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

Addresses

Affirmative Action: Representative Lee, E1360 [26JN]

Americans With Disabilities Act Signing Ceremony: George Bush, S5406 [28AP]

Briggs v. Elliot Descendants Reunion Banquet: Senator Hollings, S3029 [3MR]

Equality and Progress: Ramona Wright, National Congress of Black Women, E999 [21MY]

Racial Equality: Medgar W. Evers, H5375 [16JN]

Reparations for Descendants of African-American Slaves: Camille Fields, E1316 [20JN]

Articles and editorials

Another Ideologue for the Courts, S5411 [28AP]

Burk Is Way Off Course, S5339 [11AP]

Cross-Burning Trial, Judge's Handling of One Case Gave His Critics Ammunition, S13551-S13553 [30OC]

How One Man Took a Stand and Changed Federal Policy Toward the Sikh Community, E172 [7FE]

Independent Living's Real Costs, E183-E185 [11FE]

Race-Sensitive Admissions—Back to Basics, S2829-S2832 [26FE]

Recognize Human Rights Accomplishments and Clear Name of Marcus Garvey Relative to Politically Motivated Criminal Charges, E1649 [25JY]

What if a Pension Shift Hit Lawmakers, Too?, E447 [12MR]

World's Other Tyrants, Still at Work, E748 [11AP]

Bills and resolutions

African Americans: establish a memorial to slavery in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 196), H58 [7JA]

Birmingham, AL: anniversary of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see H. Res. 389), H9214 [2OC]

Briggs, Harry and Eliza: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Bunche, Ralph: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 82), S15061 [18NO] (see H. Con. Res. 71), H1465 [27FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol (see S. Con. Res. 17), S3163 [5MR]

———revise women's suffrage statue located in the Capitol rotunda to include a likeness of Sojourner Truth (see H.R. 601), H321 [5FE]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H53 [7JA]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 21), H61 [7JA]

Courts: provide that no court or judge shall dismiss any part of the Constitution or Bill of Rights as a legal defense in court (see H.R. 3126), H8381 [17SE]

———restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (see H.R. 394), H217 [28JA]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (see S.J. Res. 1), S37 [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 10), H60 [7JA] (see H.J. Res. 48), H3303 [10AP]

———enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 80), H54 [7JA]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 966), S5650 [1MY]

De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 498), S3027 [3MR] (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Dept. of Justice: acquire data on crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on gender (see H.R. 374), H170 [27JA]

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 H.R. 1869), H3452 [29AP]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 214), H59 [7JA]

———protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, South-Asian Americans, and Sikh Americans (see S. Res. 133, 133), S5771 [6MY] (see H. Res. 234), H4131 [14MY]

Douglass, Frederick: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H. Res. 101), H1334 [25FE]

Dunham, Katherine: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 62), H1465 [27FE]

Education: collect information from coeducational secondary schools on athletic participation (see S. 282), S1871 [4FE]

———oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see S. Res. 153), S6979 [22MY] (see H. Res. 137), H1746 [11MR]

———reaffirm support for Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls (see S. Res. 40), S1813 [30JA]

EEOC: 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. 1487), H2471 [27MR]

Emancipation Proclamation: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 15), S3163 [5MR] (see H. Con. Res. 36), H462 [12FE]

Employment: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 76), S36 [7JA] (see H.R. 1688), H3051 [9AP]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 841), S5059 [9AP] (see H.R. 1695), H3051 [9AP]

Equal Justice Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 223), H5662 [19JN]

Firearms: repeal permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 276), H136 [8JA]

Focus—HOPE (organization): anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 295), H9281 [7OC]

Garvey, Marcus: recognize human rights accomplishments and clear name relative to politically motivated criminal charges (see H. Con. Res. 74), H1466 [27FE]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1266), S7876 [13JN] (see H.R. 1821), H3353 [11AP]

———tribute (see H. Con. Res. 68), H1465 [27FE]

Horne, Lena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 145), H3052 [9AP]

Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride: support goals (see H. Res. 384), H9130 [1OC]

