MINORITIES

Addresses

I Have a Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr., H9404 [28OC]

Articles and editorials

Iraqi Christians Find Safety in Syria—Religious Violence Prompted Many To Flee Homeland, H6143 [20JY]

Bills and resolutions

Advancement Via Individual Determination (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 576), H11035 [18NO]

Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans: repeal provision of law requiring termination (see H.R. 3474), H6933 [27JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: design and construct monument to commemorate contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and the participation of women in public life (see H. Con. Res. 84), H983 [3MR]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: conduct minority health programs (see H.R. 161), H76 [4JA]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 841), S3897 [19AP] (see H.R. 1687), H2148 [19AP]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 840), S3897 [19AP] (see H.R. 1697), H2149 [19AP]

———provide equal access to opportunity in education, business, and employment and support affirmative action programs in securing such equal access (see H. Res. 285), H3435 [17MY]

———recognize contributions of the ``Greensboro Four'' (see H. Con. Res. 25), H196 [25JA]

Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see S. 2160), S14316 [21DE] (see H.R. 2616), H3893 [24MY]

———improve quality, affordability, diversity, and accessibility to qualified students (see S. 371), S1344 [14FE]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H72 [4JA]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 259), H136 [6JA]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 1145), S6021 [26MY] (see H.R. 2662), H4138 [26MY]

———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities and immigrant communities about domestic violence (see H.R. 3921), H8387 [27SE]

Discrimination: condemn existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urge States to adopt legislation similar to that which was enacted in California to address the issue (see H. Res. 259), H2977 [4MY]

Diseases: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3641), H7612 [29JY]

———establish a program to provide screenings and treatment for cancer to minority or underserved populations (see H.R. 3640), H7612 [29JY]

———increase activities carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIH relative to diabetes in minority populations (see H.R. 159), H76 [4JA]

Education: provide access and equity in higher education (see H.R. 1293), H1506 [15MR]

FCC: require report on ownership and control of broadcast stations used to serve language minorities (see H.R. 148), H76 [4JA]

Health: authorize a demonstration grant program to provide patient navigator services to reduce barriers and improve health care outcomes (see S. 898), S4184 [25AP] (see H.R. 1812), H2476 [25AP]

———improve health of minority individuals (see S. 1580), S9467 [29JY] (see H.R. 3561), H7558 [28JY]

———reduce health care disparities and improve health care quality of minorities by improving data collection, providing performance incentives, and expanding programs seeking to eliminate health disparities (see S. 1929), S12006 [27OC]

Higher Education Act: clarify definition of a high need local educational agency and a Hispanic-serving institution, and eliminate the 2-year wait out period for certain grant recipients (see S. 1478), S8826 [25JY]

———expand eligibility requirement for certain aid programs to include predominantly Black colleges and universities (see H.R. 2931), H4654 [16JN]

Hispanic Americans: recognize efforts and contributions of Edmond J. Yunis and other Hispanic scientists (see S. Res. 285), S11744 [21OC]

———tribute to veterans (see H. Con. Res. 323), H12049 [16DE]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (see S. 2138), S13786 [16DE]

———provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 253), H136 [6JA]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 158), S6022 [26MY]

National Week of Reflection and Tolerance: support (see H. Res. 187), H1778 [5AP]

Native Americans: promote development of small business concerns (see S. 1907), S11744 [21OC]

NOAA: strengthen science training programs through interagency cooperation and diversify science community by attracting underrepresented groups (see S. 1465), S8746 [22JY]

NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (see S. 432), S1623 [17FE] (see H.R. 921), H793 [17FE]

SBA: allow more joint ventures, leader-follower arrangements, and teaming arrangements under the minority business development program (see H.R. 166), H76 [4JA]

———establish Angel Investment Program (see H.R. 4565), H11879 [15DE]

———make improvements to microenterprise programs (see S. 138), S145 [24JA] (see H.R. 2640), H4073 [25MY]

Taxation: deny all deductions for business expenses associated with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, race, or color (see H.R. 1521), H1845 [6AP]

