CIVIL RIGHTS see also Civil Liberties; Commission on Civil Rights; Discrimination; Human Rights; Racial Relations

Addresses

Implications of the Moynihan Report, ‘‘Negro Family—Case for National Action’’: Senator Alexander, S1435 [11MR]

Joint Meeting of Congress: Mohammad A. Ghani, President of Afghanistan, H1904–H1908 [25MR]

State of the Union: President Obama, S277–S281 [20JA], H419–H424 [20JA]

Voting Rights March From Selma to Montgomery, AL, Anniversary: Peggy Wallace Kennedy, E344 [17MR]

——— President Obama, S1432–S1434 [11MR], H1695–H1697 [17MR]

Amendments

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th constitutional amendment abolishing slavery (S. Con. Res. 21), S7163 [6OC], S7279, S7281 [8OC]

Developing countries: provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (S. 802), S3317 [23MY]

International Women’s Day: support goals (S. Res. 97), S2654, S2655, S2656, S2657 [5MY]

Articles and editorials

Amelia Boynton Robinson, Survivor of ‘Bloody Sunday,’ Dies at 104, H6303 [28SE]

Civil Rights Giant Julian Bond Never Stopped Giving, H6302 [28SE]

George Haley, the Giant Who Never Quit, S3400 [1JN]

Honoring ADA’s Legacy, Building for Its Future, E1142 [28JY]

Next Fight for Gay Rights—Bias in Jobs and Housing, S5532 [23JY]

Report Cites Forced Labor in Malaysia’s Electronics Industry, S2375 [23AP]

Voting Rights, by the Numbers, H2477 [28AP]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see S. 48), S57 [7JA]

African Americans: recognize difficult challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military sacrifices, and their patriotism in fighting for equal rights (see H. Con. Res. 16), H917 [10FE]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: treat employment as field emergency medical service practitioner the same as employment as a firefighter (see H.R. 1440), H1768 [18MR]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 608), H661 [28JA]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 20), S6074 [28JY] (see H. Con. Res. 66), H5589 [28JY]

——— promote compliance through education, clarify requirements for demand letters, and provide for a notice and cure period before commencement of a private civil action (see H.R. 3765), H7026 [20OC]

Angelou, Maya: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 247), H187 [9JA]

——— issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 33), H406 [14JA]

Booker, Simeon: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4137), H8645 [30NO]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: observe anniversary of genocide at Srebrenica, support territorial integrity and civil rights, commend efforts to account for the missing, and hold those responsible for such crimes accountable (see S. Res. 211), S4602 [24JN] (see H. Res. 310), H4343 [12JN]

Business and industry: protect unpaid interns from workplace harassment and discrimination (see H.R. 3232), H5587 [28JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th constitutional amendment abolishing slavery (see S. Con. Res. 21), S7124 [5OC] (see H. Con. Res. 83), H6787 [1OC] (see H. Con. Res. 93), H8240 [16NO]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 124), S2041 [26MR] (see H. Res. 178), H2111 [26MR]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H37 [6JA]

Congressional Gold Medal: award to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (see S. 527), S983 [12FE] (see H.R. 431), H479 [21JA]

Constitution—U.S.: commemorate anniversaries of the ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, often referred to as the ‘‘Second Founding’’ of the U.S. (see S. Res. 198), S4022 [10JN]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 145), H1614 [4MR]

Copyrights: clarify definition of ‘‘widow’’ and ‘‘widower’’ to ensure protection for same-sex couples relative to passage of copyright rights to next of kin upon the death of a copyright holder (see S. 23), S11 [6JA] (see H.R. 238), H187 [9JA]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 1133), S2530 [29AP] (see H.R. 2087), H2652 [29AP]

——— prohibit exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity (see S. 447), S926 [11FE] (see H.R. 864), H980 [11FE]

Credit: prohibit creditors from discriminating on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit (see S. 1330), S2850 [13MY] (see H.R. 2309), H2957 [13MY]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 41), H37 [6JA]

——— 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. 442), H479 [21JA]

Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see S. 1766), S5129 [15JY] (see H.R. 3068), H5235 [15JY]

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. 2368), H3251 [15MY]

——— establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see S. 302), S653 [29JA] (see H.R. 590), H660 [28JA]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the John P. Parker House in Ripley, OH (see S. 541), S1074 [24FE] (see H.R. 1033), H1113 [24FE]

——— conduct a special resource study of the Medgar Evers House in Jackson, MS (see S. 2177), S7272 [8OC] (see H.R. 959), H1035 [12FE]

