DISCRIMINATION

Addresses

History of Syriac Orthodox Church and Call To Protect Religious Minorities From Persecution by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization): Helma Adde, E1577 [14NO]

Ride of Life: Bill Hicks, H1999 [26FE]

Amendments

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), S2242, S2244, S2247, S2284, S2285 [8AP], S5513 [10SE], S5530, S5566, S5567, S5568 [11SE]

Iraq: protect religious minorities from persecution by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (H. Res. 683), H7237 [1AU]

——— protect religious minorities from persecution by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (S. Res. 530), S5379 [8SE], S5878 [18SE]

Religion: condemn anti-Semitism and comparison of Israel to Nazis perpetrating the Holocaust and reject attempts to justify anti-Jewish hatred as an acceptable disapproval of political events in the Middle East (H. Res. 707), H7861, H7862 [18SE]

Articles and editorials

Bill Henck—Inside the IRS (excerpt), H2476 [14MR]

‘‘New Anti-Semitism’’ Rising in France, H5645 [24JN]

Newsweek Rewind—60 Years Since Brown v. Board of Ed Desegregated U.S. Schools (excerpt), H4468 [19MY]

President Obama’s Persistent ‘77 Cent’ Claim on the Wage Gap Gets a New Pinocchio Rating, S2306 [9AP]

Supreme Court Ideology—More Money, Less Voting, S2558 [30AP]

When Whites Just Don’t Get It—Part 4, H8021 [17NO]

Winthrop Bean Remembered, E97 [16JA]

Bills and resolutions

Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial: designate (see H.R. 4751), H4909 [28MY]

Business and industry: encourage compensation transparency (see H.R. 5256), H7124 [30JY]

Civil rights: improve nonretaliation provisions of equal pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 2172), S1818 [27MR]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 2199), S1923 [1AP]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), consideration (see H. Res. 639), H5640 [23JN] (see H. Res. 678), H6655 [22JY]

Crime: extend coverage of Federal prohibition against hate crimes in order to provide greater protections to persons who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender (see H.R. 5711), H7995 [14NO]

Dalits: condemn practice of untouchability and discrimination in South Asia and Asian diaspora, call for an end to such practice, and put pressure on nations still practicing Dalit untouchability (see H. Res. 566), H3413 [2MY]

Dept. of Defense: require payment of full amount of separation pay otherwise due to former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see H.R. 5009), H5818 [26JN]

Dept. of Justice: establish pilot program to identify and eliminate unjustified racial and ethnic disparities in the administration of justice (see H.R. 3907), H1241 [16JA]

——— improve Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne/JAG) Program to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal justice system (see H.R. 3908), H1241 [16JA]

——— provide grants to 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. 5028), H5876 [8JY]

Dept. of State: ban foreigners who have committed gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals from entering the U.S. (see H.R. 4907), H5557 [19JN]

——— establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see S. 2472), S3668 [12JN] (see H.R. 5128), H6351 [16JY]

Dept. of the Interior: determine suitability and feasibility of adding sites associated with forced relocation and confinement of Aleut people during World War II in Alaska as unit of National Park System (see S. 2716), S5216 [31JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: require the Federal Insurance Office to carry out a study on illegal steering and redlining in the insurance industry (see H.R. 5067), H6106 [10JY]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure that minority- and women-owned businesses have fair and full opportunity to compete in rail projects and contracts and that such federally subsidized projects do not discriminate (see H.R. 4439), H3143 [9AP]

Disabled: expand access to transportation services for individuals with disabilities (see S. 2887), S5782 [18SE]

——— promote provision of exercise and fitness equipment that is accessible to disabled individuals (see S. 2888), S5783 [18SE] (see H.R. 5541), H7882 [18SE]

EEOC: approve commencing or intervening in certain litigation (see H.R. 5422), H7387 [9SE]

——— exclude the application of employment discrimination laws to employment practices that comply with Federal regulations and State laws in certain areas (see H.R. 5423), H7387 [9SE]

