MINORITIES

Addresses

Affirmative Action Policies: President Clinton, S10306-S10309 [19JY]

Benefits From Affirmative Action in Corporate America: John H. Bryan, E2221 [20NO]

Amendments

Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), S4977 [31MR], H1933 [21FE]

Analyses

Fair Pay Act (H.R. 1507), E853 [7AP]

Native Americans Program Appropriations (S. 510), S3610 [7MR]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 831, extend tax deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC, S4559 [24MR], H3851 [28MR]

Articles and editorials

Affirmative Action, E1383 [30JN]

Affirmative Action, on the Merit System, S12629 [5SE]

Affirmative Action Is as ``American as the Constitution'', S16681 [3NO]

Affirmative Action—Aid in Doing the Right Thing, S5927 [1MY]

Affirmative Action—The ``Radical Republican'' Example, S12306 [10AU], S12422 [11AU]

Black Students Live Down to Expectations, S13550 [13SE]

Can America's Racial Rifts Be Healed by a Black President?, S16687 [3NO]

Colorblind Adoptions Changed and Enriched Our Lives, S2975 [22FE]

Cultural Chasms That Divide Us, S2429 [9FE]

Firing Based on Race Not Real Affirmative Action, S7117 [22MY]

Freedom To Hate Jews in Today's Russia, S18685 [15DE]

Glass Ceiling? It's More Like a Steel Cage—Bush Panel Finds Little Room at Top for Women or Nonwhites, S5926 [1MY]

Governmental Subsidy Feeds ``Free Market'', S10255 [18JY]

Holmes v. Atlanta, E2155 [9NO]

Insurance Reform—The Important Thing Is To Get It Done, S2410 [9FE]

Liberators of Auschwitz Yet To Learn Its Lesson, S18685 [15DE]

Nasty Politics From Paxon—Poster Targets Minorities but Demeans GOP, H7154 [18JY]

One in a Million, S16378 [31OC]

Outgoing Texas Insurance Regulator Unintimidated, S2410 [9FE]

Proper Role for Affirmative Action, S5927 [1MY]

Racial Harmony Is Contact Sport for Illini Coach, S16680 [3NO]

Synagogue Bombing Rocks Riga Community, S18685 [15DE]

Toward a Middle Ground—Rethink Affirmative Action, But Don't Kill It—Issue Demands Caution, S5292 [6AP]

Vast Soviet Refugee Fraud Detailed—INS Memos Catalog Misuse of Lautenberg Amendment, S18628 [14DE]

Who Needs Affirmative Action?, S5926 [1MY]

Wrong Target, S5928 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions

Branch, Frederick C.: anniversary of first African American commissioned officer in the Marine Corps (see S. Res. 195), S17183 [16NO]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see S. 497, 1085; H.R. 1764, 2128), S3466 [3MR], S10821 [27JY], H5690 [7JN], H7916 [27JY]

———ensure equal opportunity in employment, education, and contracting (see H.R. 1840), H5983 [14JN]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1507), H4431 [7AP]

Civil Rights Act: applications (see H.R. 658), H592 [24JA]

Construction industries: approval requirements and compliance with nondiscrimination laws for surety bonding corporations (see S. 666), S5142 [4AP]

Courts: desegregation of schools (see H. Con. Res. 101), H8994 [14SE]

———equalize remedies available to victims of intentional employment discrimination (see H.R. 96), H166 [9JA]

Dept. of Commerce: establish a Minority Business Development Administration (see H.R. 114), H166 [9JA]

Dept. of HUD: assistance program eligibility for organizations that promote prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or ethnicity (see H.R. 656), H592 [24JA]

Education: establishment of educational opportunity schools allowing same gender classes for low-income, educationally disadvantaged students (see S. 829, 1205), S6912 [18MY], S12715 [6SE]

Elections: prohibit intentional creation of legislative districts based on race, color, or language (see H.R. 1096), H2486 [1MR]

Employment: equalize remedies available to all victims of intentional discrimination (see S. 296), S1758 [30JA]

———prohibit preferential treatment (see S. 26, 318; H.R. 254), S48 [4JA], S1920 [1FE], H170 [9JA]

Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see S.J. Res. 25), S1618 [26JA]

FCC: lower market entry barriers for small businesses seeking to provide telecommunication and information services (see H.R. 187), H168 [9JA]

———promote diversity in media ownership, management, and programming (see H.R. 177), H168 [9JA]

Federal employees: review of employment discriminations claims (see H.R. 2133), H7916 [27JY]

Forest Service: assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 1716), H5607 [25MY]

Health: authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1341), H3879 [28MR]