International Women's Day: support goals (see H. Con. Res. 57), H1465 [27FE]

Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1017), H1463 [27FE]

Jackson, Maynard H., Jr.: tribute (see S. Res. 188), S8726 [26JN] (see H. Res. 303), H6263 [26JN]

John Lewis Civil Rights Institute, Atlanta, GA: designate (see S. 1764), S12969 [21OC] (see H.R. 3366), H9811 [21OC]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (see S. 470), S2920 [27FE] (see H.R. 1209), H1745 [11MR]

———mint coins in commemoration (see S. 377), S2340 [12FE] (see H.R. 589), H320 [5FE]

———redesign the $1 coin in commemoration (see H.R. 1016), H1463 [27FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1368), S8862 [27JN] (see H.R. 2680), H6464 [9JY]

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 223), H5662 [19JN]

Malcolm X: observance of anniversary of birth as a day of prayer, remembrance, and reflection (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1465 [27FE]

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 256), H7617 [24JY]

March on Washington: anniversary (see H. Res. 352), H7839 [3SE]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: exchange certain lands with Atlanta, GA (see S. 1789), S13377 [28OC] (see H.R. 1616), H2820 [3AP]

Medgar Evers National Week of Remembrance: designate (see S. Con. Res. 51), S7541 [9JN] (see S. Con. Res. 54), S7718 [11JN]

———support (see H. Con. Res. 220), H5366 [12JN]

Mendez, Gonzalo and Felicitas: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 200), H4738 [22MY]

Minorities: provide equal access to opportunity in education, business, and employment and support affirmative action programs in securing such equal access (see H. Res. 32), H171 [27JA]

National Labor Relations Act: protect employer rights (see H.R. 1793), H3352 [11AP]

Nonprofit organizations: increase number of women and minorities on governing boards and encourage Americans to volunteer to serve on the governing boards (see H. Res. 354), H7839 [3SE]

Pearson, Levi: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3287), H9380 [10OC]

Protect (see S. 16), S35 [7JA]

Public welfare programs: provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 692), H390 [11FE]

Robeson, Paul L.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 246), H7019 [16JY]

Senate Rules: prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation (see S. Res. 74), S3163 [5MR]

Senior citizens: promote elder justice (see S. 333), S2119 [10FE] (see H.R. 2490), H5467 [17JN]

Shabazz, Betty: tribute (see H. Res. 114), H1466 [27FE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (see S. 1157), S7135 [23MY] (see H.R. 2205), H4733 [22MY] (see H.R. 3491), H11358 [17NO]

Taxation: treatment of social clubs found to be practicing prohibited discrimination (see H.R. 212), H59 [7JA]

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit: support decision on University of Michigan affirmative action policies (see S. Res. 23), S1069 [16JA]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 28), H1515 [4MR]

———secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences (see H.R. 1433), H2311 [25MR]

———secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 259), H135 [8JA]

Women: constitutional amendment on equality of rights and reproductive rights (see H.J. Res. 31), H1516 [4MR]

———constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 11), S3881 [18MR] (see H.J. Res. 37), H1811 [12MR]

———protect breastfeeding by new mothers (see S. 418), S2522 [14FE] (see H.R. 2790), H7169 [18JY]

Briefs

University of Michigan affirmative action policies: Harvard Black Law Students Association, Stanford Black Law Students Association, and Yale Black Law Students Association, E718-E722 [10AP]

Cost Estimates

Award Congressional Gold Medal to Joseph A. De Laine (S. 498): CBO, S8551 [25JN]

Essays

Boy Scouts Policy on Homosexuality: Michael Peiser, E124 [4FE]

Emancipation Proclamation: Several Casey Park Elementary School Students, E166 [6FE]

———Several Owasco Elementary School Students, E166 [6FE]

Eulogies

Burns, Clarence H. (Du): by Edward Miller, S1128 [17JA]

Excerpts

Newspaper articles on election intimidation of minority voters, S338 [15JA]

Letters

Constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights: Laurence H. Tribe, Harvard University Law School, S85 [7JA]

