AFRICAN AMERICANS

Addresses

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

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]

Announcements

Moment of silence to honor victims of the Charleston, SC, Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, H4580 [23JN]

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]

Lou Stokes—The Congressman, Leading Lawyer and Towering Political Presence Has Died, H5819 [8SE]

Man on the Train, S3306 [22MY]

Man Who Wouldn’t Quit, S3306–S3308 [22MY]

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

Young Black High School Grads Face Astonishing Underemployment, S4822 [8JY]

Bills and resolutions

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

American Revolution: award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of their dedicated service (see H.R. 363), H404 [14JA]

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

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

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 84), S1031 [23FE] (see S. Res. 88), S1162 [26FE] (see H. Res. 13), H43 [6JA]

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

Bowie State University: anniversary (see S. Res. 24), S100 [8JA]

Brooke, Edward W.: tribute (see S. Res. 19), S12 [6JA]

——— authorizing use of Grounds to commemorate anniversary of Million Man March (see H. Con. Res. 74), H5847 [8SE]

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 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]

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

Dept. of Education: create a competitive high school redesign program to increase number and percentage of students who graduate from high school ready for college and a career (see S. 696), S1383 [10MR] (see H.R. 4020), H8240 [16NO]

——— provide access to higher education through a Federal-State partnership to waive community college tuition and provide grants to minority-serving institutions to assist low-income students (see S. 1716), S4840 [8JY] (see H.R. 2962), H4954 [8JY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 4209), H9269 [10DE]

——— 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. 2651), H3913 [4JN]

——— provide grants to health agencies and community and faith-based organizations for HIV/AIDS education, outreach, research and testing activities in minority communities (see H.R. 3396), H5767 [29JY]

——— reauthorize sickle cell disease prevention and treatment demonstration program and provide for sickle cell disease research, surveillance, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 1807), H2268 [15AP]

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]

——— provide for the collection of data on traffic stops (see H.R. 51), H37 [6JA]

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. 610), S1201 [27FE]

——— 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]

——— conduct a study to determine the feasibility of designating study area as the Black Metropolis National Heritage Area in Illinois (see H.R. 904), H982 [11FE]

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]

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]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend authority to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (see H.R. 621), H662 [28JA]

Diseases: promote sickle cell trait research (see H. Res. 296), H3878 [3JN]

District of Columbia: provide for consideration and submission of site and design proposals for National Liberty Memorial (see H.R. 1949), H2416 [22AP]

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

Economy: acknowledge existence of, racial and ethnic components of, and public policy choices caused a wealth gap, and that addressing the wealth gap must be done through legislative changes (see H. Res. 159), H1769 [18MR]

1890 Land-Grant Institutions Quasquicentennial Recognition Day: designate (see S. Res. 232), S5928 [27JY]

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

5000 Role Models of Excellence Project (organization): tribute (see H. Res. 36), H406 [14JA]

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]

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]

Grambling State University: require eligibility to receive funds as a land-grant university (see H.R. 3022), H5088 [10JY]

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

Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission: extend authorization (see H.R. 3004), H5029 [9JY]

Health: 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. 1903), S6186 [30JY] (see H.R. 3285), H5762 [29JY]

Health care professionals: improve educational opportunities for physician assistants (see H.R. 3944), H8150 [5NO]

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]

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

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

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]

——— 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]

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

Mangum, Elmira: tribute (see H. Res. 164), H1848 [23MR]

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

Medicaid: provide incentives for education on the risk of renal medullary carcinoma in individuals with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 3347), H5765 [29JY]

Minorities: strike outdated and disrespectful terms for minority groups from the U.S. Code, and replace them with culturally appropriate terms (see H.R. 4238), H9306 [11DE]

Moret, Calvin G.: tribute (see S. Res. 260), S6849 [21SE]

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

National African Immigrant Heritage Month: establish (see H. Res. 371), H5403 [22JY]

National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 238), H2770 [30AP]

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]

——— reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program (see H.R. 295), H356 [13JA]

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

New York, NY: establish the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center (see S. 509), S983 [12FE] (see H.R. 949), H1035 [12FE]

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]

Texas Southern University: anniversary (see H. Res. 489), H7174 [23OC]

Texas Western College: anniversary of NCAA men’s basketball championship (see H. Res. 572), H10711 [18DE]

——— mint coins in recognition of anniversary of men’s basketball championship (see H.R. 2906), H4769 [25JN]

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

Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 268), H3252 [15MY]

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

Veterans: 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]

White, George H.: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H.R. 3034), H5116 [13JY]

Essays

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

——— Prakul Suresh, E466 [13AP]

——— Rohit Raina, E406 [25MR]

Eulogies

Brooke, Edward W.: by Delegate Norton, S6800 [17SE]

——— by Edward W. Brooke IV, S6801 [17SE]

