AFRICAN AMERICANS

Articles and editorials

As March Madness Nears, So Does 50th Anniversary of MSU’s ‘‘Game of Change’’, S5664 [11JY]

Remembering the Turkish Brothers Who Helped Change Race Relations in America, E1629 [12NO]

Top 10 Reasons Why People of Color Should Care About Sequestration, H943 [4MR]

Bills and resolutions

Aaron, Henry L.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2635), H4308 [9JY] (see H.R. 3186), H5882 [26SE]

Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 869), S3158 [7MY] (see H.R. 2254), H3095 [4JN]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 1084), H1356 [12MR]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 31), S708 [13FE] (see H. Res. 49), H342 [4FE]

Booker, Simeon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3655), H7507 [4DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for the unveiling of a statue of Frederick Douglass (see S. Con. Res. 16), S3570 [16MY]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 852), H700 [27FE]

Civil rights: award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (see S. 186), S400 [30JA] (see H.R. 360), H278 [23JA]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H28 [3JA]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary (see S. Res. 13), S285 [24JA] (see H. Res. 10), H33 [3JA]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 3591), H7353 [21NO]

——— prevent and treat diabetes, promote and improve care of individuals with diabetes, and reduce health disparities, relative to diabetes, within racial and ethnic minority groups (see H.R. 3322), H6768 [23OC]

——— provide grants to health agencies and community and faith-based organizations for HIV/AIDS education, outreach, research and testing activities in minority communities (see S. 1408), S6126 [31JY] (see H.R. 2893), H5260 [31JY]

Dept. of Justice: provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 74), H30 [3JA]

Dept. of Labor: prepare individuals with multiple barriers to employment to enter the workforce by providing such individuals with support services, job training, and education (see H.R. 546), H411 [6FE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of P.S. 103 in West Baltimore, MD, which Thurgood Marshall attended as a youth (see S. 103), S213 [23JA]

——— conduct a special resource study of the archeological site and surrounding land of the New Philadelphia, IL, town site (see S. 1328), S5800 [18JY] (see H.R. 930), H815 [28FE]

——— conduct a special resource study of the Medgar Evers House in Jackson, MS (see H.R. 2326), H3287 [11JN]

——— conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the national parks (see S. 225), S469 [4FE] (see H.R. 520), H371 [5FE]

——— conduct a study of the Colonel Charles Young Home in Xenia, OH, and associated locations to assess potential inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 331), S772 [14FE]

——— conduct a study to determine the feasibility of designating study area as the Black Metropolis National Heritage Area in Illinois (see H.R. 3075), H5475 [10SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make grants with minority-serving institutions to establish verified delivery systems to address social and academic problems facing veterans enrolled at such institutions (see H.R. 1251), H1629 [19MR]

Dickens, Jacoby D.: tribute (see H. Res. 191), H2393 [26AP]

Holland, Milton M.: posthumously restore promotion to Army captain that was rescinded due to his race (see H.R. 3364), H6900 [29OC]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 397), S943 [27FE] (see H.R. 715), H546 [14FE]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see S. Con. Res. 5), S1127 [5MR] (see H. Con. Res. 21), H982 [5MR]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (see S. Res. 175), S4673 [19JN] (see H. Res. 268), H3687 [17JN]

Law enforcement: condemn Stand Your Ground laws, urge rejection and repeal of and find alternatives for such legislation, penalize racial profiling, and study ways to elevate the social status of Black males (see H. Res. 55), H371 [5FE]

——— mandate basic educational, regulatory, and management actions necessary for the prevention of racial profiling practices (see H.R. 3560), H7310 [20NO]

——— prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1038), S3843 [23MY] (see H.R. 2851), H5173 [30JY]

——— provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (see H.R. 838), H659 [26FE]

Lewis, Representative: commemorate anniversary of chairmanship of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (see S. Res. 170), S4481 [13JN]

Mayes, Nicarsia: tribute (see H. Res. 444), H8109 [12DE]