Internment of Japanese Americans during World War II: Eric L. Muller, E407 [7MR]

Sentencing of law enforcement officers in the Rodney King civil rights case: Congressional Black Caucus, S5124 [10AP], H2424 [27MR], H3070 [10AP]

Supreme Court pending hearing on University of Michigan affirmative action policies: Senator Clinton, S1138 [17JA]

Lists

South Carolina citizens who signed a petition to the Clarendon County School District Board of Trustees demanding equal educational opportunities for African Americans, H11485 [18NO]

Proclamations

Emancipation Proclamation: Abraham Lincoln, H1340 [26FE]

Remarks in House

Affirmative action: policies, H2315 [26MR]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, E1711 [5SE]

Armenia: religious freedom, E1655 [25JY]

Augusta, GA: protests against membership policies of Augusta National Golf Club, E999 [21MY]

Boy Scouts: policy on homosexuality, E123 [4FE]

Briggs, Harry and Eliza: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3287), H11484-H11487 [18NO]

Bunche, Ralph: tribute (H. Con. Res. 71), H9316-H9318 [8OC], E341 [27FE], E2030 [10OC]

California: circuit court decision to delay gubernatorial recall election relative to disenfranchisement of certain voters, H8266 [16SE]

Castillo, Juan M.: Orange County, CA, Human Relations Committee Human Relations Award recipient, E875 [6MY]

Correctional institutions: treatment of headwear of Sikh individuals relative to security searches, E172 [7FE]

Courts: restore the Federal civil rights remedy for victims of gender-motivated violence (H.R. 394), E84 [28JA]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (H.J. Res. 10), E740 [11AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, H3738 [7MY]

Dash, Julie: Directors Guild of America award nominee, E295 [26FE]

De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3287), H11484-H11487 [18NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: Office of Civil Rights funding, H6634, H6635 [14JY]

Dept. of Energy: require report to Congress detailing equal employment opportunity practices at national laboratories, H3278, H3279 [10AP]

Dept. of State: global human rights issues, E748 [11AP]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, and South Asian Americans, H9743 [21OC]

———protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, South-Asian Americans, and Sikh Americans (H. Res. 234), H9223-H9228 [7OC], H9285 [8OC]

———protect rights and condemn attacks on Sikh Americans, H1961 [19MR]

District of Columbia: tribute to Black Pride Festival, E949 [14MY]

———tribute to Capital Pride Festival, E1007 [21MY]

———tribute to demonstration in support of affirmative action policies at colleges and universities, H2929-H2936 [8AP]

Douglass, Frederick: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H. Res. 101), E277 [25FE]

Duluth, MN: dedication of Clayton, Jackson, McGhie Memorial, E2017 [8OC]

Dunham, Katherine: tribute (H. Con. Res. 62), E341 [27FE]

Eaton, Harold C.: Mobile, AL, Corps of Engineers Gallery of Distinguished Civilian Employees honoree, E1717 [5SE]

Education: oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (H. Res. 137), H2454 [27MR], E422 [11MR], E694 [7AP]

———status of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, H178 [28JA], H350-H354 [11FE], H1490 [4MR], H2454-H2456 [27MR], E324 [27FE], E609, E610 [27MR]

Edwards, Willis: Christophers (organization) Christopher Award recipient, E361 [4MR]

Emancipation Proclamation: anniversary, E165 [6FE]

———anniversary (H. Con. Res. 36), H1338-H1341 [26FE], E304, E330 [27FE], E414 [10MR]

Employment: exempt religious organizations operating Federal job training programs from religious discrimination laws in hiring, H3770-H3774, H3778-H3789 [8MY], H11559 [19NO], E926, E927 [9MY]

———improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1688), H2944 [9AP], E722 [10AP]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1695), E722 [10AP]

Equal Justice Day: designate (H. Con. Res. 223), E1307 [19JN]

Garvey, Marcus: recognize human rights accomplishments and clear name relative to politically motivated criminal charges (H. Con. Res. 74), E341 [27FE], E1649 [25JY]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1821), H9411-H9416 [15OC]