Employment: clarify appropriate liability standards for Federal antidiscrimination claims relative to workplace harassment (see S. 2133), S1652 [13MR] (see H.R. 4227), H2432 [13MR]

——— encourage corporate, academic, and social entities to develop rules requiring consideration of minority candidates when searching for a business vendor or filling leadership positions (see S. Res. 511), S4705 [22JY]

Expatriation Act: express regret to descendants of women whose citizenship was revoked because of marriage to foreign nationals (see S. Res. 402), S1819 [27MR]

FCC: ensure the integrity of voice communications and prevent discrimination among areas in the delivery of such communications by requiring providers to register and comply with basic quality standards (see S. 2125), S1652 [13MR]

Financial institutions: amend certain banking statutes to ensure legitimate businesses have nondiscriminatory access to financial services and products (see H.R. 4986), H5817 [26JN]

Foreign policy: establish a global affairs strategy and provide assistance for people of African descent (see H.R. 5837), H9044 [10DE]

Gibson, Althea: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 4972), H5768 [25JN]

Health: prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see H.R. 5263), H7125 [30JY]

——— provide for an Institute of Medicine study on health disparities and direct the Dept. of HHS to develop guidelines on reducing health disparities (see S. 2841), S5698 [17SE] (see H.R. 5507), H7674 [17SE]

Iraq: protect religious minorities from persecution by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see S. Res. 530), S5135 [30JY] (see H. Res. 683), H6814 [24JY]

IRS: prohibit asking taxpayers questions relative to religious, political, or social beliefs (see S. 2043), S1174 [26FE]

——— prohibit from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities (see S. 2067, 2072), S1233 [27FE] (see H.R. 4593), H3939 [7MY]

——— prohibit the intentional discrimination of a person or organization by an IRS employee (see S. 2066, 2073), S1233 [27FE] (see H.R. 4597), H3939 [7MY]

Minorities: anniversary of Executive order addressing environmental justice in minority and low-income populations (see H. Res. 479), H1771 [11FE]

National Mental Health No Stigma Week: designate (see H. Res. 572), H3446 [6MY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: update a report on the role of telecommunications, including the Internet, on the commission of hate crimes (see S. 2219), S2239 [8AP] (see H.R. 3878), H472 [15JA]

New York, NY: anniversary of Stonewall Inn riots and protests due to police raid of gay-friendly establishment (see H. Res. 653), H5818 [26JN]

Religion: condemn anti-Semitism and comparison of Israel to Nazis perpetrating the Holocaust and reject attempts to justify anti-Jewish hatred as an acceptable disapproval of political events in the Middle East (see H. Res. 707), H7185 [31JY]

——— ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see S. 2706), S5135 [30JY] (see H.R. 5285), H7125 [30JY]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize (see S. 2646), S4762 [23JY]

Social Security: provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 5182), H6745 [23JY]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see S. 2305), S2875 [8MY] (see H.R. 4664), H4434 [15MY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (see H. Res. 561), H3364 [30AP]

Taxation: provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (see S. 2540), S4153 [26JN] (see H.R. 5372), H7184 [31JY]

Telephones: improve service in rural areas and express that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas (see H. Res. 536), H2853 [2AP]

Unemployment: prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individual’s status or history of unemployment (see S. 1972), S599 [29JA] (see H.R. 3972), H1511 [29JA]

Voting: modernize voter registration, promote access to voting for disabled individuals, and protect the right to vote (H.R. 12), consideration (see H. Res. 672), H6352 [16JY]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 1945), S439 [16JA] (see H.R. 3899), H1240 [16JA]

Women: support equal pay, fair treatment in workplace, access to paid family and medical leave, retirement security, and fair access to business capital and Federal contracts (see H. Res. 507), H2256 [6MR]

World War II: recognize National Day of Remembrance to observe anniversary of Executive order restricting freedom of German and Italian Americans and ordering internment of Japanese Americans (see H. Res. 482), H1771 [11FE]

