MINORITIES

Addresses

Religious Minorities in the Middle East: Representative Wolf, E1989 [21DE]

Articles and editorials

Voter ID Mess Subverts an American Birthright, H5119 [23JY]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: ensure military leadership reflects the diversity of the population of the U.S. (see S. 3181), S3174 [15MY]

Children and youth: prevent childhood obesity (see H.R. 6461), H6231 [20SE]

Civil rights: improve nonretaliation provisions of equal pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 3256), S3688 [4JN]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 3220), S3422 [22MY]

——— restore effective use of group actions for claims arising under antidiscrimination laws (see S. 3317), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 5978), H3914 [20JN]

Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. (see H.R. 4275), H1739 [28MR]

Dept. of HHS: implement demonstration projects at federally qualified community health centers to prevent child maltreatment and promote family well-being through parenting practices and skills (see H.R. 5841), H3162 [18MY]

——— provide for research and education to improve screening, detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (see S. 3345), S4674 [27JN] (see H.R. 6033), H4156 [27JN]

Diseases: urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men (see S. Res. 493), S4203 [14JN] (see S. Res. 529), S5487 [26JY] (see H. Res. 753), H5629 [1AU]

Education: consider bolstering literacy among African-American and Hispanic men a national priority (see H. Res. 721), H4655 [29JN]

——— increase participation of historically underrepresented demographic groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and industry (see S. 3475), S5870 [1AU]

Federal employees: reform the Senior Executive Service (see S. 2249), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 6042), H4156 [27JN]

Health: improve health of minority individuals (see S. 2474), S2823 [26AP]

Law enforcement: provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (see H.R. 4398), H1977 [18AP]

NAACP: anniversary (see S. Res. 520), S5047 [16JY] (see H. Con. Res. 130), H4655 [29JN]

National Caucus on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health Disparities: support goals and ideals of Movement Is Life initiative (see S. Res. 535), S5870 [1AU]

National Clinicians HIV/AIDS Testing and Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 737), H5078 [19JY]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 579), S6626 [21SE]

NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM faculty members (see H.R. 4483), H2064 [24AP]

SBA: establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program to provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial real property (see H.R. 5813), H3102 [17MY]

SEC: require annual disclosures relative to the compensation brackets in which an issuer’s minority and women employees reside (see H.R. 3791), H78 [18JA]

Senior citizens: strengthen programming, services, and outreach for diverse elders (see S. 3593), S6545 [20SE]

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. 4376), H1914 [17AP]

Voting: condemn passage of State legislation that unduly burdens the ability to vote and oppose any election law or proposed legislation that has a disproportionate impact on vulnerable communities (see H. Res. 542), H640 [8FE]

Cloture motions

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 [24MY], S3713 [5JN]

E-mails

Repeal of Obamacare Act: Aracely Rodriguez, H4797 [11JY]

Factsheets

Race/Ethnicity and Triple Negative Breast Cancer, H3066 [17MY]

Letters

Dept. of Justice funding for programs or activities that involve racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement organization: C. Welton Gaddy, Interfaith Alliance, H2533 [9MY]

——— Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, H2533 [9MY]

——— Marge Baker and Paul R. Gordon, People for the American Way (organization), H2533 [9MY]

Florida legislation that would restrict the early voting period and voter registration: NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., Florida Conference of Black State Legislators, and Florida State Conference of the NAACP, E98–E100 [31JA]

Impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ‘‘voter suppression’’ legislation: several Representatives, H101 [23JA]

Paycheck Fairness Act: David French, National Retail Federation, S3713 [5JN]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S3712 [5JN]

——— several business organizations, S3712 [5JN]

——— William T. Robinson III, ABA, S3699 [5JN]

Lists

Organizations supporting S. 1670, End Racial Profiling Act, S2355 [17AP]

United Health Foundation Diverse Scholar Initiative participants, E1151 [27JN]

Voter suppression legislation by State, H2310 [7MY]

Motions

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 3220), S3612 [24MY]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: increase opportunities for women and minorities in officer positions and Special Operations Forces, H5046, H5047 [19JY]

Charles Drew University: tribute to graduates, E964 [1JN]

Children and youth: address senseless acts of violence, E418 [22MR]

CIA: increase recruitment and retention of racial and ethnic minorities to professional intelligence positions, H3301, H3302 [31MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, E519 [16AP]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1519), H444 [3FE], H2192 [26AP], H3190 [30MY], H3278, H3280, H3285, H3286 [31MY], E553, E560 [17AP], E976 [5JN], E1036 [8JN]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 3220), H3582 [7JN]

——— restore effective use of group actions for claims arising under antidiscrimination laws (H.R. 5978), H3917 [21JN]

Civil Rights Act: repeal exemption for Wards Cove Packing Co. (H.R. 4275), E472 [28MR]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: provide assistance to small, minority, and woman-owned businesses seeking to be awarded contracts to redevelop Federal property, H500–H502 [6FE]

Columbia University: tribute to Mailman School of Public Health Dept. of Sociomedical Sciences Doctoral Program/Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity, E1662 [28SE]

Crime: anniversary of legislation to provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, E1678 [2OC]

——— provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, H1833–H1835 [16AP], H1852 [17AP]

Davis, Belva: Progressive Oakland Women for Empowerment and Reform (P.O.W.E.R.) (organization) Lifetime Achievement award recipient, E1528 [14SE]