———tribute (H. Con. Res. 68), E341 [27FE]

Illinois: tribute to State Assembly for actions taken on the equal rights amendment to the Constitution, E1162 [5JN]

Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride: support goals, H9134, H9135 [2OC], H9220 [7OC], E1930 [30SE], E1965, E1972 [2OC], E1978 [7OC]

———support goals (H. Res. 384), H9036 [1OC], E1964, E1966 [2OC]

International Women's Day: support goals (H. Con. Res. 57), E317 [27FE]

Jackson, Jesse L., Sr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1017), E341 [27FE]

Jackson, Maynard H., Jr.: tribute (H. Res. 303), H6879-H6883 [16JY], E1393 [27JN], E1515 [18JY]

John Lewis Civil Rights Institute, Atlanta, GA: designate (H.R. 3366), E2114 [21OC]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, H5649-H5651 [19JN], E1310, E1312, E1320 [20JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia, E332 [27FE]

———extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 1209), H8422-H8424 [23SE]

———extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (S. 470), H9841-H9843 [28OC], E2174 [30OC]

———redesign the $1 coin in commemoration (H.R. 1016), E341 [27FE]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling, H1442 [27FE]

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law: anniversary, E1298 [18JN]

———anniversary (H. Con. Res. 223), E1307 [19JN]

League of United and Latin American Citizens: tribute to Monterey County, CA, Council 2055, E678 [3AP]

Malcolm X: observance of anniversary of birth as a day of prayer, remembrance, and reflection (H. Con. Res. 70), E341 [27FE], E997 [19MY]

March on Washington: anniversary, E1581 [24JY]

———anniversary (H. Res. 352), H8234-H8239 [16SE], E1816, E1822 [17SE]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: exchange certain lands with Atlanta, GA (H.R. 1616), H9847, H9848 [28OC], E2174 [30OC], E2182 [31OC]

Medgar Evers National Week of Remembrance: support (H. Con. Res. 220), H5371-H5378 [16JN], E1278, E1281 [17JN], E1323 [23JN]

Minorities: provide equal access to opportunity in education, business, and employment and support affirmative action programs in securing such equal access, H1493 [4MR], E362 [4MR]

Montgomery, AL: tribute to 1955 bus boycott participants, E2440 [23NO]

NAACP: nomination of ``The Rosa Parks Story'' (television movie) for Image Award, E359 [4MR]

———tribute to Gary, IN, chapter Life Membership Banquet honorees, E896 [9MY]

National Girls and Women in Sports Day: observance, H278 [5FE]

New York , NY: tribute to Village Reform Democratic Club honorees, E1001 [21MY]

Pace University: opening of Mary Baker Eddy exhibit, E87 [28JA]

Pearson, Levi: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3287), H11484-H11487 [18NO]

Pensions: conversion of defined benefit plans to cash balance plans, E446 [12MR]

———protection of workers whose employers convert from defined benefits to cash balance pension plans, H4090 [14MY]

Russia: treatment of internally displaced persons, E1591 [25JY]

Senior citizens: promote elder justice, H3686 [7MY]

Shabazz, Betty: tribute (H. Res. 114), E341 [27FE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (H.R. 2205), E2349 [20NO]

———establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (H.R. 3491), H11487-H11493 [18NO], E2361 [20NO]

St. Louis, MO: preservation of documents dealing with lawsuits filed by African-American slaves, E1125 [4JN]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, H4120-H4127 [14MY], E959, E961 [15MY]

———decision on University of Michigan affirmative action policies, H5719, H5799 [24JN], E1331 [24JN], E1370 [26JN], E1386 [27JN]

———hearing on University of Michigan affirmative action policies, H2581 [1AP], H2917, H2929-H2936 [8AP]

———pending hearing on University of Michigan affirmative action policies, H1493 [4MR], H1657 [6MR], H2404, H2459, H2462 [27MR], H2509 [31MR]

Texas A&M University: affirmative action policies for admissions, H12884 [8DE]

Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (H.R. 259), E40 [8JA]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. Res. 37), E443 [12MR]

———ratify equal rights amendment as part of the Constitution upon ratification by certain State legislatures (H. Res. 38), E1162 [5JN]

———support women's rights issues, H5460-H5465 [17JN]

Remarks in Senate

Briggs, Harry and Eliza: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3287), S16051 [25NO]

Bunche, Ralph: tribute (H. Con. Res. 71), S15399 [21NO], S15570 [22NO], S15808 [24NO]

———tribute (S. Con. Res. 82), S15082 [18NO], S15569 [22NO]

Cambodia: elections, S1662 [28JA], S1808 [30JA]

Civil liberties: indefinite detention of immigrants, material witnesses, and enemy combatants suspected of terrorism, without identification or due process, S9321-S9323 [14JY]

Civil Rights Act: anniversary, S5325 [11AP]

Courts: history of District of Columbia Circuit Court decisions, S2279-S2281 [12FE]

Crime: constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights (S.J. Res. 1), S82-S85 [7JA]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, S123 [9JA], S202 [10JA], S225 [13JA], S286 [14JA], S843 [15JA], S1064 [16JA], S1137 [17JA], S1242 [21JA], S1363 [22JA], S1462 [23JA], S1724 [29JA], S1799 [30JA], S1965 [5FE], S2046 [6FE], S2115 [10FE], S2180 [11FE], S2334 [12FE], S2446 [13FE], S2591 [24FE], S2695 [25FE], S2833 [26FE], S2983 [27FE], S3024 [3MR], S3158 [5MR], S3246 [6MR], S3367 [7MR], S3408 [10MR], S3494 [11MR], S3615 [12MR], S3725 [13MR], S3801 [17MR], S3874 [18MR], S3987 [19MR], S4155 [20MR], S4272 [21MR], S4324 [24MR], S4372 [25MR], S4432 [26MR], S4508 [27MR], S4623 [1AP], S4699 [2AP], S4820 [3AP], S4950 [8AP], S5053 [9AP], S5163 [10AP], S5531 [30AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 966), S5644, S5652 [1MY], S5721 [5MY], S5768 [6MY], S5848 [7MY], S5942 [8MY], S6025 [12MY], S6063 [13MY], S6249 [14MY], S6502 [15MY], S6620 [19MY], S6698 [20MY], S6847 [21MY], S6972 [22MY], S7125 [23MY], S7187 [2JN], S7228 [3JN], S7375 [4JN], S7465 [5JN], S7537 [9JN], S7603 [10JN], S7711 [11JN], S7826 [12JN], S7875 [13JN], S7923 [16JN], S7976 [17JN], S8118 [18JN], S8224 [19JN], S8297 [20JN], S8356 [23JN], S8433 [24JN], S8548 [25JN], S8712 [26JN], S8857 [27JN], S8895 [7JY], S9044 [8JY], S9115 [9JY], S9286-S9288, S9295 [11JY], S9328 [14JY], S9489 [16JY], S9580 [17JY], S9633 [21JY], S9703 [22JY], S9790 [23JY], S9899 [24JY], S9956 [25JY], S10040 [28JY], S10135 [29JY], S10257 [30JY], S10604 [31JY], S10900 [1AU], S10968 [2SE], S11023 [3SE], S11113 [4SE], S11155 [5SE], S11184 [8SE], S11749 [22SE], S11829 [23SE], S11902 [24SE], S11983 [25SE], S12132 [29SE], S12183 [30SE], S12272 [1OC], S12362 [2OC], S12445 [3OC], S12530 [14OC], S12600 [15OC], S12726 [16OC], S12832 [17OC], S12888 [20OC], S12963 [21OC], S13048 [22OC], S13130 [23OC], S13206 [24OC], S13262 [27OC], S13355, S13356, S13373 [28OC], S13509 [29OC], S13656 [30OC], S13794 [3NO], S13900 [4NO], S14024 [5NO], S14264 [7NO], S14334 [10NO], S14445 [11NO], S14795 [12NO], S14961 [17NO], S15054 [18NO], S15181 [19NO], S15275 [20NO], S15396 [21NO], S15807 [24NO], S15961 [25NO], S16102 [9DE]