——— designate at least one city in the U.S. each year as an ‘‘American Civil Rights City’’ (see H.R. 1161), H1498 [27FE]

——— establish the History Is Learned From the Living grant program to enable communities to learn about historical movements through oral histories by participants in such movements (see H.R. 3205), H5466 [23JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: redesign Federal reserve notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman (see S. 1508), S3776 [4JN] (see S. 1720), S4840 [8JY] (see H.R. 2610), H3757 [2JN]

Developing countries: provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (see S. 802), S1660 [19MR] (see H.R. 2100), H2653 [29AP]

Discrimination: eliminate discrimination in State criminal and civil laws for those living with HIV/AIDS (see S. 2336), S8241 [1DE] (see H.R. 1586), H1899 [24MR]

——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 1858), S5526 [23JY] (see H.R. 3185), H5465 [23JY]

——— prohibit on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H. Res. 208), H2308 [16AP]

EEOC: approve commencing or intervening in certain litigation (see H.R. 549), H638 [27JA]

——— exclude the application of employment discrimination laws to employment practices that comply with Federal regulations and State laws in certain areas (see H.R. 548), H638 [27JA]

——— strengthen Federal antidiscrimination laws and expand accountability within the Federal Government (see H.R. 1557), H1898 [24MR]

Elder Justice Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 988), H1068 [13FE]

Employment: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see S. 2180), S7272 [8OC]

——— improve nonretaliation provisions of equal pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 83), S58 [7JA]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (see S. 862), S1891 [25MR] (see S. 2070), S6894 [22SE] (see H.R. 1619), H2032 [25MR]

——— prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1787), H2209 [14AP]

——— strengthen equal pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 875), S2040 [26MR] (see S. 2200), S7470 [22OC]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 35), H2210 [14AP]

Evers, Medgar: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 194), H103 [7JA]

Executive Office of the President: disapprove Executive order relative to Federal support for State, local, and tribal law enforcement equipment acquisition (see H. Res. 559), H9205 [9DE]

Fair Housing Act: clarify congressional intent that certain prohibitions do not extend to conduct resulting in a disparate impact on a protected class unless the person engaging in that conduct intends that impact (see H.R. 3145), H5330 [21JY]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see S. 1598), S4250 [17JN] (see H.R. 2802), H4490 [17JN]

——— prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (H.R. 2802), call for committee and floor consideration (see H. Res. 399), H5769 [29JY]

——— prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status of any prospective parent or the child involved (see S. 1382), S3059 [19MY] (see H.R. 2449), H3388 [19MY]

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): eliminate gender pay inequity (see S. Res. 222), S5008 [13JY] (see H. Res. 364), H5237 [15JY]

Freedom Riders: award a Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their unique contribution to civil rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel (see H.R. 671), H754 [3FE]

Government: protect unpaid interns in the Federal Government from workplace harassment and discrimination (see H.R. 3231), H5587 [28JY]

Greensboro, NC: recognize significance of Greensboro Four Woolworth lunch counter sit-in (see H. Res. 128), H1370 [26FE]

Holland, Milton M.: posthumously restore promotion to Army captain that was rescinded due to his race (see H.R. 1010), H1069 [13FE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 693), S1383 [10MR] (see H.R. 839), H916 [10FE]

House Rules: amend to protect House employees from employment discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity (see H. Res. 428), H6137 [17SE]

Human rights: express that the U.S. should become an international human rights leader by ratifying and implementing certain core international conventions (see H. Res. 285), H3561 [21MY]

International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 263), H3212 [14MY]

International Women’s Day: support goals (see S. Res. 97), S1303 [4MR]

J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building, Washington, DC: redesignate as FBI Building (see H.R. 3801), H7137 [22OC]

Johnson, Frank M., Jr.: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 84), H6788 [1OC]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3290), H5763 [29JY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S. Res. 201), S4137 [15JN]

——— observance (see H. Res. 309), H4242 [11JN] (see H. Res. 316), H4382 [15JN]

Kennard, Clyde: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 958), H1035 [12FE]

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. 96), H856 [5FE]

——— eliminate racial profiling by officers, promote accountability for law enforcement agencies, reenfranchise citizens, eliminate sentencing disparities, and promote re-entry and employment programs (see S. 1610), S4298 [18JN]

——— prohibit racial profiling (see S. 1056), S2352 [22AP] (see H.R. 1933), H2415 [22AP]

——— provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (see H.R. 2381), H3252 [15MY]