Cloture motions

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), S5488 [10SE], S5530 [11SE], S5579 [15SE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), motion to proceed, S2179 [7AP], S2299 [9AP]

Letters

Prohibit Dept. of Justice funding to prosecute discrimination cases that utilize disparate impact analysis in risk-based lending and insurance underwriting for housing: several banking organizations, H5000 [29MY]

——— several insurance trade organizations, H5001 [29MY]

U.S. apology to Italian Americans for restriction of freedom during World War II: Chet Campanella, E450 [26MR]

Motions

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), S2179 [7AP], S2203 [8AP], S2293 [9AP], S5487 [10SE], S5524, S5530 [11SE]

Remarks in House

Affirmations (organization): anniversary, E535 [7AP]

African Americans: effects of discrimination, H6348, H6350 [16JY]

——— societal impact of discrimination, H8361 [3DE]

Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial: designate (H.R. 4751), H7272, H7273 [8SE]

Civil rights: end discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, H2983 [7AP]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, H1535–H1540 [3FE], H7661 [17SE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 377), H1442 [28JA], H1484 [29JA], H1927 [25FE], H2597–H2600 [24MR], H2658, H2660 [26MR], H2999, H3004, H3011 [8AP], H3065, H3066 [9AP], H3147 [10AP], H6988 [29JY], H7061, H7065 [30JY], H7305 [9SE], H7689 [18SE], E544, E545, E550 [8AP], E589 [28AP]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 377), unanimous-consent request, H7063, H7064 [30JY]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), H7851 [18SE], E549 [8AP]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (H.R. 1755), H229 [15JA], H5507 [19JN], H5592 [20JN], H5759 [25JN], E1141 [10JY]

——— tribute to lawyers challenging segregation in schools, H4463, H4464 [19MY]

Constitution—U.S.: exclude executive actions taken to combat discrimination or protect civil rights from any congressional civil action, H2330, H2331 [12MR]

Courts: decision in Mendez v. Westminster ending segregation of Mexican and Mexican-American students in California schools, H4691 [21MY]

Decalogue Society of Lawyers: anniversary, E941 [10JN]

Dept. of Education: collect information from coeducational elementary and secondary schools on equality in athletic programs (H.R. 455), H5502 [19JN]

Dept. of HUD: creation and promotion of translated materials and programs to assist persons with limited English proficiency funding, H5164 [9JN]

——— fair housing programs funding, H5164 [9JN]

——— prohibit Community Development Block Grant Program funding to implement proposed ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing’’ rule, H5178, H5179 [9JN]

Dept. of Justice: civil rights issues affecting major sports leagues, H4948 [29MY]

——— condemn Operation Choke Point activities to financially intimidate certain industries, H5192 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding for Operation Choke Point activities to financially intimidate certain industries, H5001, H5002 [29MY]

——— prohibit funding to prosecute discrimination cases that utilize disparate impact analysis in risk-based lending and insurance underwriting for housing, H5000, H5001 [29MY]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure that minority- and women-owned businesses have fair and full opportunity to compete in rail projects and contracts and that such federally subsidized projects do not discriminate (H.R. 4439), E554 [9AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure benefits for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) veterans that live in a State that does not recognize same-sex marriage, H7402 [10SE]

Education: anniversary of Title IX, prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs and its critical role in guaranteeing equal educational opportunities for women and girls, H5502 [19JN]

Eich, Brendan: resignation as CEO of Mozilla Corp., due to backlash against views held on definition of marriage, H2963 [7AP]

Equal Pay Act: anniversary, H5195 [10JN]

Equal Pay Day: observance, H2999 [8AP], H3065, H3125 [9AP], E544, E545, E549, E550 [8AP]

Europe: recognize people of African Descent and Black Europeans (H. Res. 421), E232 [25FE]

Europe Union: parliamentary hearing on Afrophobia, E232 [25FE]

Fair Housing Month: observance, E533 [7AP], E610 [28AP]