Medicare: eliminate contributing factors to disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 3295), H6643 [16OC]

Mississippi State University: tribute to 1963 men’s basketball team (see S. Res. 194), S5620 [10JY]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 12), H454 [12FE]

National Americans of African Immigrant Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 369), H6052 [30SE]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 59), H413 [6FE]

National Emancipation Day: observance (see H. Res. 38), H177 [18JA]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 261), S6960 [26SE]

——— support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 357), H5833 [25SE]

National Minority Health Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 145), S3569 [16MY]

National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 17), H596 [15FE]

New York, NY: establish the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center (see H.R. 865), H701 [27FE]

Owens, Jesse: tribute (see S. Res. 226), S6446 [12SE]

Parks, Rosa: tribute (see H. Res. 54), H371 [5FE]

Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park: adjust boundaries to include Hinchliffe Stadium (see S. 1189), S4673 [19JN] (see H.R. 2430), H3927 [19JN]

Randolph, A. Philip: tribute (see S. Res. 218), S6295 [9SE]

Slavery: mint coins in commemoration of the anniversary of the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution which officially abolished slavery (see H.R. 2633), H4308 [9JY]

Sullivan, Leon: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Con. Res. 23), S6208 [1AU] (see H. Con. Res. 49), H5344 [1AU]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (see S. 247), S519 [7FE] (see H.R. 513), H370 [5FE] (see H.R. 664), H501 [13FE]

——— tribute (see S. Res. 56), S871 [26FE]

Tulsa, OK: provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the victims of the Race Riot of 1921 (see H.R. 98), H30 [3JA]

Veterans Day: recognize Birmingham, AL, as the home of the longest running celebration, Raymond Weeks for efforts in establishment, and the Tuskegee Airmen for receiving the National Veteran Award (see H. Res. 395), H6954 [30OC]

Wilmington, DE: tribute to August Quarterly Festival (see S. Res. 199), S5969 [25JY]

World War II: officially recognize the service and sacrifice of African-American soldiers of the 333d Field Artillery Battalion who were massacred during the Battle of the Bulge (see H. Con. Res. 68), H7507 [4DE]

Biographies

Jackson, Don, H2307 [25AP]

Letters

Dept. of Labor proposal to modify definition of fiduciary under ERISA: several Congressional Black Caucus and Committee on Financial Services (House) members, S5570 [9JY]

Lists

Recent expert reports, disparity studies and congressional hearings addressing public procurement and minority-owned and women-owned enterprises, S4981 [21JN], E940 [20JN]

Ten great African-American inventors of the modern era, H7544 [5DE]

Poems

‘‘Cold Within,’’ J. Patrick Kinney, H4854 [22JY]

Proclamations

Black Music Day: Representative Henry C. ‘‘Hank’’ Johnson, Jr., E1259 [9SE]

Remarks in House

African American Legacy Project of Northwest Ohio (organization): tribute to honorees and emerging leaders, E1476 [10OC]

Alabama: granting of posthumous pardons to wrongfully accused Scottsboro Boys, H2578 [14MY]

Alexandria, VA: tribute to Charles Houston Mural and Hall of Fame inductees, E1039 [10JY]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1084), E271 [12MR]

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: anniversary of Kappa Omega chapter, E279 [13MR]

——— tribute, E237 [4MR]

Anderson, W. Cody: Laborers’ International Union of North America, Local 332, Outstanding Community Leader Award recipient, E1404 [30SE]

Asbury Park, NJ: anniversary of Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, E1491 [11OC]

Banks, Ernie: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, E1326 [17SE]

Bell, Victory: Rockford, IL, Booker Washington Center honoree, E1856 [12DE]

Black Achievers, Inc.: tribute to award recipients, E1434 [4OC]

Black History Month: observance, E117, E118 [8FE], E123 [12FE], E169 [15FE], E180 [25FE], E227 [28FE]

Black Men of Labor, Inc.: anniversary, E1581 [28OC]

Bolton, MS: tribute to Bolton Funeral Home, E1864 [12DE]

