RACIAL RELATIONS

Addresses

Modification of Georgia State Flag To Remove Confederate Battle Flag: Roy E. Barnes, Governor of Georgia, E433 [22MR]

Amendments

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

———establish (S. 1046), S9005 [3AU]

Articles and editorials

Fighter Against Racism, H1698 [1MY]

Forward on Race—Together, E981 [25MY]

Justice and Reconciliation, E982 [25MY]

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

Leon Sullivan, 78, Key Player in Ending Apartheid, Is Dead, H1698 [1MY]

Bills and resolutions

African Americans: relief from Federal tax liability arising from the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 1856), H2184 [15MY]

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

Civil rights: 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]

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

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]

———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]

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]

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

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

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

National objectives: promote national unity and family renewal (see H. Con. Res. 124), H1924 [3MY]

National Week of Reflection and Tolerance: support (see H. Res. 95), H1012 [20MR]

States: adopt and enforce standards that prohibit the use of racial profiling in the enforcement of laws regulating the use of Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 965), H827 [8MR] (see H.R. 1907), H2333 [17MY]

U.N.: U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (see S. Res. 142), S8464 [31JY] (see S. Res. 151), S8911 [3AU] (see H. Res. 211), H4724 [26JY] (see H. Res. 212), H4780 [27JY]

Letters

Nomination of John Ashcroft to be Attorney General: Chris Sullivan, Southern Partisan (publication), S906 [31JA], S998 [1FE]

———Donald V. Watkins, Alamerica Bank, S904 [31JA]

———Representative Conyers, E2101 [15NO]

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]

U.S. participation in U.N. World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance: Senators Schumer, Clinton, Gordon Smith, and Lugar, S8341 [27JY]

Remarks in House

African Americans: relief from Federal tax liability arising from the resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture (H.R. 1856), E806 [15MY]

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

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

Crime: 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 Energy: treatment of certain ethnic groups by security personnel, H2722 [25MY], H3651 [27JN], E1015 [5JN]

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]

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

Executive Office of the President: proposed closing of race relations office, H204 [7FE]

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

Law enforcement: increase efforts to combat use of racial profiling, E702 [2MY]

———prohibit racial profiling (H.R. 2074), E1037 [6JN]

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

NAACP: tribute to Lima, OH, chapter radiothon, E1052 [7JN]

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: combat torture, police abuse, and racial profiling in member states, E1545 [3AU]

Rubenstein, Howard J.: Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust honoree, E632 [25AP]

States: adopt and enforce standards that prohibit the use of racial profiling in the enforcement of laws regulating the use of Federal-aid highways (H.R. 1907), E833 [17MY]

U.N.: condemn proposed Zionism resolution at the World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance, H4788-H4790 [30JY], E2261 [12DE]

———support the World Conference on Racism, E1154 [19JN]

———U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance, H5417, H5446, H5447, H5451 [6SE], H5458 [10SE], E1511 [2AU], E1602 [6SE]

———U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (H. Res. 211), H5326 [2AU]

———U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (H. Res. 212), H4787-H4790 [30JY], E1486 [1AU]

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]

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

———survey on attitudes toward Chinese Americans, S7583 [12JY]

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

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

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

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]

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

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

U.N.: U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance, S8341, S8342 [27JY], S9147 [6SE]

———U.S. participation in World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance (S. Res. 142), S8482 [31JY]

Reports filed

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]

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

Resolutions by organizations

Condemnation of racial statement by Senator Byrd: Congressional Black Caucus, E324 [8MR]

Statements

Ten Priority Action Points of Consensus: African and African Descendants Caucus, H5447 [6SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 212, U.S. participation in U.N. World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance, H4787 [30JY]

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

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

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

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

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

S. Res. 142, U.S. participation in U.N. World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance, S8482 [31JY]

S. Res. 151, U.S. participation in U.N. World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance, S8973 [3AU]