AFRICAN AMERICANS

Addresses

I Have a Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr. (excerpt), E397 [11AP]

Restore the Vote—A Congressional Forum on the Current State of Voting Rights in America: Ernest Montgomery, Calera, AL, City Council, E447 [13AP]

——— J. Richard Cohen, Southern Poverty Law Center, E447 [13AP]

——— Spencer Overton, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, E448 [13AP]

Amendments

Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act: reauthorize (S. 2854), S5178, S5184 [14JY]

Articles and editorials

Amazon Doesn’t Consider the Race of Its Customers, Should It?, H2105 [28AP]

Blacks See Bias in Delay on a Scalia Successor, H1040 [29FE]

Debt and the Racial Wealth Gap, E29 [11JA]

Here Are 26 Reported Racist Incidents After Donald Trump’s Victory, S6319–S6321 [15NO]

Hundreds of Hate Crimes Reported Since Elections, S6319 [15NO]

Pursuit of Capital Punishment for Dylann Roof Is a Step Backward, E1333 [21SE]

Time To Come Together (excerpt), E1095 [12JY]

Bills and resolutions

Ali, Muhammad: tribute (see S. Res. 489), S3795 [10JN] (see H. Res. 766), H3502 [7JN]

Birmingham Civil Rights National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 4817), H1495 [21MR]

Black History Month: observance (see S. Res. 372), S994 [24FE] (see S. Res. 379), S1085 [29FE] (see H. Res. 597), H496 [2FE]

——— support goals and ideals and honor the contributions of African-American Medal of Honor recipients (see H. Res. 610), H650 [9FE]

Bronzeville-Black Metropolis National Heritage Area: establish (see S. 3287), S5279 [6SE] (see H.R. 5997), H5337 [12SE]

Buffalo Soldiers: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 127), H1634 [12AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March (see H. Con. Res. 109), H431 [1FE]

Civil rights: restore right to individual civil actions in cases involving disparate impact (see H.R. 5260), H2699 [17MY]

Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys: establish (see H.R. 5930), H5039 [25JY]

Commission To Study Family Reconstruction Proposals for African-Americans Unjustly Impacted by the ‘‘War on Drugs’’: establish (see H.R. 6484), H7567 [8DE]

Committee on the Library (Joint): accept a statue depicting Harriet Tubman from Maryland and display the statue in the U.S. Capitol (see H.R. 4812), H1462 [17MR]

Constitutional amendments: anniversary of ratification of the 15th amendment prohibiting the government from denying a citizen the right to vote based on race (see H. Res. 596), H496 [2FE] (see H. Res. 601), H567 [3FE]

Dallas, TX: condemn shooting at protest march and any attack on police officers, express condolences for victims and their families and friends, and commend first responders (see S. Res. 539), S5157 [14JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a grant program to award funds to certain land-grant African-American colleges and universities to award scholarships to students attending such institutions (see H.R. 6020), H5500 [14SE]

Dept. of Education: authorize use of grant funds to establish lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) resource centers at historically Black colleges and universities and other minority serving institutions (see H.R. 6164), H5912 [26SE]

——— establish a program to make grants to promote innovations at historically Black colleges and universities (see H.R. 4857), H1582 [23MR]

——— modify certain provisions relative to the capital financing of historically Black colleges and universities (see H.R. 5530), H3975 [20JN]

——— support career and technical education high school programs to increase number and percentage of students who graduate from high school ready for college and a career (see S. 2718), S1591 [17MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish a pilot program to make grants to historically Black colleges and universities to provide educational programs to offenders who have recently been, or will soon be, released from incarceration (see H.R. 5644), H4466 [6JY]

Dept. of Labor: urge labor unions and businesses to recruit, hire, and train unemployed young African American men to rebuild infrastructure, technology and computer networks, and energy distribution systems (see H.R. 6021), H5500 [14SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of significant civil rights sites (see S. 3054), S3860 [14JN]

Detroit River: celebrate history by commemorating the International Underground Railroad Memorial Monument in Detroit, MI, and Windsor, Ontario, Canada (see S. Res. 631), S6758 [6DE] (see H. Res. 946), H7271 [6DE]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 3149), S4915 [7JY] (see H.R. 5621), H4275 [5JY]

Education: express need for increased diversity and inclusion in the tech sector and increased access to opportunity in science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education (see H. Con. Res. 134), H3295 [26MY]

400 Years of African-American History Commission: establish (see S. 2548), S875 [11FE] (see H.R. 4539), H774 [11FE]

Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission: establish (see H.R. 4543), H774 [11FE]

Freedom Riders National Historical Park: establish (see H.R. 5882), H5010 [14JY]

Garvey, Marcus M.: pardon (see H. Res. 915), H6104 [28SE]

Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission: extend authorization (see S. 2839), S2388 [21AP]

International Decade for People of African Descent: support (see H.R. 4649), H1044 [29FE]

James H. Meredith March Against Fear: anniversary (see S. Res. 488), S3795 [10JN] (see H. Res. 802), H4276 [5JY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S. Res. 500), S4300 [16JN]

——— observance (see H. