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

Addresses

Orangeburg Massacre Anniversary: Jim Hodges, Governor of South Carolina, E170 [13FE]

Amendments

Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission: establish (H.R. 2133), S9004 [3AU], H5465 [10SE]

———establish (S. 1046), S9005 [3AU]

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (S. 565), S13764 [19DE]

Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S13764 [19DE]

Appointments

Commission on Civil Rights, H46 [6JA]

Commission on International Religious Freedom, H3688 [27JN]

Articles and editorials

Ashcroft Rights Record Bears Careful Watching, S873 [31JA]

Fighter for Justice Changed the City, E201 [14FE]

Forward on Race—Together, E981 [25MY]

Ice Curtain in the East, H491 [28FE]

Justice and Reconciliation, E982 [25MY]

Justices Back Bible Group—Access to School Facilities Widened, S6252 [14JN]

King Assembly Presents Unique Perspectives on Civil Rights, Racism, E205 [26FE]

King Consideration Will Return in 107th Congress, E1040 [6JN]

Rev. Jesse White Remembered as ``Drum Major for Justice'', E202 [14FE]

Rev. White Demanded Equality, E200 [14FE]

Rights Activist Jesse White Dead at 73, E201 [14FE]

Bills and resolutions

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: restore rights of State employees by requiring States to waive immunity in order to receive Federal funding (see S. 928), S5438 [22MY]

Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission: establish (see S. 1046), S6318 [14JN] (see H.R. 2133), H3066 [12JN]

Century of Equal Opportunity for Women: observance (see S. Res. 158), S9253 [10SE]

Citizenship: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (see H.R. 875), H648 [6MR]

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (see S. 565), S2472 [19MR]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H25 [3JA]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 18), H28 [3JA]

Courts: applicability of certain titles of the Civil Rights Act to the judicial branch of the Federal Government (see H.R. 1290), H1343 [29MR]

———limit attorneys' fees in certain civil rights cases (see H.R. 3319), H8337 [16NO]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 429), H219 [7FE]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 74), H27 [3JA]

———increase penalties for hate crimes (see H. Con. Res. 6), H28 [3JA]

———protect civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and create employer liability for negligent conduct resulting in a gender-motivated crime of violence on employer-controlled premises (see H.R. 284), H110 [30JA]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 625), S2979 [27MR] (see H.R. 1343), H1407 [3AP]

Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (see S. 799), S4044 [30AP] (see H.R. 1996), H2710 [24MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: ensure minority farmers are adequately compensated for discrimination claims (see H.R. 2676), H4862 [30JY]

Dept. of Education: study implementation of Office for Civil Rights policies on sexual harassment directed against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students (see S. 1357), S8910 [3AU]

Dept. of Justice: acquire data on crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender (see H.R. 682), H396 [14FE]

Dept. of the Interior: study the suitability and feasibility of designating the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, in Greensboro, NC, as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 1180), S7688 [16JY] (see H.R. 2008), H2711 [24MY]

Discrimination: prohibit agreements with foreign persons who discriminate against a U.S. business based on the religion, sexual orientation, race, or gender of an individual associated with the business (see H.R. 3151), H7127 [17OC]

———prohibit on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 217), H62 [6JA]

———protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (see H. Con. Res. 227), H5704 [14SE]

District of Columbia: prohibit use of funds to issue, implement, administer, or enforce any order that invalidates the Boy Scouts policy on homosexuality (see H.R. 2390), H3803 [28JN]

EEOC: require mediation of certain employee claims (see H.R. 820), H621 [1MR]

———require report on use of the Fair Labor Standards Act by public and private sector employers to foster or exacerbate pay inequity (see H.R. 1495), H1497 [4AP]

Employment: exclude all employment contracts from certain arbitration provisions (see H.R. 2282), H3464 [21JN]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 77), S99 [22JA] (see H.R. 781), H506 [28FE]

———prevent involuntary application of arbitration to discrimination claims (see H.R. 1489), H1487 (see H.R. 1489), H1496 [4AP]

———prohibit discrimination in the offering of benefits by employers to associates of employees who are not spouses or dependents (see H.R. 515), H223 [7FE]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 684), S3340 [3AP] (see H.R. 1362), H1408 [3AP]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see S. 1284), S8464 [31JY] (see H.R. 2692), H4948 [31JY]

