RACIAL RELATIONS

Addresses

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

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

Articles and editorials

McKinney, Texas, and the Racial History of American Swimming Pools, H3962 [9JN]

Bills and resolutions

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

ATF: prohibit from requiring disclosure of race or ethnicity in the transfer of a firearm (see S. 1385), S3060 [19MY] (see H.R. 1739), H2152 [13AP]

Charleston, SC: condemn attack and offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, and support community efforts towards healing (see S. Res. 212), S4602 [24JN]

Civil liberties: enhance unity in America through avoidance of ‘government speech’ which promotes or displays symbols, signs, and vestiges of racism, oppression, and intimidation (see H. Res. 342), H4771 [25JN]

Civil rights: 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 (see S. 527), S983 [12FE] (see H.R. 431), H479 [21JA]

——— 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]

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

Colleges and universities: require institutions of higher education to report annually on the use of race, color, or national origin in the admissions process (see H.R. 2720), H4135 [10JN]

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

Dept. of HUD: prohibit implementation of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule (see S. 1909), S6187 [30JY] (see H.R. 1995), H2463 [23AP]

Dept. of Justice: authorize use of certain grants to institutions of higher education to support majors related to criminal justice in order to increase racial diversity of law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3872), H7389 [2NO]

Dept. of State: report on diversity recruitment, employment, retention, and promotion (see H.R. 3836), H7253 [27OC]

Dept. of Transportation: reduce highway and surface transportation funding available for a State if it issues a license plate that contains an image of a Confederate flag (see S. 1689), S4648 [25JN]

Diversity: designate a national day of celebration for the diversity of the U.S. (see H. Res. 204), H2269 [15AP]

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

Flags: urge States to remove the Confederate flag from public and State locations and on property deemed governmental speech and urge businesses to discontinue selling such flags (see H. Res. 344), H4771 [25JN]

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

House of Representatives: remove Confederate flag from the House wing of the U.S. Capitol and any House office building (see H. Res. 341), H4771 [25JN] (see H. Res. 355), H5030 [9JY]

International Decade for People of African Descent: support goals and ideals (see S. Con. Res. 5), S1075 [24FE] (see H. Res. 120), H1114 [24FE]

Johnson, John A. (Jack): pardon posthumously (see S. Con. Res. 6), S1162 [26FE] (see H. Con. Res. 14), H812 [4FE]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see S. 1169), S2568 [30AP] (see H.R. 2728), H4241 [11JN]

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]

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

National cemeteries: prohibit display of Confederate flag (see H.R. 3007), H5029 [9JY]

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]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 368), H5291 [16JY]

No Name-Calling Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 8), H480 [21JA]

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

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]

Trademarks: cancel existing and prohibit future trademarks using the word ‘‘redskin’’ in reference to Native Americans (see H.R. 684), H755 [3FE]

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

Essays

Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Naimah Sarwar, E468 [13AP]

——— Prakul Suresh, E466 [13AP]

——— Rohit Raina, E406 [25MR]

State of the Union: Kathy Joseph, S342 [21JA]

Motions

House of Representatives: remove Confederate flag from the House wing of the U.S. Capitol and any House office building (H. Res. 341), H4663 [25JN]

——— remove Confederate flag from the House wing of the U.S. Capitol and any House office building (H. Res. 355), H4975 [9JY]

Proposals

Remove Confederate flag from the House wing of the U.S. Capitol and any House office building, H4633 [24JN]

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]

ATF: prohibit from requiring disclosure of race or ethnicity in the transfer of a firearm, H3739 [2JN]

Business and industry: tribute to cable industry’s commitment to diversity, E1465 [9OC]

Charleston, SC: condemn attack and offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, and support community efforts towards healing, H4875 [8JY], H5109–H5114 [13JY], E1077 [16JY]

Civil liberties: enhance unity in America through avoidance of ‘government speech’ which promotes or displays symbols, signs, and vestiges of racism, oppression, and intimidation (H. Res. 342), H4967, H4971, H4983 [9JY], H5112 [13JY]

Civil rights: 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 (H.R. 431), H928, H930–H937 [11FE], H987 [12FE], H1655 [16MR], E245 [25FE]

——— continuing 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]

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

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

Colleges and universities: address racism against African Americans on college campuses, H8228–H8232 [16NO]

Coterie (organization): anniversary, E853 [9JN]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit Community Development Block Grant Program funding to implement proposed ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing’’ rule, H3884, H3885 [4JN]

Dept. of Justice: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention funding, H3729 [2JN]

——— prohibit funding to law enforcement agencies that engage in discriminatory profiling based on gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or national origin, H3738 [2JN]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit funding to stop, investigate, detain, or arrest people on highways based on physical appearance, H3883 [4JN]

