CIVIL RIGHTS related term(s) Civil Liberties; Commission on Civil Rights; Human Rights; Racial Relations

Addresses

From Disability to Capability: Senator Kennedy, S10742-S10744 [26JY]

Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.: Rudy Porter, E321 [10FE]

Amendments

Housing: modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons (H.R. 660), S18064 [6DE]

Analyses

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

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]

Charles Gomillion, 95, Figure in Landmark Remap Case, Dies, S17928 [4DE]

City Loses Honored Civil Rights Activist, E2179 [14NO]

Dr. Ulysses Mason, Civil Rights Activist, E1149 [26MY]

Equal Opportunity on the Playing Fields, E1706 [6SE]

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

$4 Million a Year To Rearm Felons, S10571 [24JY]

Gay Rights Activist Savors Big Victory, E889 [1MY]

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

Homosexuality and Military Service, S3227 [27FE]

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

Insurer Attack on HUD Could Backfire, S14357 [27SE]

It's Not for White Men To Decide, S12627 [5SE]

Lawyers Doing Good, H7786 [26JY]

League of Women Voters, At 75, Is Still Going Strong, S2641 [14FE]

League of Women Voters of Maine—75 Years, S2641 [14FE]

Long Crusade, S6036-S6039 [3MY]

Out of Prison and Armed Again, S10571 [24JY]

Outgoing Texas Insurance Regulator Unintimidated, S2410 [9FE]

Person Who Wanted To Be Free, E2135-E2140 [8NO]

Pioneering Spirit—Louisville Native Has Marched in the South and in China for Rights of Others, S15364 [19OC]

Proper Role for Affirmative Action, S5927 [1MY]

Racism, Paranoia Creating a Crisis, S1636 [26JA]

Recalling a Man Who Stayed the Course, S1804 [31JA], S2427 [9FE]

Religious Zealotry Can Turn Good Into Evil, S2429 [9FE]

Suffrage in New Mexico, S2643 [14FE]

Tool for a Colorblind America, S10842 [27JY]

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

Transformed, Mfume Leads by Example, E2419 [20DE]

Who Needs Affirmative Action?, S5926 [1MY]

Willard B. Ransom, E2179 [14NO]

Wrong Target, S5928 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prevent governmental discrimination against health care providers who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (see S. 971; H.R. 1932), S9174 [27JN], H6396 [27JN]

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

African Americans: acknowledge the injustice and inhumanity of slavery, examine current impact of slavery and discrimination, and recommend remedies (see H.R. 891), H1611 [10FE]

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

Colleges and universities: eliminate segregationist language from certain laws relative to funding of State universities (see H.R. 2730), H14172 [6DE]

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]

———judicial remedies regarding prison conditions (see S. 400, 1275, 1279; H.R. 554, 695, 2488), S2647 [14FE], S14312 [26SE], S14408 [27SE], H325 [18JA], H801 [26JA], H10146 [17OC]

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]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 932; H.R. 382, 1863), S8493 [15JN], H174 [9JA], H6045 [15JN]

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

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

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

———require employers to post information on sexual harassment (see H.R. 1859), H6045 [15JN]

———submission of employee discrimination claims to mandatory and binding arbitration (see S. 366), S2268 [7FE]

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

Financial institutions: strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair lending laws relative to redlining and credit allocation (see H.R. 1699), H5571 [24MY]

Firearms: permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see S. 1068; H.R. 2101), S10565 [24JY], H7550 [24JY]

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

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

Health: prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (see H.R. 2691), H13804 [29NO]

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

Housing: modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons (see H.R. 660), H592 [24JA]

———modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons (H.R. 660), consideration (see H. Res. 126), H4104 [3AP]

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

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (see S. 426; H.J. Res. 70), S2757 [15FE], H2393 [28FE]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Res. 285), H13804 [29NO]

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]

Court documents

Affidavit relative to the civil rights trial of former INS agent Joseph Occhipinti, E166 [24JA]

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]

Habeas corpus reform: Joyce McCarthy, S7673 [5JN]

Housing for Older Persons Act: Martin Corry, American Association of Retired Persons, S18066 [6DE]

Prison Litigation Reform Act: National Association of Attorneys General, S14417 [27SE]

Spending limitations on Fair Housing Act enforcement: James H. Hall, Jr., S14363 [27SE]

———several civil rights and community organizations, S14359 [27SE]

Lists

Frivolous inmate lawsuits in Arizona, S14629 [29SE]

Frivolous inmate lawsuits nationwide, S14629 [29SE]

Memorandums

Investigation of Seacrest Trading Corp.: DEA, E163 [24JA]

Poems

``Go Talk to Clarence Thomas,'' Representative Owens, H6695 [30JN]

Remarks in House

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]

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

African Americans: anniversary of case that desegregated public golf courses, E2155 [9NO]

———creation of a color-blind society, H2397 [1MR]

———denouncement of racism, H7082 [18JY], H14355 [12DE]

———history of slavery, H10064 [13OC], H14366-H14368 [12DE]

Butler, GA: political discrimination in town council elections, H1379 [8FE]

Chicago, IL: tribute to United Jewish Appeal Freedom Weeks celebration, E1778 [13SE]

Clinton, President: allegations of sexual misconduct as Governor of Arkansas, H8890 [13SE]

Colleges and universities: eliminate segregationist language from certain laws relative to funding of State universities (H.R. 2730), E2300 [6DE]

Colorado: referendum on State and local government remedies for discrimination based on sexual orientation, H9764 [10OC]

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

Correctional institutions: reform prison litigation process, H14105, H14106 [6DE], H14210 [7DE]

