MINORITIES

Agreements

Digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children: Consortium for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching With Technology, S1398 [9MR]

Amendments

Health: minority health programs (S. 1880), S11151 [26OC]

Articles and editorials

Amid Race Profiling Claims, Asian-Americans Avoid Labs, H6074-H6076 [17JY]

Case Against Bigotry, E815 [23MY]

Deregulation Called Blow to Minorities, E2223 [15DE]

Former Execs Switch to Supply Side, S5025 [13JN]

High Infant Mortality Rates in Brooklyn Mystify Experts, H627 [1MR]

Inglewood Writes the Book on Success, E841-E843 [25MY]

Keep Them Out!, E2170 [11DE]

Laying Down the Burden of Race, S4558-S4560 [6JN]

Nationally—Why Hate Crimes Are Different, S5335 [19JN]

Packed Up and Rarin' To Go—McDonald's Has Contracted With Union Packaging, a Minority Business, To Supply Cartons for Its Food, E682 [9MY]

Bills and resolutions

Colleges and universities: establish educational partnerships that enable students attending minority-serving institutions to earn dual degrees and to enter fields that are underrepresented by minorities (see H.R. 4476), H3308 [17MY]

Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (see S. 2229), S1391 [9MR] (see H.R. 3897), H921 [9MR]

Crime: increase penalties for hate crimes (see S. Con. Res. 120), S4669 [7JN] (see H. Con. Res. 347), H4035 [7JN]

Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (see S. 2393), S2526 [11AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (see S. 2079), S680 [22FE] (see H.R. 3685), H509 [16FE] (see H. Con. Res. 296), H1629 [30MR]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nancy Foster Marine Biology Scholarship Program (see S. 2954), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 5086), H7209 [27JY]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit retaliation and confidentiality policies relative to employee wage disclosures (see S. 2966), S7839 [27JY]

Hispanic Americans: health programs (see H.R. 5595), H11445 [27OC]

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (see H.R. 3981), H1076 [15MR]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 342), S7542 [25JY]

Native Americans: anniversary of Indian self-determination policy (see S. Res. 277), S1671 [23MR]

———repeal Indian racial preference laws (see H.R. 5523), H10473 [19OC]

University of San Francisco: acknowledge injustices suffered by 1951 football team and pay tribute to members of team (see S. Res. 346), S7840 [27JY]

Voting: secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (see S. 2666), S4460 [25MY] (see H.R. 5158), H7502 [12SE]

Voting Rights Act: clarify intent of Congress (see H.R. 4961), H7127 [26JY]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4926), H6776 [24JY]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see S.J. Res. 44), S2347 [6AP] (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Letters

Conduct study of hate crimes and establish a grant program to assist State and local authorities in investigations and prosecutions: Stuart VanMeveren, National District Attorneys Association, S5426 [20JN]

Constitutionality of legislation to enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes: Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, S5353-S5355 [19JN]

Dept of Justice Civil Rights Division funding: Laura W. Murphy, ACLU, Karen Narasaki, National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, and Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H4986 [22JN]

EPA Office of Civil Rights backlog of cases: Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, S10316 [12OC]

———Monique Harden and Joan Mulhern, Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund, S10316 [12OC]

Federal contract opportunities for small businesses in economically distressed communities: Aida Alvarez, SBA, S8732 [19SE]

———Harry C. Alford, National Black Chamber of Commerce, S8733 [19SE]

Federal enforcement of hate crimes: Robert Raben, Dept. of Justice, H7530 [13SE]

Use of H-1B program nonimmigrant workers in the high technology industry: several African American business and educational organizations, H1845, H1846 [5AP]

Voting difficulties in Georgia's Fourth Congressional District: Representative McKinney, E2102 [14NO]

Remarks in House

African Americans: access to health care professions, H502, H503 [16FE]

———relief from Federal tax liability arising from the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture, H11248 [26OC]

Black History Month: observance, H149-H154 [1FE]

Business Technologies and Solutions, Inc.: Ohio Region V Minority Small Business Firm of the Year award recipient, E1453 [13SE]

Byrd, James, Jr.: anniversary of murder in Jasper, TX, E908 [7JN], E924 [9JN]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, H737 [8MR]

———enforcement funding, H20, H21 [27JA]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 2397), E457 [30MR], E711 [11MY], E910 [7JN]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 541), E705, E711 [11MY]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1271), E705 [11MY], E910 [7JN]

———reenactment of Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march, H1149-H1154 [21MR], E404 [23MR]

Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children, H2639 [8MY], H2970 [15MY]

Congressional Black Caucus: tribute to Legislative Conference's Veterans Braintrust forum on African American veterans in the Korean War, E2191-E2193 [15DE]

Courts: minimum mandatory sentencing, H150 [1FE]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, H4681 [20JN], H7523-H7541 [13SE], H8000 [25SE], H9647, H9658, H9659, H9664, H9665 [11OC], H9820 [12OC], H10232 [18OC], H11239, H11289 [26OC], E1716 [6OC], E1760 [12OC]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 1082), H3932, H3933, H3934, H3935 [7JN], H7508 [13SE], E908 [7JN], E913 [8JN], E920, E924, E928, E946 [9JN], E1463 [13SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish position of Assistant Sec. of Agriculture for Civil Rights, H5784 [11JY]