——— by Milton C. Davis, S6800 [17SE]

——— by Sec. of State Kerry, S6799 [17SE]

Letters

Dept. of HHS outreach to minority-serving institutions and rural colleges to ensure that health professionals from under-represented populations are aware of research opportunities: Michael L. Lomax, United Negro College Fund, Inc., H5079 [10JY]

Wehadkee Missionary Baptist Church, Roanoke, AL, anniversary: President Obama, E1446 [7OC]

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]

Press releases

Energy Revolution Is Creating Career Opportunities for Women and Minorities: Carlton Carroll, American Petroleum Institute, H6960 [9OC]

Remarks in House

Agricultural College Act: anniversary, E569 [23AP]

Albany, GA: anniversary of Mount Zion Baptist Church, E1471 [9OC]

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

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: anniversary of Omicron Chi Omega Chapter, E867 [10JN]

——— tribute to Twenty Pearls of Wisdom interest group, E491 [14AP]

Association for the Study of African American Life and History: anniversary, H797 [4FE]

Aurora, IL: anniversary of Aurora Actionaires (club), E1640 [17NO]

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

Black Data Processing Associates (organization): anniversary, E816 [2JN]

——— anniversary of District of Columbia chapter, E889 [12JN], E905 [16JN]

Black History Month: observance, E141 [2FE], E168 [5FE], E201 [12FE]

——— observance (H. Res. 13), H796–H800, H804–H808 [4FE]

Bowie State University: anniversary, E517 [16AP]

Brooklyn, NY: tribute to Weeksville neighborhood, E272 [27FE]

Canisius College: tribute to Academic Talent Search Program ‘‘Moving Forward and Setting the World’’ event, E246 [25FE]

——— authorizing use of Grounds to commemorate anniversary of Million Man March (H. Con. Res. 74), H5806 [8SE]

——— condemn shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, H4635–H4637 [24JN]

——— offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, H4496, H4497, H4498 [18JN], H4580, H4588 [23JN], H4596, H4603, H4604, H4605, H4607 [24JN], H4762 [25JN], E928 [18JN], E954 [23JN], E987 [25JN]

Chicago, IL: anniversary of St. Bruno Catholic Church, E1380 [29SE]

Chicago (IL) Crusader: anniversary, E786 [21MY]

Chisholm, Shirley: Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, H8873 [2DE], E1698 [2DE], E1701, E1702 [3DE]

Civil rights: 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]

——— 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]

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

Civil Rights Act: anniversary, E1004 [7JY]

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

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

——— tribute to historically Black colleges and universities, E1718 [7DE]

Columbia, SC: anniversary of Columbia Chapter of Moles, E30 [8JA]

Concord, CA: recognize anniversary of munitions explosion and exonerate sailors unjustly blamed and convicted of mutiny following the Port Chicago disaster, H5220–H5225 [15JY]

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

——— budget priorities, H1941–H1946 [25MR], E421 [25MR], E492 [14AP]

——— domestic priorities, H7379 [2NO], E1575 [3NO]

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.: Veterans Braintrust Forum review of efforts to eliminate veterans’ homelessness, E1665 [19NO]

Correctional institutions: reform of criminal justice system relative to incarceration of African-American men, H8438, H8442 [30NO]

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

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

Crime: impact of high levels of incarceration and homicide rates of young African-American males on families and communities, H4364–H4370 [15JN]

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

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: tribute, H1577 [4MR]

——— tribute to Prince William County, VA, Alumnae Chapter Martin Luther King Youth Oratorical Contest participants, E1053 [13JY]

Dept. of Defense: establish collaborative programs to support undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education at historically Black colleges and universities and minority-serving institutions, H3176 [14MY]

——— identify historically black colleges and universities and minority serving institutions to assist them in developing and enhancing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) capacities, H8128 [5NO]

Dept. of Energy: continue to encourage public-private partnerships in oil and gas exploration, production, midstream, and refining with minority-serving institutions, H6957 [9OC]

Dept. of HHS: conduct outreach to minority-serving institutions and rural colleges to ensure that health professionals from under-represented populations are aware of biomedical research opportunities, H5078–H5080 [10JY]

——— reauthorize sickle cell disease prevention and treatment demonstration program and provide for sickle cell disease research, surveillance, prevention, and treatment (H.R. 1807), H6719 [30SE]

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

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

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

Depts. of the Interior and Commerce: establish Office of Energy Employment and Training, H3299 [18MY]

Discrimination: societal impact of poverty and discrimination, H688 [2FE], H1515 [2MR], H2664, H2665, H2666, H2667 [30AP]

District of Columbia: anniversary of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church, E1041 [13JY]

——— observance of Emancipation Day, H2158 [14AP], H2263–H2266 [15AP]