Law enforcement officers: classify use of chokeholds as excessive and prohibited use of force (see H.R. 2052), H2496 [28AP]

Legislative Branch of the Government: protect unpaid interns in the legislative branch from workplace harassment and discrimination (see H.R. 3233), H5587 [28JY]

Lewis, Representative: Congressional Patriot Award recipient (see H. Res. 557), H9079 [8DE]

LGBT Equality Day: designate (see H. Res. 549), H9011 [3DE]

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see H. Res. 329), H4542 [18JN]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (see H.R. 2880), H4650 [24JN]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 2), H43 [6JA]

National Park Service: establish the African American Civil Rights Network (see H.R. 3683), H6794 [5OC]

——— establish the U.S. Civil Rights Network (see S. 2309), S8159 [19NO]

National Voting Rights Day: designate (see H. Res. 123), H1114 [24FE]

National Women’s Rights History Project Act: reauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1721), H2111 [26MR]

Native Americans: protect Indian and Native Alaskan voters by improving tribal access to polling places and voter registration and remove barriers to exercising the right to vote (see S. 1912), S6187 [30JY]

Parks, Rosa: anniversary of refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, AL (see S. Res. 322), S8191 [30NO]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1980), S6380 [5AU] (see H.R. 4204), H9205 [9DE]

Postal Service: issue postage stamp in commemoration of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner and the 50th anniversary of their murder in Mississippi during Freedom Summer (see H. Con. Res. 18), H1114 [24FE]

——— issue postage stamp in commemoration of Selma to Montgomery, AL, voting rights marches (see S. Con. Res. 8), S1303 [4MR] (see H. Con. Res. 23), H1613 [4MR]

R. Jess Brown U.S. Courthouse, Jackson, MS: designate (see H.R. 172), H42 [6JA]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 439), S900 [10FE] (see H.R. 846), H916 [10FE]

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. 2978), H4955 [8JY]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see S. 753), S1585 [17MR] (see H.R. 1404), H1721 [17MR]

Stonewall National Historic Site: establish (see S. 2386), S8602 [10DE] (see H.R. 4230), H9270 [10DE]

Supreme Court: disagree with decision in Obergefell v. Hodges relative same-sex marriage (H. Res. 359), call for committee and floor consideration (see H. Res. 399), H5769 [29JY]

——— disagree with decision in Obergefell v. Hodges relative to requirement of a State to license a marriage between two people of the same sex or to recognize an out-of-State same-sex marriage (see H. Res. 359), H5088 [10JY]

Transgender: support acceptance of the transgender community (see H. Res. 561), H9270 [10DE]

Tubman, Harriet: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1743), H2152 [13AP]

U.S. Code: replace references to ‘‘wives’’ and ‘‘husbands’’ in Federal law with references to ‘‘spouses’’ (see H.R. 2976), H4955 [8JY]

Venture Smith’s Freedom Day: designate (see H. Res. 191), H2153 [13AP]

Voting: constitutional amendment on the right to vote (see H.J. Res. 25), H480 [21JA]

——— permit States to require voter registration applicants who use the Federal mail voter registration application form to provide additional information as a condition of acceptance of the form (see H.R. 951), H1035 [12FE]

——— prohibit voter suppression activities, require States to maintain online voter registration system and automatically register eligible voters, and make Election Day a public holiday (see H. Res. 363), H5237 [15JY]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 1659), S4601 [24JN] (see H.R. 885), H981 [11FE] (see H.R. 2867), H4650 [24JN]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 16), S2730 [7MY] (see H.J. Res. 52), H3212 [14MY]

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition (see S. 1512), S3776 [4JN] (see H.R. 2654), H3913 [4JN]

——— express that female athletes should be paid the same as their male counterparts and organizers of world class competitions actively take part in combating the wage gap (see H. Con. Res. 60), H5088 [10JY]

——— provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace (see S. 1590), S4249 [17JN] (see H.R. 2800), H4490 [17JN]

——— provide reasonable break time at the workplace for nursing mothers (see S. 2321), S8160 [19NO] (see H.R. 4113), H8411 [19NO]

——— recognize significance of women in education (see H. Res. 176), H2111 [26MR]

——— remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (see S.J. Res. 15), S2730 [7MY] (see H.J. Res. 51), H2957 [13MY]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 69), H38 [6JA]

Essays

State of the Union: Emily (Emery) Mead, S343 [21JA]

——— Liam Gibbons, S342 [21JA]

Factsheets

What the Paycheck Fairness Act Would Really Do: National Women’s Law Center, S1752 [24MR]