———interest payments to certain farmers whose discrimination claims are in arrears, H5783 [11JY]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases, H5783, H5784 [11JY]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (H. Con. Res. 296), H2623-H2628 [8MY]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nancy Foster Marine Biology Scholarship Program (H.R. 5086), H10477-H10490 [23OC]

Dept. of Defense: analyze impact of contract bundling on small businesses, H3284, H3287 [17MY]

Dept. of Justice: Civil Rights Division funding, H4985-H4989 [22JN]

Dept. of Labor: job training programs funding, H4066-H4077 [8JN]

Diseases: revise and extend Medicaid programs to provide access to health care and support services to individuals and families with HIV and AIDS, H11527 [30OC]

Education: national policy to improve system, H1828-H1834 [5AP]

Florida: alleged voting irregularities in Presidential election, E2170 [11DE]

Foundation for Ethnic Understanding: tribute on efforts to strengthen relations between Jewish Americans and African Americans, E602 [2MY]

GAO: study impact of networking and information technology research and development on lower income families, minorities, and women, H405, H406 [15FE]

Georgia: voting difficulties in the Fourth Congressional District, E2102 [14NO]

Health: minority health programs (H.R. 3250), E70 [7FE]

———minority health programs (S. 1880), H11686-H11697 [31OC], E2053 [1NO], E2063 [2NO], E2077 [3NO], E2186 [14DE]

Hispanic Americans: health programs (H.R. 5595), E1986 [28OC]

Immigration: prohibit refusal of visas based on sex, race, sexual orientation, or disability, H9544 [10OC]

———use of H-1B program nonimmigrant workers in the high technology industry, H1845 [5AP]

Insurance: elimination of racial and ethnic disparities in health insurance coverage, E2186 [14DE]

King, Beverly A.: National Minority Enterprise Development Week Award recipient, E1410 [6SE]

Lane College: tribute, E1575 [22SE]

Law enforcement: create national accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies relative to police misconduct and treatment of minorities (H.R. 3981), H624-H627 [1MR], H1266 [22MR], E321 [15MR]

———provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (H.R. 1443), H7545 [13SE]

Law enforcement officers: treatment of minorities, H621-H627 [1MR], H1264-H1267 [22MR]

Lee, Bill L.: appointment to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, E1398 [6SE]

Lockheed Martin Corp.: filing of discrimination claims against management, H169 [2FE]

Medicare: equal access to health care by minorities, E1635 [29SE]

Minority Arts Resource Council: tribute to the African American Rodeo, E1663 [4OC]

National Association of Cuban-American Women: tribute, E2043 [31OC]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: observance, H7844-H7852 [19SE], E1540 [20SE], E1558 [21SE], E1575 [22SE]

Native Americans: repeal Indian racial preference laws (H.R. 5523), E1864 [19OC]

New York, NY: reaction to verdict in Amadou Diallo police brutality case and call for Federal civil rights investigation, H518 [29FE], H578, H579, H580, H622-H627 [1MR], H644 [6MR], H1267 [22MR]

———statement by President Clinton on verdict in Amadou Diallo police brutality case, H644 [6MR]

Oberstar, Representative: use of inappropriate term to describe status of proposed minority-owned airline, H4597 [19JN]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, H150 [1FE]

Racial relations: increase efforts to combat police brutality and use of racial profiling, H7696 [18SE]

Telecommunications Act: impact on women and minorities, E2223 [15DE]

U.N.: secure objective review of violations of minority human rights in the U.S., H1267 [22MR]

Union Packaging L.L.C.: tribute, E682 [9MY]

Villarreal, Luis P.: Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring recipient, E1892 [24OC], E1989 [28OC]

Voting: secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (H.R. 5158), H8789-H8796 [4OC], E1679 [4OC]

Women's History Month: observance, H614 [1MR], H1081 [16MR], E375, E388, E390 [22MR], E406 [23MR], E430 [28MR], E457 [30MR]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (H.J. Res. 98), H2168 [12AP], H2319 [13AP], H3558-H3563 [23MY], E546 [12AP], E829 [24MY], E877 [25MY]

———support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (S.J. Res. 44), H3563 [23MY]

Remarks in Senate

Best Harvest Bakery (business): tribute, S5025 [13JN]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, S6789, S6837 [14JY], S7047 [17JY]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 74), S1382 [9MR]

Colleges and universities: historically black land-grant colleges and universities research and extension science funding, S7373 [20JY]

Computers: provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children, S2301-S2305 [6AP], S2389 [7AP], S5304 [16JN], S9370 [27SE]

———provide for digital empowerment by ensuring computer literacy for all children (S. 2229), S1397 [9MR]

Contracts: provide Federal contract opportunities for small businesses in economically distressed communities, S8732-S8734 [19SE]