———prohibit inclusion of mandatory binding arbitration clauses in employment agreements relative to discrimination or harassment claims (see S. 163), S527 [24JA]

———prohibit preferential treatment (see S. 78), S99 [22JA]

Fair Labor Standards Act: prohibit issuance of a certificate for subminimum wages for individuals with impaired vision (see H.R. 881), H648 [6MR]

FCC: establish an office on victims of media bias (see H.R. 2700), H5125 [1AU]

Firearms: repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 1455), H1485 (see H.R. 1455), H1494 [4AP]

Garvey, Marcus: recognize human rights accomplishments and clear name relative to politically motivated criminal charges (see H. Res. 50), H399 [14FE]

Government: ensure confidentiality of statistical information (see H.R. 2136), H3066 [12JN]

Height, Dorothy I.: tribute (see H. Res. 55), H412 [26FE]

Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution (see H.R. 544), H253 [8FE]

International Olympic Committee: commend efforts to bring about understanding between cultures, protection of civil rights, intolerance of discrimination, and promotion of world peace through sports (see S. Con. Res. 47), S5967 [7JN] (see H. Con. Res. 167), H3357 [20JN]

International Women's Day: observance (see H. Res. 86), H827 [8MR]

Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1122), H1011 [20MR]

Juneteenth Independence Day: recognize historical significance (see S. Con. Res. 51), S6448 [19JN] (see H. Con. Res. 163), H3202 [14JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 355), S1462 [15FE] (see H.R. 1184), H1113 [22MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1476), S9971 [1OC] (see H.R. 2723), H5333 [2AU]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see S. 989), S5889 [6JN] (see H.R. 2074), H2955 [6JN]

Mays, Benjamin E.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (see S. Res. 23), S1394 [14FE] (see H. Res. 49), H399 [14FE]

National Museum of African American History and Culture Plan for Action Presidential Commission: establish (see H.R. 3442), H9238 [11DE]

North American Slavery Memorial Council: establish (see H.R. 762), H442 [27FE]

Protect (see S. 19), S97 [22JA]

Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 143), H2711 [24MY]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 114), H1660 [26AP]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see S. 829), S4246 [3MY] (see H.R. 1718), H1923 [3MY]

Taxation: treatment of social clubs found to be practicing prohibited discrimination (see H.R. 216), H62 [6JA]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 72), H7852 [6NO]

———prohibit States from denying any individual the right to register and vote in Federal elections on the grounds that the individual has been convicted of a Federal crime (see H.R. 1558), H1555 [24AP] (see H.R. 2687), H4948 [31JY]

———protect voting rights (see H.R. 1170), H1112 [22MR]

Voting Rights Act: congressional commitment (see H. Res. 139), H2082 [9MY]

Women: constitutional amendment on equality of rights and reproductive rights (see H.J. Res. 32), H649 [6MR]

———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 10), S2730 [22MR] (see H.J. Res. 40), H1114 [22MR]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see S. 256), S1062 [6FE]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers, establish performance standard for breast pumps, and allow tax credit for enabling mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work (see H.R. 285), H110 [30JA]

———protect first amendment rights relative to abortion and reproductive services (see H.R. 185), H62 [6JA]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (see H. Res. 98), H1115 [22MR]

Letters

Commission on Civil Rights controversy over expiration of Victoria Wilson's term and appointment of Peter N. Kirsanow: Alberto R. Gonzalez, Executive Office of the President, S12531 [6DE]

Racial profiling case in Youngstown, OH: Gerald H. Beulah, Jr., E1039 [6JN]

———Jeffrey L. Patterson, E2200 [4DE]

———Representative Traficant, E2200 [4DE]

Reasonable Search Standards Act: Senators Durbin and Voinovich and Representatives John Lewis and Houghton, S4047 [30AP]

Russian restrictions on religious organizations: Mark B. Levin, National Conference on Soviet Jewry, S10925 [24OC]

———several Senators, S10926, S10927 [24OC]

State or local educational agencies or schools that deny equal access to the Boy Scouts relative to policy on homosexuality: several organizations, H2619 [23MY]

Lists

Examples of discrimination against the Boy Scouts, S6256 [14JN]