——— provide for consideration and submission of site and design proposals for National Liberty Memorial (H.R. 1949), H5998–H6000 [16SE]

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

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]

East Harlem Council for Human Services, Inc.: anniversary, E782 [21MY]

——— acknowledge existence of, racial and ethnic components of, and public policy choices caused a wealth gap, and that addressing the wealth gap must be done through legislative changes (H. Res. 159), H1750 [18MR]

——— impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income, H2287 [16AP]

Education: address participation of underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and industry, H3328 [19MY], H3448 [20MY]

——— recognize importance of investment in public education programs and promote and improve education opportunities for underserved populations, H2668 [30AP], H4369 [15JN]

Employment: provide apprenticeship programs for African Americans to assist in construction of Keystone XL Pipeline, H176 [9JA]

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

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

Federal agencies and departments: require an evaluation of each alternative in an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment to identify potential effects on low-income communities and communities of color, H6237, H6238 [25SE]

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]

Flint, MI: anniversary of Vermont Christian Church, E1379 [29SE]

Florida A&M University: tribute, H713 [3FE]

Fort Worth, TX: tribute to Como High School reunion, E1006 [7JY]

Fraternal organizations: tribute to the Divine Nine historically Black fraternities and sororities of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, H1172 [26FE]

Gary, IN: anniversary of Gary Chamber of Commerce Lakeshore Classic basketball tournament, E1658 [19NO]

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

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

Greenwood, MS: anniversary of VFW Post 200, E1099 [22JY]

——— tribute to American Legion Thompson-Clemons Post 200, E1118 [23JY]

Grenada, MS: tribute to Belle Flower Church, E421 [25MR]

Health: health issues affecting black men, E905 [16JN]

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

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

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

Housing: encourage homeownership among minorities, H9030 [8DE]

Houston, TX: encourage State assistance to keep Riverside Hospital open, H111 [8JA], H4363 [15JN]

——— preservation of Freedmen’s Town brick streets, H1053 [13FE]

——— tribute to Wheatley High School, H111 [8JA]

Indianapolis, IN: anniversary of Crispus Attucks High School boys’ basketball 1955 championship, H6898 [8OC]

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

Jenkins, Sherman L.: Aurora, IL, African-American Heritage Advisory Board Outstanding African-American of the Year award recipient, E273 [27FE]

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

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

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]

——— 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]

Law enforcement officers: reform police practices and accountability, H4168 [11JN]

——— reform police practices in urban areas, H3297–H3301 [18MY]

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

Links, Inc.: tribute to Eastern Area Conference, E758 [20MY]

Mangum, Elmira: tribute (H. Res. 164), E381 [23MR]

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

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]

——— anniversary of Orange Mound neighborhood, E655 [5MY]

Minneapolis (MN) Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder: anniversary, E1162 [29JY]

Minorities: homicide rate of young African-American males, H2139 [13AP]

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

——— improve health of minority individuals, H2132–H2139 [13AP], E951 [23JN], E1077 [16JY]

——— strike outdated and disrespectful terms for minority groups from the U.S. Code, and replace them with culturally appropriate terms, H8963 [2DE]

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

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]

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]

——— 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 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: support goals and ideals, H6257 [25SE]

National Minority Health Month: observance, H2132–H2139 [13AP]

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

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

National Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: observance, E1385 [29SE]

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

National Women’s History Month: observance, H1836–H1839 [23MR]

National World War II Museum: tribute to ‘‘Fighting for the Right to Fight—African American Experiences in World War II’’ exhibit, E1494 [21OC]

New Bedford, MA: unveiling of mural recognizing 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, E1083 [20JY]

New Brunswick, NJ: anniversary of Civic League of Greater New Brunswick, E395 [24MR]

Northern, David, Sr.: Lake County, IL, Most Influential African American Award recipient, H838 [5FE]

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]

Princeville, NC: anniversary, E148 [2FE]

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

Republican Party: national agenda, H3494 [20MY]

Richmond, VA: anniversary of 31st Street Baptist Church, E1805 [16DE]

Roanoke, AL: anniversary of Wehadkee Missionary Baptist Church, E1445 [7OC]

Sardis, MS: tribute to North Panola High School, E1101 [22JY]

Scott, Wendell: National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR) Hall of Fame posthumous inductee, E110 [26JA]

Seminole State College: tribute to Seminole State College Theatre Dept., completion of playwright August Wilson’s ‘‘Pittsburgh Cycle’’, E186 [10FE]

Shelby, NC: tribute to Shelby Police Dept., and Debbie Dills for capture of the Charleston, SC, Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting suspect, H4603 [24JN]

Space policy: provide outreach to historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic serving institutions, and national Indian institutions for participation in opportunities in the commercial space industry, H3528 [21MY]

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

——— 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]

——— impact of Dred Scott v. Sandford decision on slavery, H5020 [9JY]