Lists

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Prince William County, VA, Alumnae Chapter Martin Luther King Youth Oratorical Contest high school participants, E1053 [13JY]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Prince William County, VA, Alumnae Chapter Martin Luther King Youth Oratorical Contest middle school participants, E1053 [13JY]

Organizations supporting S. 1858, Equality Act, S5531 [23JY]

Remarks in House

African Americans: anniversary of voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, AL, H687–H694 [2FE], H709 [3FE], H928 [11FE], H1023 [12FE], H1124 [25FE], H1573, H1607 [4MR], H1653, H1655–H1660 [16MR], H1695 [17MR], E169, E170 [5FE]

——— tribute to individuals whose actions preceeded and significantly influenced well known historical figures in civil rights movement, H797–H799 [4FE]

Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 608), E130 [28JA]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, H5519 [27JY], H5598, H5605, H5607 [29JY], E1098 [22JY], E1119, E1121 [23JY], E1125, E1129 [27JY], E1141 [28JY], E1183 [29JY]

——— anniversary (H. Con. Res. 66), H5655–H5657 [29JY]

——— promote compliance through education, clarify requirements for demand letters, and provide for a notice and cure period before commencement of a private civil action (H.R. 3765), H7393 [3NO]

Baltimore, MD: condemn violence resulting from protest over death of Freddie Gray, H2493 [28AP]

Berman, Maxine: Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame inductee, E1553 [28OC]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: observe anniversary of genocide at Srebrenica, support territorial integrity and civil rights, commend efforts to account for the missing, and hold those responsible for such crimes accountable (H. Res. 310), H4904–H4908 [8JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th constitutional amendment abolishing slavery (H. Con. Res. 93), H8213 [16NO]

Civil Rights Act: anniversary, E1004 [7JY]

Clinton, Hillary Rodham: Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan Public-Private Leadership Gold Medallion recipient, H8444 [30NO], E944 [23JN]

Coalition for Social Justice: anniversary, E935 [19JN]

Columbia, SC: call for investigation into confrontation between Spring Valley High School resource officer and student, H7198 [27OC]

Congressional Black Caucus: accomplishments, purposes, and history, H8437–H8442 [30NO]

Congressional Gold Medal: award to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (H.R. 431), H928, H930–H937 [11FE], H987 [12FE], H1655 [16MR], E245 [25FE]

Congressional Victims’ Rights Caucus: tribute to award recipients, E558 [22AP]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: ratification (H. Res. 145), E304 [4MR]

Courts: ensure equal protection and equal rights under the law regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, H9677 [17DE]

Dallas, TX: tribute to Progressive National Baptist Convention annual session, E1230 [8SE]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: tribute to Prince William County, VA, Alumnae Chapter Martin Luther King Youth Oratorical Contest participants, E1053 [13JY]

Dept. of Defense: review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (H.R. 3068), H5879 [10SE]

Dept. of Justice: call for investigation into death of Sandra Bland, H5338 [22JY], H5603 [29JY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of the Medgar Evers House in Jackson, MS (H.R. 959), H5994, H5995 [16SE]

Developing countries: provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (S. 802), H3624–H3627 [1JN], E828 [3JN]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 3185), H5453 [23JY]

——— prohibit on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2118 [13AP], H2164 [14AP]

——— prohibit on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (H. Res. 208), E517 [16AP]

District of Columbia: observance of Emancipation Day, H2158 [14AP], H2263–H2266 [15AP]

——— require schools that receive private school vouchers to certify that they provide each student with all applicable civil rights protections, H7076 [21OC]

——— tribute to DC Black Pride festival, E600 [28AP]

Domestic policy: address systemic inequalities that contribute to social and economic disparities for African Americans, H4636 [24JN]

EEOC: strengthen Federal antidiscrimination laws and expand accountability within the Federal Government (H.R. 1557), H5308–H5312 [21JY]

Egypt: religious persecution of Christians, H5177 [15JY], H5986 [16SE]

Elder Justice Act: anniversary, E384 [23MR]

Employment: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, H460 [21JA], H1839 [23MR], H2970, H2972 [14MY]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1619), H2162, H2163, H2164, H2167, H2168, H2199 [14AP], H2226, H2227, H2229, H2254 [15AP], E465 [13AP], E477, E482, E485, E490, E493 [14AP]

——— prohibit an employer from inquiring whether an applicant for employment has been convicted of a criminal offense, except in certain circumstances, E951 [23JN]

——— prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1787), E482 [14AP]