Health care professionals: even distribution and availability of resources and minority and disadvantaged education programs (see S. 555), S3891 [14MR]

Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the preservation and restoration at historically black colleges and universities (see H.R. 1179), H2988 [9MR]

House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H399 [19JA]

Insurance: public access to information relative to availability of insurance (see S. 380), S2399 [9FE]

Native Americans: authorizing appropriations for programs (see S. 510), S3604 [7MR]

Research: increase supply of minority scientists and help the public and private sectors in research and development needs (see H.R. 1459), H4414 [6AP]

SBA: establish urban university business initiative grants (see S. 862), S7497 [25MY]

———reduce level of participation in certain guaranteed loans (see H.R. 1570), H4545 [3MY]

Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 121), H3974 [29MR]

———extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), return enrolled bill (see H. Con. Res. 55), H4177 [4AP]

Telecommunications: industry procurement from businesses owned by minorities and women (see H.R. 503), H242 [13JA]

Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (see S. 1049; H.R. 1129), S10243 [18JY], H2651 [3MR]

Cloture motions

Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), conference report, S4979 [31MR], S5029 [3AP]

Conference reports

Extend Tax Deduction for Health Insurance Costs of Self-Employed Individuals and Repeal Nonrecognition of Gain on Sales and Exchanges Effectuating Policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), H3909-H3915 [29MR]

Descriptions

Repeal Nonrecognition of Gain on Sales and Exchanges Effectuating Policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), H1943 [21FE]

Letters

Affirmative action policies: Dave Malcolm, E1769 [13SE]

———Senator Dole, S3930 [15MR]

Anti-Redlining in Insurance Disclosure Act: several Members of Congress, S2409 [9FE]

———several organizations, S2409 [9FE]

———William J. Gilmartin, Dept. of HUD, S2409 [9FE]

Equal Opportunity Act: Barbara J. Ledeen, Independent Women's Forum, S10832 [27JY]

———Linda Chavez, Center for Equal Opportunity, S10831 [27JY]

Extend tax deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC: several Senators, S5044 [3AP]

SBA urban university business initiative grants: James B. Appleberry, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, and C. Peter Magrath, National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, S7522 [25MY]

———Jim Craven, American Electronics Association, S7523 [25MY]

———Judith A. Ramaley, Portland State University, S7522 [25MY]

Lists

Black Dollar Days Task Force contributors, S7573 [25MY]

Memorandums

Tax Deduction for Health Insurance Costs of Self-Employed Individuals and Repeal of Nonrecognition of Gain on Sales and Exchanges Effectuating Policies of the FCC: William Kristol, H1943 [21FE]

Motions

Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), H1951 [21FE], H3845, H3851 [28MR]

Poems

``It's a Crime To Tell a Lie,'' Representative Owens, E848 [7AP]

Remarks in House

African Americans: Black History and Cultural Brain Bowl competition winners, E537 [7MR]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, H2158-H2163 [23FE], H2290-H2295 [27FE], H2380-H2385 [28FE], H2646-H2648 [3MR], H2709-H2714 [6MR], H3576 [23MR], H5760, H5761, H5779, H5894 [13JN], H5908, H5910 [14JN], H5988 [15JN], H6079 [16JN], H7076 [18JY], H7264 [20JY], H7381 [21JY], H7706 [26JY], H10064 [13OC], E706 [28MR], E848 [7AP], E1493 [21JY], E1526 [27JY], E1769 [13SE], E2220 [20NO]

———affirmative action policies (H.R. 1764), H5778 [13JN], H5989 [15JN]

———anniversary of case that desegregated public golf courses, E2155 [9NO]

———exempt certain court cases from mandatory sanctions on attorneys, H2740-H2745 [7MR]

———exempt protections from moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, H2142, H2143 [23FE], H2206 [24FE]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1507), E852 [7AP]

Colleges and universities: admission based on standardized test scores, E344 [14FE]

Congressional Black Caucus: national agenda, H10065 [13OC]

Congressional districts: apportionment, E1945 [13OC]

Courts: equalize remedies available to victims of intentional employment discrimination (H.R. 96), E18 [4JA]

———racial bias in criminal sentencing, H2397 [1MR]

El Rio Bakery, Tucson, AZ: SBA Minority Retail Firm of the Year award recipient, E2089 [1NO]

FCC: lower market entry barriers for small businesses seeking to provide telecommunication and information services (H.R. 187), E142 [20JA]

———minority tax certificate program, H1193 [3FE]

———promote diversity in media ownership, management, and programming (H.R. 60), E28 [4JA]