Tallahassee, FL: anniversary of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, H9092 [9DE]

Tarrant County, TX, Black Historical & Genealogical Society: tribute to surviving charter members, H5083 [10JY]

Texas Southern University: anniversary (H. Res. 489), H7168 [23OC]

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

Toledo, OH: tribute to Toledo African American Legacy Project honorees, E1433 [6OC]

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

Twin Cities Public Television (organization): tribute to ‘‘Believe in Black Youth’’ programming, E1469 [9OC]

Unemployment: rates relative to African Americans, H3299 [18MY]

——— rates relative to African-American women, H3300 [18MY]

Urban League of Morris County, Inc.: tribute, E105 [22JA]

Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month: designate (H. Res. 268), E728 [15MY]

Vicksburg, MS: anniversary of Greater Grove Street Missionary Baptist Church, E829 [3JN]

Voting Rights Act: anniversary, H5340 [22JY], H5603 [29JY]

Women: address unemployment levels and workforce opportunities of African-American women, H1838 [23MR]

Yazoo City, MS: tribute to Yazoo County Fair and Civic League, E507 [15AP]

Remarks in Senate

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]

Black History Month: observance, S831 [5FE], S1044 [24FE]

——— observance (S. Res. 88), S1134, S1135 [26FE]

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

Black Women’s History Week: designate, S1657 [19MR]

Bowie State University: anniversary (S. Res. 24), S118 [8JA]

Brooke, Edward W.: tribute (S. Res. 19), S23 [6JA], S53 [7JA]

——— 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]

——— authorizing use of Grounds to commemorate anniversary of Million Man March (H. Con. Res. 74), S6765 [16SE]

——— 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]

——— offer condolences to the community, families, and victims of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shooting, S4255–S4257, S4260, S4272, S4277, S4279, S4281 [18JN], S4335, S4337, S4339 [22JN], S4524 [23JN], S4559–S4561 [24JN], S4626 [25JN]

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

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

CVS Health (company): tribute to commitment to reopen Baltimore, MD, store that burned during rioting and support for local community and displaced employees, S2703 [7MY]

Dayton, OH: tribute to My Brother’s Keeper, S7294 [19OC]

Dept. of Education: create a competitive high school redesign program to increase number and percentage of students who graduate from high school ready for college and a career, S8460 [8DE]

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. 610), S1202 [27FE]

——— conduct a special resource study of P.S. 103 in West Baltimore, MD, which Thurgood Marshall attended as a youth (S. 610), unanimous-consent request, S8843 [18DE]

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

1890 Land-Grant Institutions Quasquicentennial Recognition Day: designate (S. Res. 232), S6325 [4AU]

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]

Indianapolis, IN: anniversary of Crispus Attucks High School boys’ basketball 1955 championship, S7201 [7OC], S7249, S7250 [8OC]

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

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]

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

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

Lincoln University: anniversary of receipt of land-grant status, S4294 [18JN]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, S2395 [23AP]

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

Moret, Calvin G.: tribute (S. Res. 260), S6855 [21SE]

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

National Minority Health Month: observance, S2395 [23AP]

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]

Poverty: improve circumstances to create opportunities for those living in abject poverty and implement criminal justice reforms, S2459 [28AP], S2662 [6MY]

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

Republican Party: impact of rhetoric, S8249 [2DE]

Skanner News Group: anniversary, S7588 [28OC]

Storer College: historical significance, S735 [3FE]

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]

Unemployment: youth and young adult unemployment rate, S3917 [9JN]

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

Reports

Disparities in STEM Employment by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: Liana C. Landivar, Bureau of the Census (excerpt), H3448 [20MY]

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]

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

National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1949) (H. Rept. 114–252), H5846 [8SE]

Thurgood Marshall’s Elementary School Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 610) (S. Rept. 114–129), S6532 [9SE]

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]

World War I History Lessons for Today’s Returning Iraq and Afghanistan Soldiers and Their Families: Ron Armstead, E101–E103 [22JA]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 74, use of Capitol Grounds to commemorate anniversary of Million Man March, H5806 [8SE]

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.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. 1949, National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act, H5998 [16SE]

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. 610, Thurgood Marshall’s Elementary School Study Act, S1203 [27FE]

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. 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. 19, tribute to Edward W. Brooke, S21 [6JA]

S. Res. 24, Bowie State University anniversary, S108 [8JA]

S. Res. 84, Black History Month, S1033 [23FE]

S. Res. 88, Black History Month, S1170 [26FE]

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

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. 232, 1890 Land-Grant Institutions Quasquicentennial Recognition Day, S5933 [27JY]

S. Res. 260, tribute to Calvin G. Moret, S6850 [21SE]

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

Tributes

Brooke, Edward W., S1567 [17MR], S6799 [17SE]