———provide for a tax deferral on gain from the sale of certain telecommunications businesses or tax incentives to promote ownership diversity (see H.R. 1473), H1777 [5AP]

Woods, Tiger: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 891), H791 [17FE]

Letters

Clarify basis for funding of certain Violence Against Women Act grants intended for racial and ethnic minorities: Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H8424 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense small disadvantaged business program extension: Carmen Nazario, Elyon International Inc., S14248 [21DE]

———Edmund Y. Tong, ASIAN, Inc., S14269 [21DE]

———John McDonald, S14171 [20DE]

Dept. of Transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program funding: Fredell Anderson, Leajak Concrete Construction Inc., S9444 [29JY]

———Loretta Molter, Molter Corp., S9444 [29JY]

———Wayne R. Frazier, Sr., Md. Washington Minority Contractors Association, Inc., S9444 [29JY], H7581 [29JY]

Prohibit EPA funding to contravene or delay implentation of the Executive Order on environmental justice for minority and low-income populations: several organizations, H3664 [19MY]

Tribal colleges and universities funding: Loretta De Long, S7364 [24JN]

Prefaces

``Authentic Voices of South Asia,'' Usman Khalid, E975 [13MY]

Remarks in House

Advancement Via Individual Determination (organization): anniversary (H. Res. 576), E2406 [18NO]

Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans: repeal provision of law requiring termination (H.R. 3474), E1634 [27JY]

African Americans: address disparities in economic status, education, health, and quality of life, E2119 [18OC]

Budget: allocation of funds, H383-H398 [8FE]

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Hispanic Heritage Dinner and Dance, E1863 [15SE]

———tribute to Puerto Rican Day Parade Steering Committee, E1776 [7SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1687), E686, E695, E705 [19AP], E719 [21AP]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1697), E686 [19AP]

———recognize contributions of the ``Greensboro Four'' (H. Con. Res. 25), H254, H261 [1FE], H593-H596 [15FE]

Colleges and universities: minority education in cyberscience and research development program funding, H3450 [18MY]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (H.R. 40), E5 [4JA]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (H.R. 259), H3589 [19MY]

———inclusion of juvenile hate crimes in national hate crime database, H7903 [14SE]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, H7919-H7922, H7925 [14SE], H8073 [15SE], E1850 [14SE], E1878 [15SE], E1885 [19SE], E1931 [22SE], E1946 [26SE]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 2662), E1118 [26MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Program funding, H4224 [8JN]

Dept. of Defense: extend small disadvantaged business program, H12208, H12211 [18DE], E2514 [13DE]

Dept. of Energy: establish a program to encourage minority students to study geology at historically Black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions, H8775 [7OC]

Dept. of HHS: Community Services Block Grant funding, H8534 [29SE]

Dept. of Labor: waiver of affirmative action program requirements for new Federal contracts in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, H9031, H9034 [20OC]

Dept. of Transportation: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program funding, H7578, H7579 [29JY]

EPA: prohibit funding to contravene or delay implentation of the Executive Order on environmental justice for minority and low-income populations, H3663 [19MY], E1053 [23MY]

Federal contracts: prohibit funding to pay contractors not in compliance with certain Small Business Act subcontracting regulations, H5529 [30JN]

Hawaii: tribute to the Filipino Centennial Celebration, E2500 [8DE]

Head Start Program: develop and implement programs to train and recruit minority male teachers, H8306 [22SE]

Health: authorize a demonstration grant program to provide patient navigator services to reduce barriers and improve health care outcomes (H.R. 1812), H4358-H4361 [13JN], E1231 [14JN], E1271 [17JN]

———eliminate disparities in care for racial and ethnic minorities, H2555 [27AP]

———expand health care access to minorities, E819 [28AP]

———health disparities reduction funding, H5064 [23JN]

———improve health of minority individuals, H6208 [21JY], H6439 [26JY], E1095 [25MY]

———improve health of minority individuals (H.R. 3561), H6412 [25JY], H9035 [20OC], E1712 [29JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H1647 [17MR]

Housing: concerns over foreclosures, E1183 [9JN]

Hurricanes: impact of Hurricane Katrina on African Americans, H7676 [7SE], H7804 [8SE]