———tax certificate program, E400 [22FE]

Financial institutions: provide loans to low-income communities and individuals, H7826 [27JY]

Genesee County, MI: tribute to Hispanic Independence Award recipients, E1787 [14SE]

Health: authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (H.R. 1341), E722 [29MR]

Hispanic Business Week: observance, E2266 [30NO]

Insurance: enforcement of fair pricing and approval practices for housing insurance for minorities, H7886-H7890 [27JY]

Jackson, MS: tribute to 100 Black Men (organization), E1464 [19JY]

Mfume, Representative: selection as President of the NAACP, H14353, H14354, H14355, H14357, H14358 [12DE], E2419 [20DE]

Native Americans: congressional action relative to tribal sovereignty, E1636 [4AU]

New Jersey: tribute to the Comite Noviembre de New Jersey (Puerto Rican organization), E2268 [30NO]

Puerto Rican Heritage Month: observance, E2268 [30NO]

Race relations: development of a color-blind society, H6210 [22JN]

———U.S. policy, H11463 [31OC]

Republican Party: mailing of ``wanted'' poster with fundraising letter, H7153, H7156, H7157, H7158 [18JY], E1494 [21JY]

Society of the Divine Word (religious order): anniversary, E1934 [12OC]

Supreme Court: decision on congressional district apportionment, H6650-H6654 [29JN], H6689-H6695 [30JN]

Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), H1910, H1921-H1953 [21FE], H3845-H3852 [28MR], E401 [22FE]

———extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), conference report, H3980, H3986, H3996-H4004, H4015 [30MR], H4040, H4043 [3AP], H4186, H4187, H4188, H4191 [5AP], H4380-H4383 [6AP], H8517-H8519 [4AU]

———extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), consideration (H. Res. 88), H1912-H1921 [21FE]

———extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 121), H3986-H3995 [30MR]

———extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), motion to recommit, H1951, H1952 [21FE]

———extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), return enrolled bill (H. Con. Res. 55), H4079, H4080, H4085-H4091 [3AP], H4108, H4112, H4115, H4116, H4117, H4118, H4119, H4141, H4143, H4150 [4AP], H4190 [5AP], H4380 [6AP]

Telecommunications: industry procurement from businesses owned by minorities and women (H.R. 503), E142 [20JA]

Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (H.R. 1129), H2795-H2802 [7MR], E510 [3MR]

Remarks in Senate

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: minority health study funding, S14371 [27SE]

Birmingham, AL: Alabama Minority Supplier Development Council's Alabama Business Connections, S5388 [6AP]

———tribute to Alabama Minority Supplier Development Council's Alabama Business Connections event, S5613 [24AP]

Branch, Frederick C.: anniversary of first African American commissioned officer in the Marine Corps (S. Res. 195), S17185 [16NO]

Broadcasting: promote diversity in ownership of radio and television stations, S3943 [15MR]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, S3929-S3939, S3941-S3944 [15MR], S4133 [17MR], S4559 [24MR], S4940-S4944 [30MR], S5044 [3AP], S5290-S5293 [6AP], S5926, S5927, S5928 [1MY], S8376-S8378 [14JN], S8526, S8530 [16JN], S10255 [18JY], S10260, S10305, S10315 [19JY], S12306 [10AU], S12422, S12427 [11AU], S13550 [13SE], S16633 [2NO], S16681 [3NO]

———affirmative action policies (S. 497), S3471-S3473 [3MR]

———affirmative action policies (S. 1085), S10829 [27JY], S14656 [29SE]

———discrimination against homosexuals, S10714 [26JY]

Colleges and universities: integration in southern States, S16378 [31OC]

———minority college and institution funding, S12196 [10AU]

Commission on Civil Rights: Ohio Advisory Committee report on hate crimes, S6187 [4MY]

Construction industries: approval requirements and compliance with nondiscrimination laws for surety bonding corporations (S. 666), S5144 [4AP]

Dept. of Justice: Community Relations Service funding, S18175 [7DE]

Education: determination of intellectual capabilities relative to race, genetics, and background, S1133-S1136 [19JA]

———establishment of educational opportunity schools allowing same gender classes for low-income, educationally disadvantaged students (S. 829), S6926 [18MY]

Employment: equalize remedies available to all victims of intentional discrimination (S. 296), S1788 [30JA]

———prohibit preferential treatment (S. 26), S221 [4JA]

Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (S.J. Res. 25), S1630 [26JA]

Health care professionals: even distribution and availability of resources and minority and disadvantaged education programs (S. 555), S3898 [14MR], S4093 [16MR]