——— tribute to Mount Olive Church Cemetery, E1802 [5DE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for the unveiling of a statue of Frederick Douglass (S. Con. Res. 16), H2827, H2828 [21MY], E741, E750 [23MY]

Carthage, MS: tribute to Greenwood Chapel United Methodist Church, E1311 [12SE]

Caucus on Black Men and Boys: tribute, H5077 [25JY]

Cedar Rapids, IA: anniversary of African American Museum of Iowa, E579 [26AP]

Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument: designate, H2035 [16AP]

Chisholm, Shirley: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 852), E202 [27FE]

Civil rights: anniversary of March on Washington, H5266 [1AU], E1228 [2AU]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (H.R. 360), H226, H227 [23JA], H2145 [18AP], H2261–H2267, H2275 [24AP], E546 [25AP], E560, E562 [26AP]

——— tribute to those who investigated and prosecuted the perpetrators of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing, H2267 [24AP]

Columbia, SC: tribute to Waverly District, E819 [6JN]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (H.R. 40), E10 [3JA]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1560–H1566 [18MR], H1667–H1671 [20MR], H6819–H6823 [28OC], H7384–H7390 [2DE], E325 [18MR], E348 [21MR]

——— legislative priorities, H7384–H7390 [2DE]

Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage: tribute, H801 [28FE]

Cooperstown, NY: naming of street leading to Doubleday Field baseball stadium as ‘‘Fowler Way’’ in honor of John W. Jackson (Bud Fowler), E497 [18AP]

Corps of Engineers: consult key stakeholders, including State and local governments and water districts and minority-serving institutions, on storm damage reduction projects that affect underrepresented communities, H6719 [23OC]

——— encourage participation of minority- and women-owned businesses in hurricane and storm damage reduction projects and call for a GAO report on such participation, H6720 [23OC]

Cusseta, GA: anniversary of Cusseta Industrial High School, E848 [12JN]

Dale City, VA: tribute to Dale City Christian Church Dale City Multicultural Achievement Awards recipients, E458 [15AP]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary, H4530, H4534 [17JY], H4609 [18JY], E393 [9AP], E1054 [11JY], E1092 [18JY]

——— tribute to national convention, E1055 [11JY]

——— tribute to participation in reenactment of Women’s Suffrage March, H938 [4MR]

——— tribute to Prince William County, VA, Alumnae Chapter Martin Luther King Youth Oratorical Contest participants, E70 [25JA]

——— tribute to Valley Forge Alumnae Chapter, E680 [16MY]

Denton, TX: tribute to Quakertown community, E155 [14FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform Cooperative Forestry Program matching funds requirement for eligible historically Black land-grant institutions, E930, E933, E936 [20JN]

Dept. of HHS: extend authorization of appropriations for the sickle cell disease prevention and treatment demonstration program, E1418 [2OC]

——— prevent and treat diabetes, promote and improve care of individuals with diabetes, and reduce health disparities, relative to diabetes, within racial and ethnic minority groups (H.R. 3322), E1722 [20NO]

——— provide grants to health agencies and community and faith-based organizations for HIV/AIDS education, outreach, research and testing activities in minority communities (H.R. 2893), E1535 [22OC]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the national parks (H.R. 520), H3665, H3666 [17JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make grants with minority-serving institutions to establish verified delivery systems to address social and academic problems facing veterans enrolled at such institutions (H.R. 1251), H1641 [20MR]

Dickens, Jacoby D.: tribute (H. Res. 191), E577 [26AP]

Discrimination: societal impact, H4526 [17JY], H4848–H4855 [22JY]

District of Columbia: anniversary of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, E1078 [17JY]

——— anniversary of Million Man March, E1545 [22OC]

——— tribute to Black Pride Festival, E478 [17AP]

——— tribute to opening of redesigned Paul Laurence Dunbar Senior High School, E1245 [2AU]

——— tribute to Woodlawn Cemetery, E1523 [16OC]

Duke University: anniversary of integration of African American students, E1428 [3OC]

