RACIAL RELATIONS

Amendments

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), H4940 [29AP]

Articles and editorials

As Europe Veers Right, Minority Parliamentarians Counter, E1633 [26JN]

``Hate Crime'' Problem, S10726 [26OC]

When Combating Hate Should Be a Federal Fight, S7525 [15JY], S10726 [26OC]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex or race (see H.R. 1822), H4249 [31MR]

African Americans: apologize for enslavement and racial segregation (see S. Con. Res. 26), S6543 [11JN]

Black European Summit: support (see H. Res. 596), H7705 [26JN]

Black Stuntmen's Association: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 190), H9899 [23SE]

Cambridge, MA: call upon President Obama to retract initial remarks and apologize to James M. Crowley for having unfairly impugned and prejudged his conduct in response to suspected break-in (see H. Res. 680), H8873 [27JY]

Chaney, Goodman, Schwerner Federal Building, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 3562), H9490 [14SE]

Civil rights: authorize a Library of Congress/National Museum of African American History and Culture project to collect video and audio recordings of testimonials of civil rights movement participants (see S. 395), S2027 [9FE] (see H.R. 586), H381 [15JA]

———issue commemorative postage stamp honoring civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner, and the ``Freedom Summer'' of 1964 (see H. Con. Res. 166), H8355 [17JY]

———issue commemorative postage stamp to honor civil rights activists James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner (see H. Con. Res. 82), H4026 [25MR]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see S. 904), S4806 [28AP] (see H.R. 2151), H4914 [28AP]

Civil Rights Act: clarify filing period applicable to discrimination charges (see S. 166), S169 [7JA]

Claims: determine the merits of claims brought by survivors and descendants of victims of the Tulsa, OK, Race Riot of 1921 who were denied that determination (see H.R. 1843), H4396 [1AP]

Coalition of Black Stuntmen and Women: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 190), H9899 [23SE]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 256), H69 [7JA]

———establish a national hate crime hotline and hate crime information and assistance website and provide training and education to local law enforcement to prevent hate crimes (see H.R. 2684), H6154 [3JN]

———prevent hate crimes and provide support services for victims of hate crimes (see H.R. 262), H70 [7JA]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (see S. 909), S4806 [28AP] (see H.R. 1913), H4520 [2AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), consideration (see H. Res. 372), H4913 [28AP]

———provide penalties for displaying nooses in public with intent to harass or intimidate a person because of that person's race, color, religion, or national origin (see H.R. 70), H30 [6JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide additional funding for successful claimants in racial discrimination settlement and establish criminal penalties for fraud relative to such claims (see S. 972), S5127 [5MY] (see H.R. 3623), H9806 [22SE]

Dept. of Education: make grants to eligible schools to assist such schools to discontinue use of derogatory or discriminatory name or depiction as a team name, mascot, or nickname (see H.R. 4152), H13353 [19NO]

Dept. of Justice: establish pilot program to identify and eliminate unjustified racial and ethnic disparities in the administration of justice (see S. 495), S2558 [26FE] (see H.R. 1412), H3145 [10MR]

Europe: recognize persons of African descent (see H. Res. 595), H7705 [26JN]

Foreign aid: prohibit funding for U.N. Durban Review Conference or any planning, preparation, or implementation of a follow-up meeting to the Durban I Conference in Durban, South Africa (see H.R. 1920), H4520 [2AP]

Health: prohibit discrimination in Federal assisted health care services and research programs on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability status (see H.R. 2744), H6305 [8JN]

Horne, Lena: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 67), H2874 [26FE]

International Civil Rights Center & Museum: mint coins in commemoration of opening (see S. 1819), S10635 [21OC] (see H.R. 3912), H11712 [22OC]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see S. Con. Res. 16), S4172 [1AP] (see S. Con. Res. 29), S6650 [16JN] (see H. Con. Res. 91), H4396 [1AP]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: recognize anniversary of visit to India and positive influence of teachings of Mahatma Gandhi on Civil Rights Movement (see H. Res. 134), H1045 [4FE]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (see H. Res. 73), H387 [16JA]

National Week of Reflection and Tolerance: support (see H. Res. 246), H3438 [16MR]

U.N. World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Related Intolerance: prohibit funding for and participation in Durban Review Conference and its preparatory activities (see H. Res. 42), H162 [9JA]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: express condolences to family and condemn murder of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff for response to shooting, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred (see H. Res. 529), H6618 [11JN]

———express condolences to family of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff for response to shooting, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred (see S. Res. 184), S6543 [11JN]

———honor sacrifice of Stephen T. Johns, acknowledge relationship between African Americans and Jewish Americans, and encourage cooperation to combat hate-related violence (see H. Con. Res. 154), H6806 [15JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines (see S. 1695), S9733 [23SE] (see H.R. 3927), H11790 [26OC]