Immigration: establish categories for certain persecuted nationals of Vietnam and the former Soviet Republics, S18627-S18629 [14DE], S18684, S18734 [15DE]

Insurance: public access to information relative to availability of insurance (S. 380), S2400-S2402 [9FE]

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights: anniversary, S6506 [11MY]

Legislative branch of the Government: equal opportunity in the awarding of Federal contracts, S10404-S10418 [20JY]

Native Americans: authorizing appropriations for programs (S. 510), S3609 [7MR], S6562 [11MY]

Piscataway, NJ: Board of Education affirmative action policies, S7117 [22MY]

SBA: establish urban university business initiative grants (S. 862), S7522 [25MY]

Seattle, WA: tribute to Black Dollar Days Task Force, S7572 [25MY]

Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), S4532-S4544, S4546-S4559 [24MR], S4603 [27MR], S4684 [28MR]

———extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), conference report, S4974-S4984 [31MR], S5026, S5027, S5030-S5046 [3AP], S5183-S5185 [5AP], S5538 [7AP], S8183 [12JN]

———extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), unanimous-consent agreement, S4521 [23MR]

Reports

Affirmative Action Policies: Congressional Research Service, S3930-S3938 [15MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 831, Self-Employed Health Insurance Tax Deduction and Nonrecognition of Gain on Exchanges for Certain FCC Policies: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 121) (H. Rept. 104-93), H3974 [29MR]

Distribution and Availability of Health Resources and Minority and Disadvantaged Health Education Programs: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 555) (S. Rept. 104-93), S7777 [6JN]

Extend Tax Deduction for Health Insurance Costs of Self-Employed Individuals and Repeal Nonrecognition of Gain on Sales and Exchanges Effectuating Policies of the FCC: Committee of Conference (H.R. 831) (H. Rept. 104-92), H3974 [29MR]

Native American Programs Appropriations: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 510) (S. Rept. 104-28), S5217 [5AP]

Tax Deductions for Health Insurance Costs of Self-Employed Individuals and Treatment of Gain on Sales and Exchanges Effectuating Policies of the FCC: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 831) (S. Rept. 104-16), S4262 [21MR]

Statements

Equal Opportunity Act: Brian W. Jones, Center for New Black Leadership, S10832 [27JY]

———William J. Bennett, S10831 [27JY]

Tax Deduction for Health Insurance Costs of Self-Employed Individuals and Repeal Nonrecognition of Gain on Sales and Exchanges Effectuating Policies of the FCC: Executive Office of the President, S4556 [24MR]

Tax Deduction for Health Insurance Costs of Self-Employed Individuals and Repeal of Nonrecognition of Gain on Sales and Exchanges Effectuating Policies of the FCC: President Clinton, H1913 [21FE]

Why the FCC's Tax Certificate Policy Should Be Retained: Minority Media and Telecommunications Council, E400 [22FE]

Studies

Case Studies of Successful Corporate Affirmative Action Programs, S4944-S4953 [30MR]

Summaries

Equal Opportunity Act (S. 1085), S10830 [27JY]

Even Distribution and Availability of Health Care Professioanal Resources and Minority and Disadvantaged Education Programs (S. 555), S3899-S3902 [14MR]

Tables

Estimated revenue effects of possible Democratic substitutions to H.R. 831, repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC, H1943 [21FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 88, consideration of H.R. 831, extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC, H1912 [21FE]

H. Res. 121, consideration of conference report on H.R. 831, extend tax deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC, H3986 [30MR]

H.R. 831, extend tax deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC, H1932 [21FE]

H.R. 831, tax deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC, S4532-S4534 [24MR]

S. 26, Civil Rights Restoration Act, S222 [4JA]

S. 296, Equal Remedies Act, S1788 [30JA]

S. 380, Anti-Redlining in Insurance Disclosure Act, S2402-S2409 [9FE]

S. 497, Act To End Unfair Preferential Treatment, S3473 [3MR]

S. 510, Native American program appropriations, S3610 [7MR]

S. 510, Native American programs' appropriations, S6562 [11MY]

S. 666, Equal Surety Bond Opportunity Act, S5144 [4AP]

S. 829, establishment of educational opportunity schools allowing same gender classes for low-income, educationally disadvantaged students, S6926 [18MY]

S. 1085, Equal Opportunity Act, S10829 [27JY]

S. 1205, Mentor Schools Act, S12720 [6SE]

S. Res. 195, anniversary of Frederick C. Branch being commissioned as the first African American officer in the Marine Corps, S17185 [16NO]

S.J. Res. 25, constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights, S1630 [26JA]