Federal agencies and departments: prevent delay of any regulation that saves tax dollars, helps small businesses and veterans, prevents discrimination, or protects consumers, H2025, H2026 [27FE]

Foreign countries: call for release of all prisoners of conscience and condemn persecution of religious minorities, H3148 [10AP]

Foreign policy: establish a global affairs strategy and provide assistance for people of African descent (H.R. 5837), E1792 [10DE]

Health: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities, H1704 [10FE]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (H.R. 940), E74 [15JA]

Holder, Attorney General: impeach (H. Res. 411), H6663 [23JY]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H7055, H7057 [30JY]

Illinois Human Rights Act: anniversary, E610 [28AP]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and others detained due to their religious beliefs, H8019 [17NO]

——— condemn persecution of Baha’is and continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, impose sanctions for such violations, and call for release of religious prisoners (H. Res. 109), E1072 [25JN]

——— human rights violations relative to persecution of religious minorities, H1689 [10FE]

Iraq: protect religious minorities from persecution by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), E1389 [11SE]

——— protect religious minorities from persecution by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (H. Res. 683), H7236, H7237 [1AU]

IRS: prohibit asking taxpayers questions relative to religious, political, or social beliefs (H.R. 2531), H1919–H1921 [25FE], E264 [27FE]

——— prohibit from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities, H3913 [7MY]

——— prohibit intentional discrimination of a person or organization by an employee, H2476 [14MR]

——— terminate employment of employees who take certain official actions for political purposes (H.R. 2565), H1963 [26FE]

Jewish Council on Urban Affairs: anniversary, E801 [21MY]

Law enforcement: mandate basic educational, regulatory, and management actions necessary for the prevention of racial profiling practices (H.R. 3560), H7282 [8SE]

——— prohibit racial profiling, H5174 [9JN]

——— prohibit racial profiling (H.R. 2851), H7283 [8SE]

Minorities: criminal justice reform, H8025 [17NO]

——— improve economic condition of minorities, H3230–H3234 [28AP], H3248 [29AP], H8022 [17NO]

National Basketball Association: commend response by Commissioner Adam Silver to racial remarks by Donald Sterling and urge owners to remove Sterling from ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers (basketball team), H3298 [30AP]

National Gay Blood Drive: tribute, H6039 [10JY]

Open Communities (organization): tribute, E533 [7AP]

Orban, Victor: tribute to Hungarian Prime Minister for efforts to combat anti-semitism, E183 [10FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: preserve provisions that protect consumers from premium increases, provide tax credits and rebates, and prohibit discrimination on the basis of pre-existing conditions, H2175, H2176 [5MR]

PLO: alleged indoctrination and radicalization of students with anti-Israel and anti-Semitic sentiment, H470 [15JA]

Prebble, Gareth: Pennsylvania State University Martin Luther King Jr., Commemoration Student Showcase essay contest winner, H1699 [10FE]

Racial relations: condemn remarks by Cliven Bundy and Donald Sterling, H3222 [28AP], E615 [29AP]

Religion: condemn anti-Semitism, H7033–H7035 [29JY], H7053 [30JY], H7532, H7538 [16SE], E1414–E1416 [16SE]

——— condemn anti-Semitism and comparison of Israel to Nazis perpetrating the Holocaust and reject attempts to justify anti-Jewish hatred as an acceptable disapproval of political events in the Middle East (H. Res. 707), H7860–H7862, H7863 [18SE], E1467 [19SE]

——— urge the U.N. to take decisive action against anti-Semitism globally, H8941 [10DE]

Religious Freedom Restoration Act: application relative to religious hiring by religious organizations, H5971 [9JY]

Sanger, Margaret: personal beliefs and views on birth control, H2734 [27MR]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, H4462–H4469 [19MY], H4691 [21MY], E753 [15MY], E768 [19MY]

——— anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision (H. Res. 561), E637 [30AP], E806 [21MY]

——— anniversary of decision in U.S. v. Windsor relative to constitutionality of Defense of Marriage Act definition of marriage as only being between one man and one woman, H5806 [26JN]