De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3287), S16051 [25NO]

———award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 498), S3029 [3MR], S8600 [25JN]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S210-S212 [13JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: Office of Civil Rights funding, S14149 [6NO]

Dept. of Education: Underground Railroad Education and Cultural Program funding, S11102, S11105 [4SE]

Discrimination: protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, South-Asian Americans, and Sikh Americans (S. Res. 133), S5788 [6MY], S7069, S7070 [22MY]

Earp, Naomi Churchill: nomination to the EEOC, S13509 [29OC]

Education: collect information from coeducational secondary schools on athletic participation (S. 282), S1884 [4FE]

———oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (S. Res. 153), S7055, S7056 [22MY]

———reaffirm support for Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls (S. Res. 40), S1839 [30JA]

———status of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, S1692-S1694 [29JA], S2832 [26FE]

Emancipation Proclamation: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 15), S5691 [1MY]

Employment: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 76), S38 [7JA]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (S. 841), S5073 [9AP]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation, S104 [9JA]

Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1821), S15502 [21NO]

International Women's Day: observance, S3406 [10MR], S3499 [11MR]

Jackson, Maynard H., Jr.: tribute (S. Res. 188), S8815 [26JN]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, S8167 [19JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: extend authority for construction of a memorial in the District of Columbia (S. 470), S2927 [27FE], S9605, S9606 [17JY]

———mint coins in commemoration (S. 377), S2361 [12FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., and Coretta Scott: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 1368), S8863 [27JN]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling, S103 [9JA]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, S103 [9JA], S330, S337, S339 [15JA], S1064 [16JA], S1126, S1128-S1132 [17JA], S1170 [21JA]

Medgar Evers National Week of Remembrance: designate (S. Con. Res. 54), S7738 [11JN]

Pearson, Levi: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3287), S16051 [25NO]

Pensions: protection of workers whose employers convert from defined benefits to cash balance pension plans, S1790-S1793 [30JA]

President's Commission on Opportunity in Athletics: report on Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls, S2892, S2893 [27FE]

Protect, S330 [15JA]

Protect (S. 16), S134-S136 [9JA], S337-S339 [15JA]

Seals, Margaret: Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame inductee, S8894 [7JY]

Senate Rules: prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation (S. Res. 74), S3196, S3197 [5MR]

Senior citizens: promote elder justice (S. 333), S2120 [10FE]

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network: anniversary, S12133 [29SE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of African American History and Culture, S1126 [17JA]

———establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (H.R. 3491), S15303-S15306 [20NO], S16113 [9DE]

———establish National Museum of African American History and Culture (S. 1157), S7124, S7155-S7158 [23MY], S7270-S7272, S7274 [4JN], S8378 [23JN], S8385, S8434 [24JN]

Supreme Court: decision on University of Michigan affirmative action policies, S8432 [24JN], S8548 [25JN]

———pending hearing on University of Michigan affirmative action policies, S316, S331, S336, S339 [15JA], S1044 [16JA], S1123-S1125, S1138 [17JA], S1462 [23JA], S1798 [30JA], S2302 [12FE]

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit: support decision on University of Michigan affirmative action policies (S. Res. 23), S1122, S1123 [17JA]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (S.J. Res. 11), S3902 [18MR]

Women's Equality Day: observance, S11024 [3SE]

Reports

Equal Employment Opportunity Practices at Dept. of Energy Weapons Labs: GAO, H3278 [10AP]

Reports filed

Award Congressional Gold Medal to Joseph A. De Laine: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 498), S8559 [25JN]

Constitutional Amendment on Protection of Victims' Rights: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 1), S11117 [4SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 1) (S. Rept. 108-191), S14270 [7NO]

Emancipation Proclamation Anniversary: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 15), S5650 [1MY]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Construction in the District of Columbia Authority Extension: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 470) (S. Rept. 108-90), S9303 [11JY]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1209) (H. Rept. 108-203), H6705 [14JY]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1616) (H. Rept. 108-255), H7838 [3SE]