Economy: impact of illegal aliens, H4205 [8JY]

Education: recognize importance of investment in public education programs and promote and improve education opportunities for underserved populations, H2283–H2289 [24AP]

Florida Highwaymen (artists): tribute, E415 [10AP]

Fort Worth, TX: anniversary of I.M. Terrell High School, E188 [26FE]

Gary, IN: anniversary of Gary Chamber of Commerce Lakeshore Classic basketball tournament, E1687 [18NO]

Gary Frontiers Service Club: tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Breakfast honorees, E20 [14JA]

Global Business Network Association: tribute, E1593 [29OC]

History: anniversary of apology for slavery and Jim Crow laws, H5078 [25JY]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 715), E145 [14FE]

House of Representatives: launch of ‘‘House and Selma—Bridging History and Memory’’ website compiling oral histories from current and former Members involved in the Selma to Montgomery, AL, marches and the civil rights movement, H1531 [15MR]

Houston, TX: tribute to labor union leaders, H5430 [9SE]

Jack and Jill of America, Inc.: anniversary of Oakland County, MI, chapter, E1413 [1OC]

Jackson, GA: anniversary of Zion Missionary Baptist Church, E1456 [8OC]

Jackson, MS: tribute to 1965 Lanier High School boys’ basketball team, E1124 [24JY]

——— tribute to College Hill Missionary Baptist Church, E1313 [12SE]

——— tribute to Collins Funeral Home, Inc., E1846 [12DE]

——— tribute to Morning Star Baptist Church, E1314 [12SE]

Jefferson, Chuck: Rockford, IL, Booker Washington Center honoree, E1856 [12DE]

Johns, David J.: appointment as Director of White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans, E317 [15MR]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, H3767 [19JN], H3972 [20JN], E920, E922 [19JN]

——— observance (H. Res. 268), H3671 [17JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: anniversary of ‘‘I Have a Dream’’ speech, E1253 [9SE]

——— anniversary of ‘‘Letter From a Birmingham Jail’’, H2032 [16AP]

Labor unions: history of involvement in the labor movement, H5425–H5432 [9SE], E1265 [9SE]

Law enforcement: mandate basic educational, regulatory, and management actions necessary for the prevention of racial profiling practices (H.R. 3560), H7386 [2DE]

——— prohibit racial profiling (H.R. 2851), E1158 [30JY]

——— provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (H.R. 838), E195 [26FE]

Lexington Park, MD: tribute to First Missionary Baptist Church, E385 [9AP]

Links, Inc.: anniversary of Morris County, NJ, chapter, E1827 [10DE]

——— tribute, E238 [4MR]

Macon, GA: anniversary of Washington Avenue Presbyterian Church, E1675 [15NO]

——— tribute to Juneteenth Freedom Festival, E890 [17JN]

Marks, MS: tribute to Delta Burial Corp., E1800 [5DE]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, H97, H98 [15JA]

Mayes, Nicarsia: tribute (H. Res. 444), H8087 [12DE]

Memphis, TN: tribute to Juneteenth Freedom and Heritage Festival, E922 [19JN]

Minorities: emergency mortality rate of minority individuals, H4853 [22JY]

——— improve health of minority individuals, H2416–H2424 [6MY], E548 [25AP]

Music and dance: anniversary of ‘‘Mama, I Want to Sing’’ (musical), E1018 [8JY]

NAACP: anniversary of St. Paul, MN, branch, E1384 [26SE]

——— tribute to debate series, E262 [11MR]

National Black Data Processing Associates: anniversary, E1202 [1AU]

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: observance, H375, H376 [6FE]

National Black Nurses Day: observance, E316 [15MR]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: observance, E1632 [12NO]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 357), H5842 [26SE]

North Carolina Central University: tribute to feature article in US Airways Magazine, E1148 [26JY]

Northern Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce, Inc.: tribute, E1593 [29OC]

Ohio: tribute to African-American faith-based leaders, H672 [27FE]

——— tribute to State designation of Rosa Parks Day, H7491 [4DE]