——— decision in Schuette v. Coalition To Defend Affirmative Action on Michigan constitutional amendment prohibiting State universities from considering race as part of its admissions process, E615 [29AP]

——— decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, H5505 [19JN]

Ukraine: condemn oppression of ethnic Tatar population in Crimea by Russia, H7303 [9SE]

——— oppose discriminatory law against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons, H1696 [10FE]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 3899), H4814 [22MY], H5505 [19JN], H5729, H5735 [25JN], H5772 [26JN], H5886 [9JY], H7044 [30JY], H7539 [16SE], E336 [10MR], E1075, E1086 [26JN]

Voting Rights Act: reauthorize, H1998 [26FE]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. Res. 56), H2658 [26MR]

——— improve economic condition of women, H1535–H1540 [3FE]

——— improve the employment situation of women by ensuring equal pay practices, H1760 [11FE]

——— improve the employment situation of women by ensuring equal pay practices and encouraging manufacturing jobs, H243 [15JA]

——— improve the employment situation of women by ensuring equal pay practices and increasing the minimum wage, H209–H215 [14JA], H1927 [25FE]

——— support equal pay, fair treatment in workplace, access to paid family and medical leave, retirement security, and fair access to business capital and Federal contracts (H. Res. 507), H2659 [26MR]

Women’s History Month: observance, E445 [26MR]

World War II: Executive order restricting freedom of German and Italian Americans and ordering internment of Japanese Americans, E449 [26MR]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: anniversary of territorial Anti-Discrimination Act, S1045 [25FE]

Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial: designate (H.R. 4751), S5720 [17SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), S2041 [1AP], S2043 [2AP], S2149 [3AP], S3001 [14MY], S5400–S5402 [9SE], S5475, S5480, S5486 [10SE], S5548 [11SE], S5573, S5578–S5582 [15SE], S5595, S5597 [16SE], S5684 [17SE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), motion to proceed, S2179, S2183 [7AP], S2203–S2224, S2226, S2290 [8AP], S2293, S2294, S2296–S2300, S2305–S2307, S2313, S2317 [9AP], S5487 [10SE], S5523, S5524, S5527, S5528–S5530 [11SE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), unanimous-consent agreement, S5549 [11SE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 2199), unanimous-consent request, S2218 [8AP], S5548 [11SE]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 84), S593 [29JA]

——— prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (S. 815), S1898 [1AP]

Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: ratify, S3626 [12JN], S4685–S4688 [22JY], S4736 [23JY], S5095–S5098 [30JY], S5663–S5666 [17SE]

——— ratify, unanimous-consent request, S5663, S5664 [17SE]

Disabled: expand access to transportation services for individuals with disabilities (S. 2887), S5790 [18SE]

——— promote provision of exercise and fitness equipment that is accessible to disabled individuals (S. 2888), S5790 [18SE]

EEOC: release of report relative to litigation tactics and unresolved complaints, S6297 [3DE]

Equal Pay Act: modernize, S2219, S2220 [8AP], S5475 [10SE]

Equal Pay Day: observance, S2183 [7AP], S2203, S2206, S2208, S2210, S2212, S2213, S2214, S2216, S2223, S2226 [8AP]

Expatriation Act: express regret to descendants of women whose citizenship was revoked because of marriage to foreign nationals (S. Res. 402), S3044 [14MY]

Fair Housing Act: anniversary, S2333 [10AP]

FCC: ensure the integrity of voice communications and prevent discrimination among areas in the delivery of such communications by requiring providers to register and comply with basic quality standards (S. 2125), S1655 [13MR]

Federal employees: clarify disclosures of information on matters that does not affect national security, S3624 [12JN]

Indiana: tribute to individuals involved in the civil rights movement, S4302–S4304 [9JY]

Iran: call for release of Saeed Abedini and condemn persecution of religious minorities, S3961 [25JN]

——— call for release of Saeed Abedini and others detained due to their religious beliefs, S743 [4FE]