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

Domestic policy: address systemic inequalities for African Americans, H8228–H8232 [16NO]

——— address systemic inequalities that contribute to social and economic disparities for African Americans, H4636 [24JN], E951 [23JN]

Flags: oppose display of Confederate flag, H4583 [23JN], H4607 [24JN], H4875 [8JY], H4964, H4965, H4966, H4967, H4968, H4969, H4970, H4972, H4973, H4978–H4984, H5017–H5019, H5025–H5027 [9JY], H5034, H5083, H5084 [10JY], H5109–H5115 [13JY], E954 [23JN], E992 [25JN], E1033 [10JY], E1046 [13JY], E1059 [14JY]

House of Representatives: remove Confederate flag from the House wing of the U.S. Capitol and any House office building, H4981–H4984 [9JY], E1046 [13JY]

——— remove Confederate flag from the House wing of the U.S. Capitol and any House office building (H. Res. 341), H4637 [24JN], H4662, H4663, H4761 [25JN], H5017 [9JY], E986 [25JN], E1077 [16JY]

——— remove Confederate flag from the House wing of the U.S. Capitol and any House office building (H. Res. 355), H4974–H4976, H4978, H5017, H5018 [9JY], H5034 [10JY], E1029 [9JY]

Human rights: history of slavery throughout time and the U.S., H5025–H5027 [9JY]

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

——— condemn killing of law enforcement officers and call for restoration of law and order, H5808 [8SE], E1271 [11SE]

——— criminal justice reform, H2492 [28AP], H3960 [9JN], H4387 [16JN]

——— 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]

McDonald, Laquan: impact of poverty, sexual abuse, and social injustice prior to shooting death by law enforcement officer, H8871 [2DE]

McKinney, TX: incident of police misconduct while enforcing regulations at a community pool, H4018 [10JN]

Memphis, TN: anniversary of Memphis Fire Dept., desegregation, E1790 [15DE]

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

Montgomery, AL: anniversary of Emancipation Proclamation observances, E1589 [4NO]

Mother’s Day: call to create ‘‘Mothers in Yellow’’ movement to address and combat violence in our communities, H2493 [28AP]

NAACP: anniversary, E215, E217 [13FE]

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

National Park Service: prohibit non-educational products that depict the Confederate flag from being sold at concession stands, H4811 [7JY], H4875 [8JY]

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]

Republican Party: national agenda, H6896 [8OC]

Texas: support changing names of schools named after Confederate generals, H5084 [10JY]

Trademarks: cancel existing and prohibit future trademarks using the word ‘‘redskin’’ in reference to Native Americans (H.R. 684), H8262 [17NO]

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 [22JY], H5603 [29JY]

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]

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

Charleston, SC: condemn attack and offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, and support community efforts towards healing, S4816 [8JY]

——— condemn attack and offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, and support community efforts towards healing (S. Res. 212), S4582, S4583 [24JN]

Civil rights: 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 (H.R. 431), S1220 [2MR]

——— 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 (S. 527), S1044 [24FE], S1137, S1138 [26FE]

——— historical progress, S4337 [22JN], S4524 [23JN]

Durbin, Senator: characterization of implication of race playing a role in delay of considering Attorney General nomination of Loretta E. Lynch, S1638 [19MR]

Flags: oppose display of Confederate flag, S4337, S4339 [22JN], S4524 [23JN], S4560 [24JN], S4626 [25JN]

Hoxie, AR: anniversary of integration of Hoxie School, S4197 [16JN]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (S. 1169), S2578 [30AP]

King, Representative Steve: characterization of remarks on Hispanic community, S496 [27JA]

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]

Missouri: anniversary of Missouri’s Emancipation Proclamation, S147 [12JA]

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]

Patent and Trademark Office: cancellation of Washington Redskins (football team) trademarks using the word ‘‘redskin’’ in reference to Native Americans, S4903 [9JY]

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]

Washington Redskins (football team): call for name change, S2768 [12MY]

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]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Reauthorization and Improvement: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1169) (S. Rept. 114–181), S8684 [15DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 341, remove Confederate flag from the House wing of the U.S. Capitol and any House office building, H4662 [25JN]

H. Res. 355, remove Confederate flag from the House wing of the U.S. Capitol and any House office building, H4974 [9JY]

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]

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. Con. Res. 5, support goals and ideals of International Decade for People of African Descent, S1079 [24FE]

S. Con. Res. 6, posthumously pardon John A. (Jack) Johnson, S1172 [26FE]

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

S. Res. 212, condemn attack and offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, and support community efforts towards healing in Charleston, SC, S4607 [24JN]

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