India: human rights violations, E975 [13MY]

Iraq: provide assistance to Chaldo-Assyrians and other indigenous Christians, H6142-H6144 [20JY]

Lee, Representative: 100 Black Men of Silicon Valley (organization) Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E2073 [7OC]

Links, Inc.: anniversary of Greater Miami, FL, chapter, E2011 [6OC], E2060 [7OC]

Medicaid: funding, H2656 [28AP]

NASA: establish minority institutions pilot program to expand advanced research opportunities, H6363-H6365 [22JY]

———historically Black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions funding under NASA education programs, H6361-H6363 [22JY]

National Minority Health Month: observance, E830 [28AP]

New York, NY: anniversary of 116th Street Festival, E1187 [9JN]

No Child Left Behind Act: tribute, H4372 [13JN]

NSF: ensure minority-serving colleges and universities have access to the Advanced Technological Education Program, H8207, H8208 [21SE]

Pasadena, CA: anniversary of YWCA Pasadena-Foothill Valley, E1809 [8SE]

Racial relations: address disparities in economic status, education, health, and quality of life, H3244-H3246 [12MY], H4336-H4339 [9JN], H5056-H5059 [23JN]

———address disparities in economic status, education, health, and quality of life of Caribbean Americans, E1167 [8JN]

San Antonio, TX: anniversary of The Pals (organization), E2551 [15DE]

San Jose, CA: anniversary of Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County, E2032 [6OC]

SBA: make improvements to microenterprise programs (H.R. 2640), E1087 [25MY]

———modernize and streamline eligibility criteria for participation in the minority-owned small business development 8(a) program, H2583-H2591 [27AP]

Taxation: deny all deductions for business expenses associated with the use of a club that discriminates on the basis of sex, race, or color (H.R. 1521), E569 [7AP]

Violence Against Women Act: clarify basis for funding of certain grants intended for racial and ethnic minorities, H8423-H8432, H8467-H8470 [28SE]

Voting Rights Act: allow the expiration of provisions requiring certain jurisdictions to obtain preclearance for any new voting practice or procedure, H9613 [3NO]

Remarks in Senate

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 841), S3894, S3900 [19AP]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (S. 840), S3894, S3900 [19AP]

———recognize contributions of the ``Greensboro Four'', S1149 [9FE]

Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (S. 2160), S14321, S14322 [21DE]

———improve quality, affordability, diversity, and accessibility to qualified students (S. 371), S1346 [14FE]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, S969 [3FE], S1046 [7FE], S1111 [8FE], S1194 [9FE], S1256 [10FE], S1341 [14FE], S1410 [15FE], S1499 [16FE], S1602 [17FE], S1792 [28FE], S1863 [1MR], S1928 [2MR], S2000 [3MR], S2081 [4MR], S2144 [7MR], S2239 [8MR], S2381 [9MR], S2478 [10MR], S2641 [14MR], S2728 [15MR], S2843 [16MR], S2985 [17MR], S3132 [4AP], S3271 [6AP], S3813 [18AP], S3893 [19AP], S4099 [21AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 1145), S6009, S6037, S6038 [26MY], S6221 [8JN], S6295 [9JN], S6469 [14JN], S6648 [15JN], S6812 [20JN], S7065 [22JN], S7289 [23JN], S7609 [29JN], S7805 [30JN], S8414 [18JY], S9150 [27JY], S9718 [7SE], S9820 [8SE], S9876 [9SE], S9925 [12SE], S9981 [13SE], S10033 [14SE], S10110 [15SE], S10185 [19SE], S10230 [20SE], S10289 [21SE], S10370 [22SE], S10421 [26SE], S10510 [27SE], S10583 [28SE], S10713 [29SE], S10795 [30SE], S10820 [3OC], S11121 [5OC], S11297 [7OC], S11414 [17OC], S11473 [18OC], S11556 [19OC], S11657 [20OC], S11765 [24OC], S11815 [25OC], S11913 [26OC], S12002 [27OC], S12123 [1NO], S12229 [2NO], S12348 [3NO], S12443 [7NO], S12522 [8NO], S12603 [9NO], S12678 [10NO], S12763 [14NO], S12836 [15NO], S12942 [16NO], S13155 [17NO], S13773 [16DE], S14027 [19DE], S14173 [20DE]