——— strengthen equal pay requirements for women, H4018 [10JN]

——— strengthen equal pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act, H6119 [17SE]

Equal Pay Act: anniversary, H4018 [10JN]

Equal Pay Day: observance, H2162, H2163, H2164, H2199 [14AP], E477, E485, E490, E493 [14AP]

Fairfax County, VA: anniversary of NAACP branch, E46 [9JA]

——— tribute to NAACP branch honorees, E1764 [10DE]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage, H3555 [21MY], H7395 [3NO]

——— prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (H.R. 2802), H5181 [15JY]

Gary Frontiers Service Club (organization): tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Breakfast honorees, E57 [13JA]

Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC: anniversary, E534 [21AP]

Girls Like Me Project, Inc.: tribute to Chicago Day of the Girl Child, E1453 [8OC]

History: tribute to contributions of Freedom Riders to civil rights movement, H1178 [26FE]

Horne, Lena Calhoun: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously, E173 [5FE], E177 [9FE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 839), E185 [10FE]

House Rules: prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, H17 [6JA]

International Women’s Day: observance, E302 [4MR]

Iran: call for release of political prisoners, H5457, H5458 [23JY]

——— support diplomatic efforts to prevent acquisition of nuclear weapons, curb destructive role in the region, address human rights abuses, and allow dialogue with political opposition, E958 [24JN]

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization): religious persecution of Christians, H4583 [23JN]

J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building, Washington, DC: redesignate as FBI Building (H.R. 3801), E1512 [22OC]

Johnson, Frank M., Jr.: tribute (H. Con. Res. 84), H7326–H7329 [28OC]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3290), E1189 [29JY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, H4365 [15JN], H4535 [18JN], H4604 [24JN], E932 [18JN]

Kraft-Stolar, Tamar: National Organization for Women-New York City (NOW-NYC) Susan B. Anthony Award recipient, E1571 [2NO]

Krystal C.: National Organization for Women-New York City (NOW-NYC) Susan B. Anthony Award recipient, E1571 [2NO]

Lautenschlager, Peg: Emerge Wisconsin (organization) honoree, E801 [1JN]

Law enforcement: assessment of criminal justice system relative to disparate treatment of African Americans and incarceration levels, H1517 [2MR], H7380 [2NO]

——— prohibit racial profiling (H.R. 1933), H2666 [30AP], H7383 [2NO], E557 [22AP]

——— provide grants to States to prevent racial profiling (H.R. 2381), E723 [15MY]

Leesburg, GA: tribute to 1963 Leesburg Stockade Women who were imprisoned at a young age in abandoned stockade during civil rights movement, E434 [26MR]

LGBT History Month: observance, H7265 [28OC]

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance, H4436 [17JN], E821 [2JN]

——— observance (H. Res. 329), H4643–H4645 [24JN], E969 [24JN]

Lopez, Leopoldo: condemn unjust sentence of human rights activist in Venezuela, H6084 [17SE]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, H413, H414, H415 [20JA], E71 [14JA]

Middle East: religious persecution of Christians, H1176 [26FE]

——— religious persecution of Christians and Jews, H6303–H6305 [28SE]

Minorities: improve economic condition of minorities, H2663 [30AP], H3634–H3640 [1JN], E169, E170 [5FE]

Morristown, NJ: anniversary of Martin Luther King Observance Committee, E59 [13JA]

Mosby, Marilyn J.: commend decision by Baltimore, MD, State’s Attorney to indict police officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray, H2789 [1MY]

NAACP: anniversary, E215, E217 [13FE]

——— anniversary (H. Con. Res. 2), H1022–H1025 [12FE], E204 [12FE], E232 [24FE]

——— anniversary of Long Beach, CA, branch, E1489 [20OC]

——— anniversary of Toledo, OH, branch, E1526 [23OC]

National Bar Association: tribute to Civil Rights Commemoration Tour honoring role of Black lawyers during Montgomery, AL, bus boycott and civil rights movement, E1684 [1DE]

National Negro Golf Association: anniversary, E1013 [8JY]

National objectives: increase efforts to ensure equality for all people, H922 [11FE]

National Voting Rights Day: designate (H. Res. 123), E241 [24FE]

National Women’s Rights History Project Act: reauthorize appropriations (H.R. 1721), E444 [26MR]

Parks, Rosa: anniversary of refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, AL, H8652, H8653, H8656 [1DE], H9031 [8DE], E1685, E1690 [1DE]

