RACIAL RELATIONS

Amendments

Civil rights: establish a Federal cause of action for discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (S. 952), S6195 [24JN]

Articles and editorials

Asian-American Connection—The Campaign Contributions Fiasco and Racial Stereotyping, S2622 [20MR]

Categoric Denials, E1407 [11JY]

How We Got Quotas—Color Code, S408-S413 [21JA]

Larry Doby, S4771 [20MY]

Melding in America, E2016 [21OC]

Racial Relations—Presidential Initiative To Encourage Dialogue Within the U.S., E1370 [8JY]

Rebuilding Every Burned Black Church, S3917 [1MY]

Slanted—Racial Prejudice Is Part of What Fuels the Clinton Campaign Scandal, S2623 [20MR]

Yes, Apologies Would Be in Order, E1419 [14JY]

Bills and resolutions

Civil rights: establish a Federal cause of action for discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see S. 952), S6186 [24JN]

———establish criminal liability for discrimination based on disparate treatment (see H.R. 2080), H4834 [26JN]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 232; H.R. 1302), S804 [29JA], H1439 [10AP]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see S. 950; H.R. 1909), S6097 [23JN], H3864 [17JN]

———prohibit employment discrimination (see H.R. 963, 2078), H802 [6MR], H4834 [26JN]

———prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (see H.R. 983), H803 [6MR]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of criminal incidents relative to prejudice based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or disability (see H.R. 3043), H10953 [13NO]

Congress: role in eliminating racism (see H. Res. 138), H2091 [30AP]

Courts: provide civil claim for victims of bias crimes (see H.R. 2959), H10420 [8NO]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see S. 1529; H.R. 3081), S12575 [13NO], H10955 [13NO]

———establish Federal, State, and local programs on the reporting and preventing of bias crimes (see H.R. 188), H145 [9JA]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit assistance to organizations that promote prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or ethnicity (see H.R. 207), H145 [9JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for resolving claims of employment discrimination (see S. 801; H.R. 1703), S5108 [23MY], H3201 [22MY]

Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (see H. Con. Res. 191), H10420 [8NO]

Employment: implement alternative program for providing a benefit or employment preference under Federal law (see H.R. 2079), H4834 [26JN]

———prohibit preferential treatment (see S. 46, 188), S159 [21JA], S633 [22JA]

FCC: establish Ethnic and Minority Affairs Section (see H.R. 147), H144 [9JA]

Forest Service: assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 61), H68 [7JA], H141 [9JA]

National Day of Unity: designate (see S. Res. 115; H. Res. 170), S8533 [31JY], H4086 [19JN]

National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day: designate (see S. Res. 78), S3662 [24AP]

National Week of Reflection and Tolerance: support (see H. Res. 300), H9865 [31OC]

Olympic games: holding of the 2004 summer games in Cape Town, South Africa (see H. Con. Res. 89), H3203 [22MY]

Paperwork Reduction Act: use of term ``multiracial'' or ``multiethnic'' on classification lists (see H.R. 830), H628 [25FE]

Introductions

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa: Dullah Omar, H444 [11FE]

Letters

School construction and infrastructure improvements funding: Lawrence Naeger, S7664 [17JY]

Proclamations

Race Unity Day: Lawton Chiles, Governor of Florida, E1111 [4JN]

Remarks in House

African Americans: impact of historical injustices on current socioeconomic conditions, H759-H764 [5MR]

———participation in the Million Woman March, E2350 [13NO]

Asian Americans: racial stereotyping relative to campaign fundraising investigations, H4845 [8JY]

Black History Month: observance, H422-H445 [11FE], H576-H581 [13FE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1302), H1394 [10AP], H4090 [20JN], E628 [10AP], E642 [14AP]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (H.R. 1909), H3809 [17JN], E1223 [17JN]

———prohibit employment discrimination (H.R. 963), E411 [6MR]

———prohibit use of involuntary arbitration to settle claims of employment discrimination (H.R. 983), E407 [6MR]

Clinton, President: initiative to encourage dialogue within the U.S., H3810, H3840 [17JN], H8313 [2OC], E1269 [19JN], E1370 [8JY]

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): potential discrimination against Asian Americans relative to investigation of Federal election campaign fundraising and expenditure practices, E1953 [7OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve procedures for resolving claims of employment discrimination (H.R. 1703), H8369-H8373 [6OC], E1028 [22MY], E2011 [9OC]

Discrimination: condemn all prejudice against Asian and Pacific Islander Americans and support political and civic participation by these persons (H. Con. Res. 191), E2292 [9NO]

Flint, MI: tribute to Thousand Woman March, E2350 [13NO]

Florida: observance of Race Unity Day, E1111 [4JN]

Government: prohibit preferential treatment relative to Federal employment, contracting, and programs, H1043 [18MR]

Little Rock, AR: anniversary of desegregation of Central High School, H7837, H7838 [25SE], H8268 [1OC]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, E111 [21JA]

OMB: addition of ``multiracial'' as a racial category on census forms, E2016 [21OC]

Paperwork Reduction Act: use of term ``multiracial'' or ``multiethnic'' on classification lists (H.R. 830), E1407 [11JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H4075 [19JN]

Society: differing perceptions of the judicial system, discrimination, media, and the entertainment industry, H576-H580 [13FE]

Sports: tribute to Negro Baseball League, E1273 [19JN]

Supreme Court: decision relative to the use of race in designating congressional districts, H758-H764 [5MR]

University of Texas: statement by professor on campus diversity, H7352 [16SE], H7481 [17SE]

Remarks in Senate

Asian Americans: racial stereotyping of ethnic groups relative to campaign fundraising investigations, S2619-S2622 [20MR]

Bloomington-Normal, IL: tribute to ``Not in Our Town'' Program, S6383 [25JN]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (S. 232), S816 [29JA]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (S. 950), S6097-S6099, S6103 [23JN], S6105 [24JN], S6356 [25JN]

Clinton, President: initiative to encourage dialogue within the U.S., S6972 [8JY]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (S. 1529), S12576, S12577 [13NO]

Cunningham, William T.: Hartford Optimists Club of Detroit Optimist of the Year award recipient, S2150 [11MR]

Discrimination: tolerance of racial, ethnic, and religious groups, S5953 [19JN]

Education: school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, S7663 [17JY]

Employment: prohibit preferential treatment (S. 46), S407 [21JA]

International Paper Co.: response to acts of arson against churches, S3917 [1MY]

National Day of Unity: designate (S. Res. 115), S8612 [31JY]

National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day: designate (S. Res. 78), S3688 [24AP], S3813, S3814, S3842 [30AP]

YWCA: tribute to `Eliminating Racism' essay contest award recipients, S5378 [5JN]

Reports filed

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Resolution and Adjudication Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1703) (H. Rept. 105-292), H8319 [2OC]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Representative: National Dialogue on Race Relations, E1500 [23JY]

Summaries

Civil Rights Act (S. 950), S6099 [23JN]

Texts of

H.R. 1703, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Employment Discrimination Resolution and Adjudication Act, H8369 [6OC]

S. 950, Civil Rights Act, S6098 [23JN]

S. Res. 78, National Erase the Hate and Eliminate Racism Day, S3688 [24AP], S3814 [30AP]

S. Res. 115, National Day of Unity, S8612 [31JY]

Tributes

Farmer, James, H1870-H1872 [24AP]

Robinson, Jackie, S2950 [9AP], S3179 [15AP], S3385 [17AP], H1460 [15AP], H1547 [16AP], E675 [16AP], E691 [17AP], E713 [21AP], E759 [28AP], E846 [6MY]

Robinson, Rachel, S3385 [17AP]