Old Dominion Dental Society: anniversary, E423 [11AP]

Omaha (NE) Star: anniversary, E1031 [9JY]

Parks, Rosa: issue commemorative postage stamp, E91 [4FE]

——— tribute, H642 [26FE]

——— tribute (H. Res. 54), E97 [5FE]

——— unveiling of statue in Statuary Hall, E204 [27FE]

Peebles, Allie Muse: NAACP Raleigh-Apex, NC, chapter Humanitarian of the Year Award recipient, E1138 [25JY]

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.: anniversary, E1690 [18NO]

Ridley, Larry: Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Jazz Legacy Award recipient, E1286 [11SE]

Sacramento, CA: annniversary of United College Action Network, E1307 [12SE]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: observance, E1418 [2OC]

Small business: improve opportunities for minority entrepreneurs, H3678–H3683 [17JN]

Southern Poverty Law Center: opposition to Alabama school choice legislation, H5597 [18SE]

St. Louis, MO: tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Tribute award recipients, E9 [3JA]

St. Paul, MN: anniversary of Rondo Days, E1017 [8JY]

——— tribute to Union Depot Red Caps, E1103 [19JY]

Tulsa, OK: provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the victims of the Race Riot of 1921 (H.R. 98), E12 [3JA]

Tuskegee-Morehouse Football Classic: tribute, E1501 [11OC]

Tutwiler, MS: tribute to Tutwiler Funeral Homes, E1860 [12DE]

University of Alabama: anniversary of integration, E223 [28FE]

University of New Orleans: anniversary of integration, E1855 [12DE]

Urban areas: impact of high temperatures and lack of air conditioning on population, H5269 [1AU]

Vallejo, CA: anniversary of Juneteenth Celebration, E897 [17JN]

Vicksburg, MS: tribute to King Solomon Baptist Church, E1320 [17SE]

——— tribute to W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home, E1862 [12DE]

Village Project, Inc.: anniversary, E669 [15MY]

Virginia Beach, VA: anniversary of Seatack Community, H2807 [21MY]

Voting Rights Act: reauthorize, H4092, H4094, H4095 [27JN], H5039 [24JY]

West Bloomfield Township, MI: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., Macon-Thomas chapter, E1471 [10OC]

World War I: anniversary of Army 369th Infantry Regiment, E523 [23AP], E570 [26AP]

World War II: tribute to Tuskegee Airmen from Western Pennsylvania, E1312 [12SE]

WVON–Radio (Chicago, IL): anniversary, H2072 [17AP]

Wynn, Lauri: Milwaukee, WI, Community Brainstorming Conference James Howard Baker Award recipient, E1640 [12NO]

Zimmerman, George: jury decision in Trayvon Martin shooting case, H4505 [16JY], H4848–H4855 [22JY]

Remarks in Senate

Alabama: anniversary of Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches, S1239 [7MR]

Birmingham, AL: anniversary of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing, S6320 [10SE]

Black History Month: observance, S516 [7FE], S801 [25FE], S848 [26FE]

——— observance (S. Res. 31), S717 [13FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for the unveiling of a statue of Frederick Douglass (S. Con. Res. 16), S3585 [16MY]

——— unveiling of Frederick Douglass statue in Emancipation Hall, S4722–S4724 [19JN]

Civil rights: anniversary of March on Washington, S6103, S6104 [31JY], S6320 [10SE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing (H.R. 360), S3351, S3352 [9MY]

Columbus, OH: anniversary of King Arts Complex, S1124 [5MR]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary (S. Res. 13), S407, S408 [30JA]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of P.S. 103 in West Baltimore, MD, which Thurgood Marshall attended as a youth (S. 103), S219 [23JA]

——— conduct a special resource study of the archeological site and surrounding land of the New Philadelphia, IL, town site (S. 1328), S5803 [18JY]

——— conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the national parks (S. 225), S473 [4FE]