Postal Service: issue postage stamp in commemoration of Selma to Montgomery, AL, voting rights marches (H. Con. Res. 23), H1577 [4MR], E314 [6MR]

Pullman Historic District: establish as a national monument, H1176 [26FE]

R. Jess Brown U.S. Courthouse, Jackson, MS: designate (H.R. 172), H2484, H2485 [28AP]

Racial relations: continuing civil rights struggle between law enforcement and African Americans, H2131 [13AP], H2201–H2206 [14AP], H4008 [10JN], H5474 [27JY], H8437, H8439–H8443 [30NO], H9004 [3DE], E529 [20AP], E535 [21AP]

Religion: persecution of Christians and other religious minorities around the world, H5186 [15JY], H5454–H5458 [23JY], H5983 [16SE], E1125 [27JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H2321 [21AP], H3494 [20MY]

San Diego, CA: observance of Pride Month, H5125 [14JY]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, H4881 [8JY], E1745 [9DE]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (H.R. 846), H2295 [16AP]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, E719 [15MY]

——— call for justices that have performed same-sex wedding ceremonies to recuse themselves from decision in Obergefell v. Hodges relative to same-sex marriage, H4646 [24JN]

——— decision in Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama relative to whether redistricting plan unconstitutionally classifies black voters by race in order to pack them in districts to maintain supermajority percentages, H2084 [26MR]

——— decision in Obergefell v. Hodges relative to requirement of a State to license a marriage between two people of the same sex or to recognize an out-of-State same-sex marriage, H4778 [7JY], H5019–H5025 [9JY], H5181 [15JY]

——— decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, E984 [25JN]

——— decision in Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., relative to disparate impact claims under the Fair Housing Act, E1003 [7JY]

——— decision in U.S. v Wong Kim Ark relative to birthright citizenship, H2967 [14MY]

——— hearing of arguments in Obergefell v. Hodges relative to requirement of a State to license a marriage between two people of the same sex or to recognize an out-of-State same-sex marriage, H2449, H2451–H2453 [23AP], H2481, H2493 [28AP], H2667 [30AP], H2787 [1MY], H3650 [2JN], H4428–H4430 [16JN], H4446 [17JN], H4538–H4540 [18JN], H4599, H4604, H4606 [24JN], H4656 [25JN]

——— history, H2786–H2788 [1MY]

Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation: dedication of Tinner Hill Historic Site, E46 [9JA]

Tucson, AZ: tribute to Pueblo Gardens Neighborhood Association Martin Luther King, Jr., Breakfast, E70 [14JA]

Voting: racial and ethnic discrimination in voting, H6080 [17SE]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, H799 [4FE], H1668 [17MR], H5344, H5381 [22JY], H5573 [28JY]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 2867), H5340 [22JY], H5538 [28JY], H7402, H7407–H7409 [3NO], H8248 [17NO], H8440, H8444 [30NO], H8652 [1DE], E1108 [22JY], E1229 [8SE], E1682 [1DE], E1793 [15DE]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 885), H933–H936 [11FE], H1124 [25FE], H1516 [2MR], H1655–H1660 [16MR], H2084 [26MR], H2294 [16AP], H2477 [28AP], E315 [6MR], E375 [23MR], E1108 [22JY], E1228 [8SE], E1376 [28SE], E1453 [8OC]

Voting Rights Act: anniversary, H5340, H5344 [22JY], H5534 [28JY], H5603, H5607, H5608, H5610 [29JY], E1108 [22JY], E1227–E1229 [8SE]

——— reauthorize, H838 [5FE], H1653–H1660 [16MR], H2364 [22AP], H5113 [13JY], H5409 [23JY], H5609 [29JY], E340 [17MR]

Women: constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (H.J. Res. 52), E705 [14MY]

——— improve economic condition of women, H2023, H2024 [25MR]

——— provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace (H.R. 2800), H4496 [18JN], H7127 [22OC]

Women’s Equality Day: observance, E1208 [4AU]

Yousafzai, Malala: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 69), E828 [3JN]

Remarks in Senate

African Americans: anniversary of voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, AL, S1296–S1298 [4MR], S1325, S1328, S1331 [9MR], S1432 [11MR], S1572 [17MR], S7249 [8OC]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, S5513 [23JY], S5893 [27JY], S6183 [30JY]

——— anniversary (S. Con. Res. 20), S6087 [28JY]

Americus, GA: anniversary of Americus Movement and the imprisonment of the ‘‘Stolen Girls’’, S7456 [22OC]