Crime: conduct study of hate crimes and establish a grant program to assist State and local authorities in investigations and prosecutions, S5338-S5356 [19JN], S5421-S5428 [20JN]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, S5300-S5304 [16JN], S5334-S5356 [19JN], S5421-S5434 [20JN], S5547, S5548 [21JN], S5649 [22JN], S5732 [23JN], S9245 [26SE], S10345-S10347, S10348, S10360, S10391 [12OC]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (S. 622), S3602 [8MY], S5550 [21JN], S10072 [6OC]

———increase penalties for hate crimes (S. Con. Res. 120), S4694 [7JN]

Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (S. 2393), S2533 [11AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases, S10678, S10679 [18OC]

———resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases (S. 2079), S683 [22FE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish the Nancy Foster Marine Biology Scholarship Program (S. 2954), S7845 [27JY]

Dept. of Labor: job training programs funding, S6209 [30JN]

Dept. of Transportation: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program funding, S10150 [10OC]

Detroit, MI: Comerica Park Construction Management Team recipient of Great Lakes Construction Alliance Gender and Race Diversification Excellence Award, S2860 [25AP]

———Dept. of Human Rights recipient of Great Lakes Construction Alliance Gender and Race Diversification Excellence Award, S2861 [25AP]

———Greater Detroit Building and Construction Trades Council recipient of Great Lakes Construction Alliance Gender and Race Diversification Excellence Award, S2860 [25AP]

Education: development of high school dropout prevention programs, S6190 [30JN]

EPA: Office of Civil Rights backlog of cases, S10315 [12OC]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit retaliation and confidentiality policies relative to employee wage disclosures (S. 2966), S7862 [27JY]

Giago, Warren: SBA Minority Small Business Person of the Year award recipient for South Dakota, S697 [22FE]

Health: minority health programs (S. 1880), S11188-S11190 [26OC]

Houston, TX: tribute to EXPO 2000 (business trade fair), S7472 [24JY]

International Women's Day: observance, S1304-S1307 [8MR]

Law enforcement: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (S. 821), S9444 [28SE]

Lone Hill, Leonard: SBA Minority Small Business Person of the Year award recipient for South Dakota, S697 [22FE]

National Center for the Preservation of Democracy: establish and fund to honor and recognize the service of Japanese-American veterans, S4988-S4990 [13JN]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (S. Res. 342), S7555 [25JY]

———observance, S8878 [21SE]

Native Americans: anniversary of Indian self-determination policy (S. Res. 277), S1685 [23MR], S2138 [4AP], S5935 [27JN]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S1357 [9MR], S7436 [21JY], S7504 [25JY], S7587 [26JY]

Racial relations: increase efforts to combat police brutality and use of racial profiling, S9444 [28SE], S10786, S10787 [19OC]

Troy State University: Rosa Parks Museum funding, S6530 [12JY]

University of San Francisco: acknowledge injustices suffered by 1951 football team and pay tribute to members of team (S. Res. 346), S7807 [27JY]

Voting: secure Federal voting rights of persons who have fully served their sentences, parole, and probation (S. 2666), S4480 [25MY]

Women's History Month: observance, S1304, S1308, S1309 [8MR], S1382 [9MR]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (S.J. Res. 44), S2352 [6AP], S4215 [18MY]

Reports filed

Health Care Fairness Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3250) (H. Rept. 106-986), H10256 [18OC]

Indian Self-Determination Policy Anniversary: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 277), S5460 [20JN]

Traffic Stops Statistics Study Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1443) (H. Rept. 106-517), H930 [13MR]

Statements

Federal Contract Opportunities for Small Businesses in Economically Distressed Communities: Executive Office of the President, S8733 [19SE]

Law Enforcement Officers and Criminal Justice System Treatment of Minorities in New York, NY, Declaration and Plan: Representative Owens and Several Brooklyn African American Clergy and Elected Officials, H1268 [22MR]

National Call to Action To Close the Digital Divide: Executive Office of the President, H1844 [5AP]

Senate Record on Confirming Minority and Female Judicial Nominees: Senator Lott, S1359 [9MR]

Summaries

Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education Act (S. 1880), H11694 [31OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 296, Dept. of Agriculture resolution of certain civil rights discrimination cases, H2623 [8MY]

H.J. Res. 98, support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans during World War II, H3558 [23MY]

H.J. Res. 98, support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans of World War II, H2169 [12AP]

H.R. 5086, Coastal and Fisheries Improvement Act, H10477-H10488 [23OC]

S. 1880, Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education Act, H11686-H11691 [31OC]

S. 2966, Wage Awareness Protection Act, S7863 [27JY]

S. Con. Res. 120, increase penalties for hate crimes, S4694 [7JN]

S. Res. 277, Indian self-determination policy anniversary, S1685 [23MR], S5935 [27JN]

S. Res. 342, National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, S7555 [25JY], S8638 [15SE]

S. Res. 346, acknowledge injustices suffered by 1951 University of San Francisco football team and pay tribute to members of team, S7807, S7925 [27JY]

S.J. Res. 44, support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans during World War II, S4215 [18MY], H3563 [23MY]

Tributes

Hamilton, Grace Towns, S969 [29FE]