History: apologize for enslavement and racial segregation, S4724 [19JN]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (S. Con. Res. 5), S1134 [5MR], S2773 [17AP]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance (S. Res. 175), S4722–S4725 [19JN]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (S. 1038), S3849 [23MY], S8089 [18NO]

Lewis, Representative: commemorate anniversary of chairmanship of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (S. Res. 170), S4512 [17JN], S4722 [19JN], S5486 [27JN]

Mississippi State University: tribute to 1963 men’s basketball team (S. Res. 194), S5664 [11JY]

Monuments and memorials: establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor free African Americans and slaves who fought during the American Revolution, S7668 [30OC]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (S. Res. 261), S6968 [26SE]

National Minority Health Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 145), S3585 [16MY]

9th and 10th (Horse) Cavalry Association of Buffalo Soldiers: anniversary, S5753 [17JY]

Perez, Thomas E.: suitability to be Sec. of Labor relative to alleged bias while serving as Assistant Attorney General for the Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division, S5743–S5746 [17JY], S5760, S5763, S5765, S5773, S5774 [18JY]

Small business: improve opportunities for minority entrepreneurs, S4981 [21JN]

Tubman, Harriet: establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, MD (S. 247), S522 [7FE], S4724 [19JN]

——— tribute (S. Res. 56), S879 [26FE]

Voting Rights Act: reauthorize, S6509 [17SE]

Wilmington, DE: anniversary of 1973 Howard High School boys’ basketball team undefeated season, S6197 [1AU]

——— tribute to August Quarterly Festival (S. Res. 199), S6259 [1AU]

Reports filed

Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 225) (S. Rept. 113–53), S5497 [27JN]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 520) (H. Rept. 113–81), H2773 [17MY]

Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 247) (S. Rept. 113–23), S2844 [22AP]

New Philadelphia, Illinois, Study Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 930) (H. Rept. 113–219), H5801 [20SE]

Statements

Letter From a Birmingham Jail: Martin Luther King, Jr., H2032 [16AP]

Unveiling of Rosa Park’s Statue in Statuary Hall: Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., E204 [27FE]

Texts of

H.R. 360, award a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley honoring the 50th anniversary of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing, H2261 [24AP]

H.R. 520, Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act, H3665 [17JN]

S. 103, Thurgood Marshall’s Elementary School Study Act, S219 [23JA]

S. 225, Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act, S473 [4FE]

S. 247, Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act, S523 [7FE]

S. 1328, New Philadelphia, IL, Study Act, S5803 [18JY]

S. Con. Res. 5, pardon John (Jack) A. Johnson posthumously, S1134 [5MR]

S. Con. Res. 16, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall for the unveiling of a statue of Frederick Douglass, S3584 [16MY], H2827 [21MY]

S. Con. Res. 23, issue commemorative postage stamp in honor of Leon Sullivan, S6237 [1AU]

S. Res. 13, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., anniversary, S292 [24JA]

S. Res. 31, Black History Month, S716 [13FE]

S. Res. 56, tribute to Harriet Tubman, S878 [26FE]

S. Res. 145, support goals and ideals of National Minority Health Awareness Month, S3582 [16MY]

S. Res. 170, commemorate anniversary of Representative Lewis chairmanship of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, S4483 [13JN]

S. Res. 175, Juneteenth Independence Day, S4675 [19JN]

S. Res. 194, tribute to 1963 Loyola University Chicago and Mississippi State University men’s basketball teams, S5622 [10JY]

S. Res. 199, tribute to Wilmington, DE, August Quarterly Festival, S5970 [25JY]

S. Res. 218, tribute to A. Philip Randolph, S6298 [9SE]

S. Res. 226, tribute to Jesse Owens, S6450 [12SE]

S. Res. 261, National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, S6961 [26SE]

Tributes

Dickens, Jacoby D., H2663 [16MY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr., H75 [14JA]

Owens, Jesse, S6367 [11SE], E1312 [12SE]

Parks, Rosa, S4723 [19JN], H333 [4FE], H801 [28FE], E59 [23JA]

Truth, Sojourner, S4723 [19JN]