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

Dept. of Education: require specific criteria regarding gender equity at colleges and universities, H8345-H8348 [3AU], E1648 [5AU]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation, E889 [1MY]

———prohibit on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (H.R. 382), E2041 [26OC]

EEOC: allegations of sexual discrimination against Hooters restaurants, H13144 [17NO]

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

———support of affirmative action laws, H1295 [7FE]

Federal-State relations: include age among discrimination factors not covered by bans on unfunded Federal mandates, H557-H560 [24JA]

Financial institutions: strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair lending laws relative to redlining and credit allocation (H.R. 1699), E1116 [24MY]

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

Health: prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous substances (H.R. 2691), H13734 [29NO]

Housing: modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons (H.R. 660), H4360-H4365 [6AP], H14966-H14972 [18DE]

———modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons (H.R. 660), consideration (H. Res. 126), H4356-H4359 [6AP]

International Women's Day: observance, H2814, H2815, H2816 [8MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (H.J. Res. 70), E461 [28FE]

League of Women Voters: anniversary, H1698, H1701 [14FE], E340, E341, E342, E345, E348 [14FE], E362, E366, E380 [16FE], E571 [9MR]

LSC: provide legal services to Native Americans, H7773, H7774, H7786 [26JY]

———provide legal services to victims of domestic violence, H7774 [26JY]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, E46 [5JA]

Monmouth County, NJ: tribute to Urban League, E771 [4AP]

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (H. Res. 285), H13802 [29NO], H13940 [5DE]

NAACP: selection of Myrlie Evers-Williams as chairwoman, E400 [22FE]

Neas, Ralph G.: Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Hubert H. Humphrey Award recipient, E920 [2MY], E947 [3MY]

Occhipinti, Joseph: conviction of former INS agent for civil rights violations, E163, E166 [24JA]

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

Religion: tribute to Southern Baptist Convention on resolution acknowledging and apologizing for past racist views, H6210 [22JN]

Small business: opportunities for veterans, E1414 [12JY]

Stoddard, Tom: Alliance for Justice honoree, E1106 [24MY]

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]

Voting Rights Act: anniversary, E556 [8MR]

Women: anniversary of suffrage, H8666 [7SE], E1659 [5AU]

———title IX regulations relative to collegiate sports, E1706 [6SE]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: prevent governmental discrimination against health care providers who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (S. 971), S9177 [27JN]

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]

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

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

Constitution: anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment on women's suffrage, S4209 [21MR]

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

Correctional institutions: reform prison litigation process, S18136 [7DE]

Courts: judicial remedies regarding prison conditions, S14626-S14629 [29SE]

———judicial remedies regarding prison conditions (S. 1275), S14316 [26SE]

———judicial remedies regarding prison conditions (S. 1279), S14413-S14419 [27SE]

———judicial remedies regarding prison conditions (S. 400), S2649 [14FE]

Dept. of HUD: eliminate spending limitations on Fair Housing Act enforcement, S14355-S14364 [27SE]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 932), S8501 [15JN]

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

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 932), S8502 [15JN]

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

———submission of employee discrimination claims to mandatory and binding arbitration (S. 366), S2271 [7FE]

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

Federal-State relations: include age among discrimination factors not covered by bans on unfunded Federal mandates, S1187-S1189 [19JA]

Firearms: permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies, S11553 [5AU]

———permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (S. 1068), S10569-S10572 [24JY]

Homosexuality: discrimination, S10714 [26JY]

Housing: modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons (H.R. 660), S18063-S18071 [6DE]

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

Japanese Americans: internment of citizens during World War II, S12632 [5SE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal organization to establish a memorial (S. 426), S2763 [15FE]

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

League of Women Voters: anniversary, S2639-S2645 [14FE], S2755 [15FE], S2904 [16FE]

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

Neas, Ralph G.: Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Hubert H. Humphrey Award recipient, S5996 [2MY], S6028, S6032 [3MY]

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

Wisconsin: observance of Juneteenth Day, S8834 [21JN]

Reports

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

Reports filed

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternal Organization Authorization To Establish a Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. 426) (S. Rept. 104-190), S18919 [19DE]

Consideration of H.R. 660, Housing for Older Persons Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 126) (H. Rept. 104-98), H4104 [3AP]

Housing for Older Persons Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 660) (H. Rept. 104-91), H3878 [28MR]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 660) (S. Rept. 104-172), S16919 [9NO]

Statements

Civic Responsibility: Dwayne O. Andreas, S574 [6JA]

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

———William J. Bennett, S10831 [27JY]

Neas Years at the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights: Dorothy I. Height, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, S6029 [3MY], E920 [2MY]

Tribute to Cleveland Robinson: Bernice P. Jackson, E2253 [29NO]

Studies

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

Summaries

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

Prison Litigation Reform Act (S. 1279), S14417 [27SE]

Prohibit Discrimination of Employment on the Basis of Affectional or Sexual Orientation (S. 932), S8502 [15JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 126, consideration of H.R. 660, Housing for Older Persons Act, H4356 [6AP]

H.R. 660, Housing for Older Persons Act, S18064 [6DE], H14966 [18DE]

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

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

S. 366, Civil Rights Procedures Protection Act, S2272 [7FE]

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

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

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

S. 971, Medical Training Non-Discrimination Act, S9177 [27JN]

S. 1068, Stop Arming Felons Act, S10570 [24JY]

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

S. 1275, Prison Conditions Litigation Reform Act, S14317 [26SE]

S. 1279, Prison Litigation Reform Act, S14414-S14417 [27SE]

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

Tributes

Jackson, Jimmy L., H4792 [10MY]