Leadership Challenge 2001 administrators and participants, E1704 [21SE]

Meetings

Support for faith-based initiative relative to exemption for Government-funded religious charities from State and local hiring discrimination laws: Committee on the Judiciary (House), H4224 [19JY]

Memorandums

Dept. of Education Office of Civil Rights Enforcement of Statutes Prohibiting Discrimination in State and Local Programs Receiving Federal Funds: Congressional Research Service, S4867 [14MY]

State or Local Educational Agencies or Schools That Deny Equal Access to the Boy Scouts Relative to Policy on Homosexuality: American Center for Law & Justice, S4867 [14MY]

———Congressional Research Service, S4867 [14MY]

Remarks in House

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds by State or local educational agencies or schools that deny equal access to the Boy Scouts relative to policy on homosexuality, H2618-H2620 [23MY]

Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission: establish (H.R. 2133), H3635-H3641 [27JN], H5465-H5467 [10SE], E1263, E1264 [29JN], E1621 [10SE]

Citizenship: declare as U.S. citizens certain women who through marriage to an alien lost their citizenship (H.R. 875), E288 [6MR]

Colorado: tribute to Leadership Challenge 2001 participants, E1704 [21SE]

Commission on Civil Rights: report on voting irregularities in Florida during the Presidential election, E1027 [6JN]

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish (H.R. 1170), H9293, H9295, H9297, H9299 [12DE], E2300 [14DE]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (H.R. 40), H1569 [25AP], H5447 [6SE]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (H. Res. 18), H1065 [22MR], H10950 [20DE]

Courts: anniversary of Cherry v. Mathews district court case establishing equal rights for disabled citizens, E1355 [18JY]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, H1563 [25AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, H1935 [8MY]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1343), H7857 [7NO], H7952 [8NO], H8174-H8180 [14NO], H8424, H8425, H8426, H8427, H8428 [28NO], H8884, H8885, H8887, H8888, H8891, H8892, H8893 [5DE], H10058, H10059, H10060 [13DE], E523 [3AP], E2077 [14NO], E2150 [28NO], E2214 [5DE]

Customs Service: civil liability of inspectors relative to alleged use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals, H8966-H8970 [6DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: ensure minority farmers are adequately compensated for discrimination claims, H8233 [15NO]

———ensure minority farmers are adequately compensated for discrimination claims (H.R. 2676), H9327 [12DE]

———ensure minority farmers receive equitable treatment and services, E1819 [5OC]

Dept. of Education: Office of Civil Rights funding, E1875 [12OC]

Dept. of Justice: abortion services for women in Federal prison funding, H4094-H4097 [17JY], E1359 [18JY], E1418 [24JY]

Discrimination: prohibit agreements with foreign persons who discriminate against a U.S. business based on the religion, sexual orientation, race, or gender of an individual associated with the business (H.R. 3151), E1917 [17OC]

———prohibit on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation, E1031 [6JN]

———protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5594 [13SE], H5920, H5921, H5922 [21SE], E1655 [14SE], E1676 [20SE], E1702 [21SE], E2089 [15NO], E2120 [16NO]

———protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 227), H5691-H5698 [14SE], E1662 [14SE], E1680, E1685 [20SE], E1707 [24SE]

District of Columbia: anniversary of Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, E1031 [6JN]

———prohibit use of Federal funds to issue, implement, administer, or enforce any order that invalidates the Boy Scouts policy on homosexuality, H6007, H6008 [25SE]

———prohibit use of funds to issue, implement, administer, or enforce any order that invalidates the Boy Scouts policy on homosexuality, H6007 [25SE], E1745 [26SE]

———tribute to Capital Pride Festival, E199 [14FE]

Employment: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 781), H1388, H1392 [3AP], H1697 [1MY], E521, E526 [3AP]

———prevent involuntary application of arbitration to discrimination claims (H.R. 1489), E576 [5AP]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1362), H1392 [3AP], E531 [3AP]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (H.R. 2692), E1485 [1AU]

Faith and Politics Institute: tribute, H1050-H1057 [21MR]

Height, Dorothy I.: tribute (H. Res. 55), H422-H426 [27FE]

Hinton, Milton W.: Greater Cincinnati, OH, Chamber of Commerce Great Living Cincinnatian award recipient, E40 [30JA]