Baltimore, MD: condemn violence resulting from protest over death of Freddie Gray, S2450, S2459 [28AP], S2638 [5MY], S2663 [6MY]

——— indictment of police officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray, S2638 [5MY]

Bangladesh: anniversary of Rana Plaza garment factory collapse, S2394 [23AP]

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day: observance, S6045 [28JY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: recognize anniversary of genocide at Srebrenica and support European Union accession aspirations, S4998–S5000 [13JY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th constitutional amendment abolishing slavery (H. Con. Res. 93), S8111 [18NO]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th constitutional amendment abolishing slavery (S. Con. Res. 21), S7280, S7281 [8OC]

Cardin, Senator: appointment as Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Special Representative on Anti-Semitism, Racism, and Intolerance, S4593 [24JN], S8654 [15DE]

Congressional Gold Medal: award to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (H.R. 431), S1220 [2MR]

——— award to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act (S. 527), S1044 [24FE], S1137, S1138 [26FE]

Constitution—U.S.: commemorate anniversaries of the ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, often referred to as the ‘‘Second Founding’’ of the U.S. (S. Res. 198), S4061 [10JN]

Copyrights: clarify definition of ‘‘widow’’ and ‘‘widower’’ to ensure protection for same-sex couples relative to passage of copyright rights to next of kin upon the death of a copyright holder (S. 23), S12 [6JA]

Dept. of Education: ensure States have resources necessary to enforce Title IX, promoting gender equality, S4895 [8JY]

Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (S. 302), S654 [29JA]

Developing countries: provide assistance to support the rights of women and girls (S. 802), S3317, S3318 [23MY]

Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice, S5011 [13JY]

——— prohibit on the basis of ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity, S6799 [17SE]

——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (S. 1858), S5530–S5533 [23JY]

Dominican Republic: condemn discrimination of Haitian migrants and Dominicans of Haitian descent, S6287 [4AU]

Ecuador: allegations of intimidation of journalists and news media, S6596 [10SE]

Egypt: call for release of Hossam Bahgat from detention as a political prisoner, S7859 [9NO]

Employment: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, S1751–S1755, S1757, S1766 [24MR], S2204, S2210 [15AP]

——— improve nonretaliation provisions of equal pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act, S7633 [29OC]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, S1239 [3MR], S2211 [15AP]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 862), S2927 [14MY], S5011 [13JY], S6045 [28JY], S6269 [4AU], S7049 [30SE], S7633 [29OC]

——— strengthen equal pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (S. 875), S7633 [29OC]

——— strengthen equal pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (S. 2200), S7477 [22OC], S7479 [26OC]

Equal Pay Day: observance, S2142 [14AP]

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA): eliminate gender pay inequity (S. Res. 222), S5011 [13JY], S7623 [29OC]

——— eliminate gender pay inequity (S. Res. 222), unanimous-consent request, S7622, S7623 [29OC]

Foreign trade: impact of trade agreements on economy, job creation, and human rights, S2374–S2377 [23AP]

History: progress, S4337 [22JN], S4524 [23JN]

Homosexuality: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to ensure equal treatment of same-sex married couples under Social Security and the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S2005, S2006 [26MR], S2200, S2210 [15AP]

International Women’s Day: observance, S1267 [4MR]

——— support goals (S. Res. 97), S2656 [5MY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (S. Res. 201), S4168 [15JN]

Latina Equal Pay Day: observance, S7603 [29OC]

Law enforcement: assessment of criminal justice system relative to disproportionate incarceration levels of the poor, mentally ill or drug addicted, and minorities, S6878–S6880 [22SE]

——— assessment of criminal justice system relative to disproportionate incareration levels of the poor, mentally ill or drug addicted, and minorities, S991 [12FE]

——— eliminate racial profiling by officers, promote accountability for law enforcement agencies, reenfranchise citizens, eliminate sentencing disparities, and promote re-entry and employment programs (S. 1610), S4302 [18JN], S4593 [24JN], S4626–S4628 [25JN], S6432 [6AU], S8655 [15DE]

——— prohibit racial profiling, S1297 [4MR]

——— prohibit racial profiling (S. 1056), S2662 [6MY], S4593 [24JN], S8655 [15DE]

NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.: anniversary, S1888 [25MR]

Parks, Rosa: anniversary of refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, AL, S8200 [1DE]

——— anniversary of refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, AL (S. Res. 322), S8195 [30NO]

Pullman Historic District: establish as a national monument, S909 [11FE]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools, S4937, S4940 [9JY], S4991, S5001 [13JY], S5025, S5040, S5044, S5046, S5047 [14JY], S5111 [15JY], S5167 [16JY]

