of employment, 
housing, public accommodations, education, and credit, in Prince 
William County. The Commission receives and investigates complaints 
filed by any person who believes that he or she has been discriminated 
against.
  In celebration of Universal Human Rights Day, the Human Rights 
Commission recognizes individuals and organizations that promote the 
principles of human rights in Prince William County. It is my honor to 
include in the Record the recipients of the 2022 Prince William County 
Human Rights Commission Awards:
  Carried to Full Term; Frank Washington and the Coalition to Save 
Historic Thoroughfare; Prince William County Police Department; Tummy 
Yum Yum; Yaqub Zargarpur; Omicron Zeta Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma 
Fraternity, Inc.; Pi Lambda Lambda Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, 
Inc.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in commending the 
recipients of the 2022 Prince William County Human Rights Commission 
Awards. Theses honorees dedicate themselves to the residents of Prince 
William County and through their work, they make sure that all 
residents, including the most vulnerable in our society, are being 
looked out for. We owe a deep debt of gratitude to these honorees for 
their efforts to safeguard our most basic rights and remind us of our 
common humanity. Let us use their example to rededicate ourselves to 
the fight against inequity and injustice.

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