International Women's Day: observance (H. Res. 86), H811, H813, H814, H821-H824 [8MR], E323 [8MR]

Jefferson County, KY: International Association of Chiefs of Police Civil Rights Award for Racial Profiling recipient, E1993 [2NO]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, E1007 [5JN]

———recognize historical significance (H. Con. Res. 163), H3224-H3229, H3233 [19JN], E1157 [20JN], E1176 [21JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (H.R. 1184), E1039 [6JN]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (H.R. 2074), E1037 [6JN]

———use of profiling in prevention of crime and terrorism, H7414 [30OC], H7882-H7884 [7NO]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, E20 [6JA]

National Museum of African American History and Culture Plan for Action Presidential Commission: establish (H.R. 3442), H9170-H9173 [11DE]

North American Slavery Memorial Council: establish (H.R. 762), H413 [27FE]

Out Front Colorado (publication): anniversary, E581 [5AP]

Pensions: protect benefits of employees in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements relative to tax legislation on defined benefit plans becoming cash balance plans, H1818, H1819, H1825, H1826 [2MY]

Racial relations: increase efforts to combat use of racial profiling by law enforcement, E702 [2MY]

Religion: support for faith-based initiative relative to exemption for Government-funded religious charities from State and local hiring discrimination laws, H3992 [12JY], H4224, H4225, H4228, H4246-H4248, H4252-H4256, H4278, H4279 [19JY], E1450 [26JY]

Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (H. Con. Res. 143), E930 [24MY]

Salvation Army: support for faith-based initiative relative to exemption for Government-funded religious charities from State and local hiring discrimination laws, H4245 [19JY]

Santa Barbara, CA: tribute to Santa Barbara Gay Pride Festival, E1965 [31OC]

Selma, AL: anniversary of march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, H715, H716 [7MR], H1050-H1057 [21MR]

South Carolina State University: tribute to victims of civil rights battle known as the Orangeburg Massacre, E169 [13FE]

Sullivan, Patrick J., Jr.: Anti-Defamation League Civil Rights Award recipient, E2235 [7DE]

Supreme Court: decision on the arrest, restraint, jailing, and fining of persons not wearing seat belts, H1956 [8MY]

———decision on use of public school facilities by religious organizations, H3008 [12JN]

Texas: tribute to Texas Legislative Black Caucus, E2300 [14DE]

U.N.: support the World Conference on Racism, E1154 [19JN]

Voting: protect voting rights (H.R. 1170), H4613, H4614 [25JY], H9293, H9295, H9297, H9299 [12DE], E2300 [14DE]

Voting Rights Act: congressional commitment (H. Res. 139), H2681 [24MY]

Women: protect breastfeeding by new mothers, establish performance standard for breast pumps, and allow tax credit for enabling mothers to breastfeed or express milk at work (H.R. 285), E360 [14MR]

———protect first amendment rights relative to abortion and reproductive services (H.R. 185), E6 [3JA]

Women's Coalition South Bay: tribute to South Bay Women's Summit, E329 [8MR]

Women's History Month: observance, H913 [14MR], E460 [27MR], E490, E491, E495 [29MR], E505 [30MR]

Worcester County, MA: tribute to National Conference for Community and Justice honorees, E2036 [8NO]

Remarks in Senate

ABA: Bush administration decision relative to reviewing of, and providing advice on, qualifications of potential judges, S2891 [26MR]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: restore rights of State employees by requiring States to waive immunity in order to receive Federal funding (S. 928), S5458-S5460 [22MY]

Allentown, PA: alleged hate crime incident, S4238 [3MY]

Asian Americans: condemn racial stereotyping and discrimination, S6595-S6597 [21JN], S7583 [12JY]

Boy Scouts: prohibit use of Federal funds by State or local educational agencies or schools that deny equal access to the Boy Scouts relative to policy on homosexuality, S4866 [14MY], S6249-S6268 [14JN]

———require State or local educational agencies or schools to allow equal access to school facilities to the Boy Scouts relative to policy on homosexuality, S6269-S6275 [14JN]

Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission: establish (H.R. 2133), S9004 [3AU]

———establish (S. 1046), S9005-S9007 [3AU]