Nomination of Rene A. Acosta To Be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S10616 [31JY]

Nomination of Vernon B. Parker To Be Assistant Sec. of Agriculture for Civil Rights: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S4433 [26MR]

Protect Rights and Condemn Attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, South-Asian Americans, and Sikh Americans: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 234) (H. Rept. 108-249), H7838 [3SE]

Statements

Tribute to Maynard H. Jackson, Jr.: Representative Owens, H6882 [16JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 36, Emancipation Proclamation anniversary, H1338 [26FE]

H. Con. Res. 71, tribute to Ralph Bunche, H9316 [8OC]

H. Con. Res. 220, Medgar Evers National Week of Remembrance, H5371 [16JN]

H. Res. 234, protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, South-Asian Americans, and Sikh Americans, H9223 [7OC]

H. Res. 303, tribute to Maynard H. Jackson, Jr., H6879 [16JY]

H. Res. 352, March on Washington anniversary, H8234 [16SE]

H.R. 1209, extend authority for construction of a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., in the District of Columbia, H8422 [23SE]

H.R. 1616, Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site Land Exchange Act, H9847 [28OC]

H.R. 1821, award Congressional Gold Medal to Dorothy I. Height, H9411 [15OC]

H.R. 3287, award Congressional Gold Medal to Joseph A. De Laine, Harry and Eliza Briggs, and Levi Pearson, H11484 [18NO]

H.R. 3491, National Museum of African American History and Culture Act, H11487-H11489 [18NO]

S. 470, extend authority for construction of a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., in the District of Columbia, H9841 [28OC]

S. 470, extend authority for construction of Martin Luther King, Jr., memorial in the District of Columbia, S2927 [27FE]

S. 470, Martin Luther King, Jr., memorial construction in the District of Columbia authority extension, S9606 [17JY]

S. 498, award Congressional Gold Medal to Joseph A. De Laine, S8600 [25JN]

S. 841, Fair Pay Act, S5074 [9AP]

S. 966, Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act, S5653-S5655 [1MY]

S. 1157, National Museum of African American History and Culture Act, S7156-S7158 [23MY], S8378-S8380 [23JN]

S. Con. Res. 15, Emancipation Proclamation anniversary, S3202 [5MR], S5691 [1MY]

S. Con. Res. 17, establish a task force to recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who worked on the construction of the U.S. Capitol, S3202 [5MR]

S. Con. Res. 51, Medgar Evers National Week of Remembrance, S7556 [9JN]

S. Con. Res. 54, Medgar Evers National Week of Remembrance, S7731, S7738 [11JN]

S. Con. Res. 82, tribute to Ralph Bunche, S15082 [18NO], S15569 [22NO]

S. Res. 23, support U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit decision on University of Michigan affirmative action policies, S1086 [16JA]

S. Res. 40, reaffirm support for Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls, S1838 [30JA]

S. Res. 74, prohibit Senate employment discrimination based on sexual orientation, S3196 [5MR]

S. Res. 133, protect rights and condemn attacks on Arab Americans, American Muslims, South-Asian Americans, and Sikh Americans, S5788 [6MY], S7070 [22MY]

S. Res. 153, oppose any changes to Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, S7054 [22MY]

S. Res. 188, tribute to Maynard H. Jackson, Jr., S8763, S8816 [26JN]

S.J. Res. 1, constitutional amendment on protection of victims' rights, S83 [7JA]

S.J. Res. 11, constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights for women, S3902 [18MR]

Transcripts

Press Conference on H.R. 1695, Fair Pay Act and H.R. 1688, Paycheck Fairness Act (excerpt), E722 [10AP]

Tributes

Anthony, Susan B., H332 [11FE], H675 [13FE], E243, E249 [13FE]

Griffiths, Martha W., E1284 [17JN]

Height, Dorothy I., E1861 [23SE]

Jackson, Maynard H., Jr., S8714 [26JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., S1798 [30JA], S5529 [30AP], E190 [12FE]