Cost Estimates

Civil Rights History Project Act (H.R. 586): CBO, H4599 [22AP]

Declarations

Black European Summit—transatlantic dialogue on political inclusion, E1633 [26JN]

Letters

Election of President Obama: Jack F. Kemp, S5048 [4MY]

Expand authorization for death penalty to include non-homicide hate crimes: Michael W. Macleod-Ball, Christopher E. Anders, and Jennifer Bellamy, ACLU, S7685 [20JY]

———Thomas M. Susman, ABA, S7686 [20JY]

Expand authorization for death penalty to include non-homicide hate crimes and identify and prosecute hate crimes offenses according to guidelines using neutral and objective criteria: Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, S7685 [20JY]

Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes: Commission on Civil Rights, S7514 [15JY]

———Joe Solmonese, Human Rights Campaign (organization), S7393 [13JY]

———Leroy D. Baca, Los Angeles County, CA, Sheriff's Dept., S7523 [15JY]

———Wade Henderson and Nancy Zirkin, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, S7393 [13JY]

Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act: several Commission on Civil Rights members, H4955 [29AP]

———Timothy McDonald, African American Ministers in Action (organization), H4948 [29AP]

Provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes: Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, S7696 [20JY]

Lists

Supporters of Leahy amendment on Federal assistance to prosecute hate crimes to H.R. 1391, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, S7394 [13JY]

Motions

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), H4956 [29AP]

Questions and answers

Clarify filing period applicable to discrimination charges in the Civil Rights Act, S743 [22JA]

Remarks in House

American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists: tribute to Durban II Counter-Conference, E963 [23AP], E976 [27AP]

Black European Summit: support (H. Res. 596), E1633 [26JN]

Black Stuntmen's Association: tribute (H. Con. Res. 190), E2339 [23SE]

Cambridge, MA: call upon President Obama to retract initial remarks and apologize to James M. Crowley for having unfairly impugned and prejudged his conduct in response to suspected break-in (H. Res. 680), H8853 [27JY]

Civil rights: authorize a Library of Congress/National Museum of African American History and Culture project to collect video and audio recordings of testimonials of civil rights movement participants (H.R. 586), H4597-H4601 [22AP]

———prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 2151), E999 [28AP]

Civil Rights History Project Act: funding, H7050, H7051 [19JN]

Claims: determine the merits of claims brought by survivors and descendants of victims of the Tulsa, OK, Race Riot of 1921 who were denied that determination (H.R. 1843), E847 [1AP], E960 [23AP]

Coalition of Black Stuntmen and Women: tribute (H. Con. Res. 190), E2339 [23SE]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, H9743 [22SE], H10477-H10486, H10513-H10516 [6OC], H11080, H11083 [7OC], H11117-H11119, H11121, H11127-H11140, H11146, H11160 [8OC], E2503 [9OC], E2505, E2506 [13OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), H4722 [23AP], H4905-H4911 [28AP], H4940-H4958, H4972, H4990-H4993 [29AP], H5046, H5056-H5058 [30AP], H6542, H6543 [11JN], E878 [2AP], E1004 [28AP], E1015-E1017 [29AP], E1028, E1032, E1035, E1038 [30AP], E1072 [6MY], E1083 [7MY], E1179 [15MY]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), consideration (H. Res. 372), H4929-H4938 [29AP], E1017 [29AP]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1913), motion to recommit, H4956, H4957 [29AP]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit recruitment, enlistment, or retention of persons associated or affiliated with groups associated with hate crimes, H7348 [25JN]

Dept. of State: report on U.S.-Brazil Joint Action Plan To Eliminate Racial Discrimination, H6500, H6501 [10JN]

Europe: recognize persons of African descent (H. Res. 595), E1619 [26JN]

Health: prohibit discrimination in Federal assisted health care services and research programs on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability status (H.R. 2744), H6378 [9JN]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (S. Con. Res. 29), H9036 [29JY], E2091 [31JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: recognize anniversary of visit to India and positive influence of teachings of Mahatma Gandhi on Civil Rights Movement (H. Res. 134), H1107-H1111 [10FE], E240 [11FE]

Limbaugh, Rush: potential purchase of ownership interest in St. Louis Rams (football team), H11270 [13OC]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance (H. Res. 73), H394-H398 [21JA]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, H5720 [19MY], E1162 [14MY]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: express condolences to family and condemn murder of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff for response to shooting, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred, H6542, H6543 [11JN], E1370 [10JN]

———express condolences to family and condemn murder of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff for response to shooting, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred (H. Res. 529), H6585-H6593 [11JN], H6668 [12JN], E1394, E1396, E1397, E1398, E1399 [12JN], E1423 [15JN], E1849 [20JY]