Century of Equal Opportunity for Women: observance (S. Res. 158), S9259 [10SE]

Commission on Civil Rights: controversy over expiration of Victoria Wilson's term and appointment of Peter N. Kirsanow, S12530 [6DE]

Commission on Voting Rights and Procedures: establish, S9962-S9965 [1OC]

———establish (S. 565), S2475 [19MR], S5604 [24MY], S8044 [23JY], S8876-S8878, S8882 [3AU], S11545 [7NO], S12134, S12135 [29NO], S13290 [14DE], S13681-S13686 [19DE], S13931 [20DE]

Constitution—U.S.: anniversary, S12532 [6DE]

Courts: anniversary of Cherry v. Mathews district court case establishing equal rights for disabled citizens, S8117 [24JY]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 625), S2993 [27MR], S3832 [24AP], S3914 [25AP], S3980 [26AP], S4036 [30AP], S4095 [1MY], S4168 [2MY], S4238 [3MY], S4397 [4MY], S4414 [7MY], S4500 [8MY], S4586 [9MY], S4816 [10MY], S4885 [14MY], S4936 [15MY], S5002 [16MY], S5112 [17MY], S5262 [21MY], S5430 [22MY], S5531 [23MY], S5606 [24MY], S5686 [25MY], S5826 [5JN], S5884 [6JN], S5959 [7JN], S6005 [8JN], S6052 [11JN], S6120 [12JN], S6209 [13JN], S6315 [14JN], S6373 [18JN], S6442 [19JN], S6515 [20JN], S6597 [21JN], S6660 [22JN], S6861 [25JN], S6919 [26JN], S6983 [27JN], S7079 [28JN], S7189 [29JN], S7327 [9JY], S7419 [10JY], S7491 [11JY], S7584 [12JY], S7683 [16JY], S7801 [17JY], S7875 [18JY], S7945 [19JY], S8010 [20JY], S8056 [23JY], S8115 [24JY], S8198 [25JY], S8278 [26JY], S8341 [27JY], S8393 [30JY], S8452 [31JY], S8567 [1AU], S8697 [2AU], S8907 [3AU], S9066 [4SE], S9118 [5SE], S9189 [6SE], S9247 [10SE], S9389 [13SE], S9434 [14SE], S9501 [19SE], S9614 [21SE], S9734 [24SE], S9802 [25SE], S9867 [26SE], S9970 [1OC], S10056 [2OC], S10146 [3OC], S10283 [4OC], S10382 [9OC], S10454 [10OC], S10549, S10636 [11OC], S10686 [15OC], S10766 [16OC], S10791 [17OC], S10835 [18OC], S10977 [24OC], S11099 [25OC], S11192 [30OC], S11281 [31OC], S11356 [1NO], S11412 [2NO], S11436 [5NO], S11486 [6NO], S11547 [7NO], S11657 [9NO], S11716 [13NO], S11784 [14NO], S11934 [15NO], S11997 [16NO], S12052 [27NO], S12099 [28NO], S12154 [29NO], S12242 [30NO], S12309 [3DE], S12364 [4DE], S12460 [5DE], S12533 [6DE], S12677 [7DE], S12769 [10DE], S12854 [11DE], S13043 [12DE], S13141 [13DE], S13291 [14DE], S13355 [17DE], S13460 [18DE], S13691 [19DE], S13932 [20DE]

Customs Service: prohibit use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals (S. 799), S4046 [30AP], S10283 [4OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish position of Assistant Sec. of Agriculture for Civil Rights, S13037, S13038 [12DE]

Dept. of Education: study implementation of Office for Civil Rights policies on sexual harassment directed against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students (S. 1357), S8922 [3AU]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, S9368, S9369 [13SE], S9551 [20SE], S10381 [9OC]

———protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (H. Con. Res. 227), S9614 [21SE], S9859 [26SE]

Employment: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (S. 684), S3350, S3351 [3AP]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (S. 1284), S8480 [31JY]

———prohibit inclusion of mandatory binding arbitration clauses in employment agreements relative to discrimination or harassment claims (S. 163), S529 [24JA]

———prohibit preferential treatment (S. 78), S332, S335, S423 [22JA]

``Freedom Riders'': anniversary of movement, S4815 [10MY]