——— end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (S. 439), S1029 [23FE]

Supreme Court: decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, S1325, S1328, S1331 [9MR], S1378 [10MR], S6370 [5AU], S6431 [6AU]

——— decision in Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., relative to disparate impact claims under the Fair Housing Act, S4640 [25JN]

——— hearing of arguments in Obergefell v. Hodges relative to requirement of a State to license a marriage between two people of the same sex or to recognize an out-of-State same-sex marriage, S2098–S2100 [13AP], S2470 [28AP]

——— impact of decisions, S6060 [28JY]

Treaties and agreements: ensure any free trade agreement increases manufacturing jobs and wages in the U.S., S3052 [19MY]

——— prohibit entrance into free trade agreements or investment treaties with foreign countries that criminalize individuals based on sexual orientation or gender identity, S3052 [19MY]

——— require public notification when ‘‘Buy American’’ requirements are waived, S3052 [19MY]

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, S1041–S1043 [24FE]

Venezuela: elections, S8480–S8482 [8DE]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, S1325, S1328, S1331 [9MR], S1572 [17MR]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (S. 1659), S4604–S4606 [24JN], S4619, S4641 [25JN], S6431 [6AU]

Voting Rights Act: anniversary, S6370 [5AU], S6431 [6AU]

Women’s Equality Day: observance, S6375 [5AU]

World War II: tribute to Holocaust survivors, S7857 [9NO]

Reports filed

Congressional Gold Medal to Participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, Which Served As a Catalyst for Voting Rights Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 527), S1074 [24FE]

Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1557) (H. Rept. 114–117), H3251 [15MY]

Federal Intern Protection Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 3231) (H. Rept. 114–383), H10709 [18DE]

Girls Count Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 802), S3236 [21MY]

Medgar Evers House Study Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 959) (H. Rept. 114–251), H5846 [8SE]

Observe Srebrenica Genocide Anniversary, Support Territorial Integrity and Civil Rights, Account for Missing, and Hold Those Responsible Accountable in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 211), S4646 [25JN]

R. Jess Brown U.S. Courthouse, Jackson, MS: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 172) (H. Rept. 114–89), H2462 [23AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Tribute to George W. Haley: Kansas State Senate, S3401 [1JN]

Statements

Creation of a National Heritage Corridor for Emancipation Park and Surrounding Historic Sites in Texas: Representative Jackson Lee, H4840 [7JY]

Elder Justice Coalition: Bob Blancato, E384 [23MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 93, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th constitutional amendment abolishing slavery, H8213 [16NO]

H. Res. 310, observe Srebrenica genocide anniversary, support territorial integrity and civil rights, commend efforts to account for the missing, and hold those responsible for such crimes accountable in Bosnia and Herzegovina, H4904 [8JY]

H.R. 172, R. Jess Brown U.S. Courthouse, Jackson, MS, H2484 [28AP]

H.R. 431, award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act, H930 [11FE]

H.R. 959, Medgar Evers House Study Act, H5994 [16SE]

H.R. 1557, Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act, H5308–H5310 [21JY]

S. 23, Copyright and Marriage Equality Act, S13 [6JA]

S. 527, award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act, S1137 [26FE]

S. 802, Girls Count Act, S3317 [23MY], H3624 [1JN]

S. Con. Res. 8, issue postage stamp in commemoration of Selma to Montgomery, AL, voting rights marches, S1309 [4MR]

S. Con. Res. 20, Americans With Disabilities Act anniversary, S6078 [28JY]

S. Con. Res. 21, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 13th constitutional amendment abolishing slavery, S7125 [5OC], S7281 [8OC]

S. Res. 97, support goals of International Women’s Day, S1308 [4MR], S2657 [5MY]

S. Res. 124, tribute to Cesar E. Chavez, S2053 [26MR]

S. Res. 198, commemorate anniversaries of the ratification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution, often referred to as the ‘‘Second Founding’’ of the U.S., S4033 [10JN]

S. Res. 201, Juneteenth Independence Day, S4140 [15JN]

S. Res. 211, observe Srebrenica genocide anniversary, support territorial integrity and civil rights, commend efforts to account for the missing, and hold those responsible for such crimes accountable in Bosnia and Herzegovina, S4606 [24JN]

S. Res. 222, eliminate gender pay inequity in Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), S5011 [13JY]

S. Res. 322, Rosa Parks refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, AL, anniversary, S8193 [30NO]