———honor sacrifice of Stephen T. Johns, acknowledge relationship between African Americans and Jewish Americans, and encourage cooperation to combat hate-related violence (H. Con. Res. 154), E1423 [15JN]

Remarks in Senate

African Americans: apologize for enslavement and racial segregation (S. Con. Res. 26), S6761-S6768 [18JN]

———apologize for enslavement and racial segregation (S. Con. Res. 26), unanimous-consent agreement, S6570 [11JN]

Capital punishment: expand authorization for death penalty to include non-homicide hate crimes, S7683, S7684 [20JY]

Civil rights: authorize a Library of Congress/National Museum of African American History and Culture project to collect video and audio recordings of testimonials of civil rights movement participants (H.R. 586), S4723 [24AP]

———authorize a Library of Congress/National Museum of African American History and Culture project to collect video and audio recordings of testimonials of civil rights movement participants (S. 395), S2028 [9FE]

Civil Rights Act: clarify filing period applicable to discrimination charges, S418, S558, S588, S589 [15JA], S698-S712 [21JA], S733-S735, S739-S745, S767, S770 [22JA]

———clarify filing period applicable to discrimination charges (S. 166), S364-S366 [14JA]

Crime: conduct study to determine if States are adequately addressing hate crimes and provide limited Federal assistance in State prosecution of hate crimes, S7629, S7633, S7634 [16JY]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, S7392-S7395 [13JY], S7471, S7477 [14JY], S7511-S7526, S7529, S7540, S7543-S7548 [15JY], S7589, S7591, S7595, S7598, S7603, S7607, S7611-S7613, S7623, S7627 [16JY], S7671-S7677, S7692-S7696 [20JY], S8088 [24JY], S10615, S10631 [21OC], S10663-S10669, S10672-S10675, S10678, S10679, S10683-S10686 [22OC], S10725, S10726 [26OC], S10772-S10774 [27OC]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (S. 909), S4808-S4812 [28AP], S6969 [24JN], S7037, S7065 [25JN], S7408-S7410 [13JY]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (S. 909), unanimous-consent request, S7521, S7522 [15JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide additional funding for successful claimants in racial discrimination settlement and establish criminal penalties for fraud relative to such claims (S. 972), S5131 [5MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish guidelines for hate crimes offenses to be identified and prosecuted according to neutral and objective criteria, S7684 [20JY]

———establish pilot program to identify and eliminate unjustified racial and ethnic disparities in the administration of justice (S. 495), S2565 [26FE]

———limit prosecution of hate crimes offenses until standards are established for the application of the death penalty, S7684 [20JY]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (S. Con. Res. 16), S4197 [1AP]

———pardon posthumously (S. Con. Res. 29), S7022 [24JN]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: express condolences to family of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff for response to shooting, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred (S. Res. 184), S6570, S6571 [11JN]

Reports

Civil Rights History Project Act (H.R. 586): Committee on House Administration (House), H4598 [22AP]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 1913, Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 372) (H. Rept. 111-91), H4913 [28AP]

Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1913) (H. Rept. 111-86), H4838 [27AP], H4913 [28AP]

Statements

Federal Assistance To States, Local Jurisdictions, and Indian Tribes To Prosecute Hate Crimes: Several Religious Leaders, S7520 [15JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 73, Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, H394 [21JA]

H. Res. 134, recognize anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s visit to India and positive influence of teachings of Mahatma Gandhi on Civil Rights Movement, H1107 [10FE]

H. Res. 372, consideration of H.R. 1913, Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, H4929 [29AP]

H. Res. 529, express condolences to family and condemn murder of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum for response to shooting, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred, H6585 [11JN]

H.R. 586, Civil Rights History Project Act, H4597 [22AP]

H.R. 1913, Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, H4940 [29AP]

S. 395, Civil Rights History Project Act, S2028 [9FE]

S. 495, Justice Integrity Act, S2566 [26FE]

S. 972, provide additional funding for successful claimants in Dept. of Agriculture racial discrimination settlement and establish criminal penalties for fraud relative to such claims, S5131 [5MY]

S. Con. Res. 16, pardon John A. (Jack) Johnson posthumously, S4196 [1AP]

S. Con. Res. 26, apologize for enslavement and racial segregation of African Americans, S6568 [11JN], S6761 [18JN]

S. Con. Res. 29, pardon John A. (Jack) Johnson posthumously, S6656 [16JN], S7022 [24JN], H9037 [29JY]

S. Res. 184, express condolences to family of Stephen T. Johns, commend staff for response to shooting at U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and condemn acts of anti-Semitism, bigotry, and hatred, S6568, S6571 [11JN]