Immigration: asylum or deportation regulations relative to gender-related persecution, S1388 [14FE]

International Olympic Committee: commend efforts to bring about understanding between cultures, protection of civil rights, intolerance of discrimination, and promotion of world peace through sports (S. Con. Res. 47), S5986 [7JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration (S. 355), S1497, S1498 [15FE], S6442 [19JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr. and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 1476), S9973 [1OC]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (S. 989), S5891-S5897 [6JN], S10283 [4OC]

Lee, Bill L.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, S602 [29JA]

Mahwah, NJ: alleged hate crime incident, S4095 [1MY]

Mays, Benjamin E.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom (S. Res. 23), S1388, S1434 [14FE], S12272 [30NO]

McCallum, Robert D., Jr.: nomination to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, S8893 [3AU]

National Museum of African American History and Culture Plan for Action Presidential Commission: establish (H.R. 3442), S13364 [17DE], S13692 [19DE], S13932 [20DE]

Russia: restrictions on religious organizations, S10925 [24OC]

Schools: clarify that only youth groups listed in the U.S. Code as patriotic societies be allowed equal access to public school facilities, S6267, S6268 [14JN]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (S. 829), S4262-S4265 [3MY]

Supreme Court: decision on right of private individuals to bring civil suits to enforce the Civil Rights Act disparate impact regulations, S5430 [22MY]

Voting: protect voting rights (S. 565), S13290 [14DE], S13681-S13686 [19DE], S13931 [20DE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (S.J. Res. 10), S2777 [22MR]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (S. 256), S1078 [6FE]

Women's History Month: observance, S2973 [27MR], S3022 [28MR], S3142 [29MR]

World Refugee Day: observance, S6514 [20JN]

Reports filed

Award Benjamin E. Mays the Presidential Medal of Freedom: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 23), S11611 [8NO]

Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2133), S8703 [2AU]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1046), S8703 [2AU]

Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act: Committee on Rules and Administration (Senate) (S. 565), S12100 [28NO]

Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 625), S8279 [26JY]

Statements

Tribute to Soujourner Truth: Faye H. Dambrot, E937 [24MY]

Summaries

Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act (S. 565), S2476 [19MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 163, recognize historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day, H3224 [19JN]

H. Con. Res. 227, protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans relative to terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA, H5698 [14SE]

H. Res. 55, tribute to Dorothy I. Height, H422 [27FE]

H.R. 2133, Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission, H3635 [27JN]

H.R. 3442, National Museum of African American History and Culture Plan for Action Presidential Commission Act, H9170 [11DE]

S. 19, Protecting Civil Rights for All Americans Act, S237-S249 [22JA]

S. 77, Paycheck Fairness Act, S336-S338 [22JA]

S. 78, Civil Rights Restoration Act, S334 [22JA]

S. 163, Civil Rights Procedures Protection Act, S530 [24JA]

S. 355, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemorative Coin Act, S1497 [15FE]

S. 829, National Museum of African American History and Culture Act, S4263-S4265 [3MY]

S. 928, Older Workers' Rights Restoration Act, S5459 [22MY]

S. 989, End Racial Profiling Act, S5893-S5895 [6JN]

S. 1046, Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission, S9005, S9007 [3AU]

S. 1357, study implementation of Dept. of Education Office for Civil Rights policies on sexual harassment directed against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students, S8923 [3AU]

S. 1476, award Congressional Gold Medal to Martin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King, S9973 [1OC]

S. 2133, Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission, S9004 [3AU]

S. Con. Res. 47, commend International Olympic Committee efforts to bring about understanding between cultures, protection of civil rights, intolerance of discrimination, and promotion of world peace through sports, S5985 [7JN]

S. Con. Res. 51, recognize historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day, S6456 [19JN]

S. Res. 23, award Presidential Medal of Freedom to Benjamin E. Mays, S1434 [14FE], S12272 [30NO]

S. Res. 158, Century of Equal Opportunity for Women, S9259 [10SE]

S.J. Res. 10, constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights for women, S2777 [22MR]

Transcripts

Nomination hearing of Bill L. Lee to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S602 [29JA]

Tributes

Anthony, Susan B., E180 [14FE], E259 [1MR]

Truth, Sojourner, E937 [24MY]