Dept. of Defense: extend small disadvantaged business program, S12673 [10NO], S14170-S14172 [20DE], S14248, S14269 [21DE]

Dept. of Education: Thurgood Marshall Legal Educational Opportunities Program funding, S11814 [25OC]

Dept. of HHS: Community Services Block Grant Program funding, S10774-S10780 [30SE]

Dept. of Labor: job programs and employment training and safety programs funding, S14288 [21DE]

Dept. of Transportation: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program funding, S9403, S9405, S9413, S9442-S9444 [29JY]

———notify State and local governments that federally certified minority contractors are automatically certified for State and local contracts receiving Federal funding, S4636, S4637 [9MY]

Europe: treatment of Romani people, S2081 [4MR], S5068 [12MY]

Health: authorize a demonstration grant program to provide patient navigator services to reduce barriers and improve health care outcomes (H.R. 1812), S7200 [22JN]

———improve health of minority individuals (S. 1580), S9498, S9499, S9508 [29JY]

———reduce health care disparities and improve health care quality of minorities by improving data collection, providing performance incentives, and expanding programs seeking to eliminate health disparities, S12322 [3NO]

Higher Education Act: clarify definition of a high need local educational agency and a Hispanic-serving institution, and eliminate the 2-year wait out period for certain grant recipients (S. 1478), S8828 [25JY]

Hispanic Americans: recognize efforts and contributions of Edmond J. Yunis and other Hispanic scientists (S. Res. 285), S11748 [21OC]

Las Vegas, NV: tribute to efforts of Nathan Adelson Hospice to expand care to underserved minority communities, S733 [1FE]

Latin America: address racial discrimination against Afro-Latinos, S5918 [25MY]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (S. 2138), S13804-S13809 [16DE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (S. Res. 158), S9200 [27JY]

Native Americans: tribal colleges and universities funding, S7364 [24JN]

NOAA: strengthen science training programs through interagency cooperation and diversify science community by attracting underrepresented groups (S. 1465), S8747 [22JY]

NSF: provide grants for digital and wireless network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (S. 432), S1652 [17FE], S7941 [1JY]

SBA: loan programs funding, S2947 [17MR]

———make improvements to microenterprise programs (S. 138), S351-S353 [24JA]

Reports

EPA Needs To Consistently Implement the Intent of the Executive Order on Environmental Justice: EPA Inspector General, H3663 [19MY]

Reports filed

Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 432) (S. Rept. 109-94), S7428 [27JN]

———Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 921) (H. Rept. 109-211), H7556 [28JY]

Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1812) (H. Rept. 109-104), H4185 [7JN]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 898) (S. Rept. 109-73), S5920 [25MY]

Statements

Bush Administration Budget Proposal: Congressional Black Caucus, H386 [8FE]

Civil Rights Act: Senator Inouye, S5041 [12MY]

Summaries

Bush Administration FY 2006 Housing Budget—Continuing the Assault on the Most Vulnerable, H385 [8FE]

Tables

Employed U.S. scientists and engineers, H6362 [22JY]

Median annual salaries of U.S. individuals in science and engineering occupations, H6361 [22JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 25, recognize civil rights contributions of the ``Greensboro Four'', H593 [15FE]

H.R. 1812, Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Act, H4358 [13JN]

S. 138, SBA Microenterprise Improvements Act, S355 [24JA]

S. 432, Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act, S7942 [1JY]

S. 898, Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Act, S4191 [25AP]

S. 1465, Ocean and Coastal Literacy in Urban and Other Environments, S8747-S8751 [22JY]

S. 1478, Improving Educational Opportunities for All Act, S8829 [25JY]

S. 2138, End Racial Profiling Act, S13805-S13808 [16DE]

S. Res. 158, National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, S6058 [26MY], S9200 [27JY]

S. Res. 285, recognize efforts and contributions of Edmond J. Yunis and other Hispanic scientists, S11746, S11748 [21OC]