Dept. of Commerce: Minority Business Development Agency funding, H2370 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: conduct outreach program to benefit women- and minority-owned small businesses prior to conversion of functions from civilian employees to contractors, H2837, H3066 [17MY]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding for programs or activities that involve racial, ethnic, or religious profiling by any law enforcement organization, H2532–H2535 [9MY]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (H.R. 440), E1989 [21DE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish Office of Energy Employment and Training and Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, H3928–H3930 [21JN]

Dept. of Transportation: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program funding, H4623 [29JN]

——— Minority Business Resource Center funding, H4033–H4035 [26JN]

——— Office of Civil Rights funding, H4036, H4037 [26JN]

——— Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization funding, H4033–H4035 [26JN]

Education: consider bolstering literacy among African-American and Hispanic men a national priority (H. Res. 721), H4690 [10JY], H5021 [19JY]

Federal employees: reform the Senior Executive Service (H.R. 6042), E1152 [27JN]

GSA: ensure contracts are in compliance with workforce diversity rules, H1829 [16AP], H1854 [17AP]

Health: health care programs funding, H1715 [28MR]

Indianola, MS: tribute to da’ House of Khafre (business), E1718 [23OC]

Intelligence services: protect the civil liberties of ethnic and religious minorities, H3302–H3305 [31MY]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling, H1646 [28MR], H1831 [16AP]

——— provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (H.R. 4398), E573 [18AP]

Mound Bayou, MS: tribute to J&W Smokehouse (business), E1720 [23OC]

NAACP: anniversary, H4673 [9JY], E1298 [23JY], E1460 [10SE]

Nesby & Associates, Inc.: King County, WA, Executive Minority Small Business of the Year award finalist, E1525 [13SE]

NSF: provide grants to increase minority students receiving college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), and to recruit, retain, and advance minority STEM faculty members (H.R. 4483), E643 [25AP]

Office of the Director of National Intelligence: ensure that coordination and training between the intelligence community and local law enforcement agencies not violate the civil rights of minorities, H3301 [31MY]

Progressive Oakland Women for Empowerment and Reform (P.O.W.E.R.) (organization): tribute to Ms. Delilah Beasley Tea reception, E1528 [14SE]

SBA: establish the Ports as Small Business Incubators Program to provide eligible small businesses with access to commercial real property (H.R. 5813), E837 [17MY]

SEC: provide online information and conduct outreach to inform small businesses and women-, veteran-, and minority-owned businesses of efforts to improve access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies, H1284, H1285 [8MR]

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. 4376), E558 [17AP]

United Health Foundation: tribute to Diverse Scholar Initiative, E1151 [27JN]

University of Houston: anniversary of Center for Mexican American Studies, E1683 [5OC]

Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ‘‘voter suppression’’ legislation, H94–H102 [23JA], H503–H510 [6FE], H2304–H2310 [7MY], H3729 [18JN], H5118–H5122 [23JY], H5209, H5212 [25JY], H5537 [1AU], H6072 [19SE], H6153, H6159, H6162 [20SE], H6237 [21SE], E98 [31JA], E1301 [23JY], E1427 [3AU]

Voting Rights Act: anniversary, H94, H97, H101 [23JA]

W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home Inc.: tribute, E1722 [26OC]

Wesby, Maya: Congressional Black Caucus Spouses Essay Contest award recipient, E1718 [23OC]

Zhao, Mark: SBA Guam Minority Small Business Champion of the Year award recipient, E451 [27MR]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: observance of Elizabeth Peratrovich Day and anniversary of Alaska Anti-Discrimination Act, S827 [16FE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 3220), S3457 [22MY], S3459 [23MY], S3536 [24MY]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 3220), motion to proceed, S3612 [24MY], S3669–S3671, S3672–S3674 [4JN], S3695, S3697–S3715 [5JN]

——— restore effective use of group actions for claims arising under antidiscrimination laws (S. 3317), S4370–S4372 [20JN]

Connecticut: tribute to SBA award recipients, S3079 [10MY]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, S1928 [21MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Program funding, S4390 [21JN]

Dept. of HHS: provide for research and education to improve screening, detection, and diagnosis of prostate cancer (S. 3345), S4676 [27JN]

Dept. of State: establish Special Envoy To Promote Religious Freedom of Religious Minorities in the Near East and South Central Asia (H.R. 440), S13 [23JA]

Diseases: urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men (S. Res. 493), S4206 [14JN]

——— urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men (S. Res. 529), S5626 [26JY]

FDA: ensure that adequate information is disseminated to health care providers about potential benefits and risks of medical products on all patient populations, S3498–S3500 [23MY]

Federal employees: reform the Senior Executive Service (S. 2249), S2168 [28MR]

Health: improve health of minority individuals (S. 2474), S2830 [26AP]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (S. 1670), S2040 [27MR], S2354 [17AP]

NAACP: anniversary (S. Res. 520), S5023, S5024 [16JY]

Voting: impact of State voting reform laws labeled as ‘‘voter suppression’’ legislation, S90 [26JA], S2913 [7MY], S3958 [12JN], S6724, S6725 [13NO], S7758 [12DE]

Texts of

S. 2249, Senior Executive Service Reform Act, S2168–S2171 [28MR]

S. Res. 493, urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men, S4206 [14JN]

S. Res. 520, NAACP anniversary, S5023, S5049 [16JY]

S. Res. 529, urge Federal agencies to designate funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men, S5493, S5626 [26JY]

S. Res. 535, support goals and ideals of National Caucus on Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Health Disparities Movement Is Life initiative, S5882 [1AU]

S. Res. 579, National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, S6631, S6681 [21SE]