Iraq: protect religious minorities from persecution by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (S. Res. 530), S5878 [18SE]

IRS: prohibit asking taxpayers questions relative to religious, political, or social beliefs (S. 2043), S1682 [24MR]

——— prohibit from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities (S. 2067), S1253 [27FE], S1255, S1256 [3MR], S2637, S2638 [5MY]

——— prohibit from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities (S. 2067), unanimous-consent request, S2638 [5MY]

——— prohibit the intentional discrimination of a person or organization by an IRS employee (S. 2066), S1253 [27FE], S1255, S1256 [3MR], S2637, S2638 [5MY]

——— prohibit the intentional discrimination of a person or organization by an IRS employee (S. 2066), unanimous-consent request, S2638 [5MY]

Law enforcement: assessment of criminal justice system relative to disparate treatment of African Americans and incarceration levels, S6489–S6491 [10DE]

——— prohibit racial profiling (S. 1038), S5474 [10SE], S6373 [8DE]

National Basketball Association: commend response by Commissioner Adam Silver to racial remarks by Donald Sterling, S2549 [30AP]

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe: commend efforts to ensure equal opportunity and access for persons with disabilities and prohibit employment discrimination against the disabled, S4301 [9JY]

Randolph, A. Philip: tribute (S. Res. 218), S3429 [4JN]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize (S. 2646), S4764–S4767 [23JY], S5981 [13NO], S6381 [8DE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, S3151, S3177 [20MY]

——— decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, S2558 [30AP], S4142 [26JN]

Taxation: provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce, S4688 [22JY]

Unemployment: prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of an individual’s status or history of unemployment (S. 1972), S698 [3FE]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (S. 1945), S443 [16JA], S2558 [30AP], S4126 [26JN]

Women: tribute to congressional accomplishments and agenda relative to women, S4896 [24JY]

Reports filed

Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4751) (H. Rept. 113–579), H7295 [8SE]

Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 113–12), S4996 [28JY]

Protect Religious Minorities in Iraq From Persecution by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization): Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 530), S5779 [18SE]

Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2646), S5918 [12NO]

Resolutions of ratification

Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities, S4996 [28JY]

Statements

Prohibit Dept. of HUD Community Development Block Grant Program Funding To Implement Proposed ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing’’ Rule: Nathan Mehrens, Americans for Limited Government (organization), H5178 [9JN]

Protect Religious Minorities From Persecution by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization): Robert Ghazool, E1584 [14NO]

Summaries

EEOC—An Agency on the Wrong Track? Litigation Failures, Misfocused Priorities, and Lack of Transparency Raise Concerns About Important Anti-Discrimination Agency: Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Senate), S6298 [3DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 683, protect religious minorities in Iraq from persecution by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), H7236 [1AU]

H. Res. 707, condemn anti-Semitism and comparison of Israel to Nazis perpetrating the Holocaust and reject attempts to justify anti-Jewish hatred as an acceptable disapproval of political events in the Middle East, H7860 [18SE]

H.R. 2531, Protecting Taxpayers from Intrusive IRS Requests Act, H1919 [25FE]

H.R. 4751, Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial, H7272 [8SE]

S. 2540, Patriot Employer Tax Credit Act, S4156–S4158 [26JN]

S. 2646, Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act, S4764–S4766 [23JY]

S. 2887, Accessible Transportation for All Act, S5790–S5792 [18SE]

S. 2888, Exercise and Fitness For All Act, S5792 [18SE]

S. Res. 218, tribute to A. Philip Randolph, S3429 [4JN]

S. Res. 402, express regret to descendants of women whose citizenship was revoked because of Expatriation Act provision on marriage to foreign nationals, S1831 [27MR]

S. Res. 511, encourage corporate, academic, and social entities to develop rules requiring consideration of minority candidates when searching for a business vendor or filling leadership positions, S4714 [22JY]

S. Res. 530, protect religious minorities in Iraq from persecution by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization), S5146 [30JY]

Tributes

Aaron, Henry L., H1649 [5FE]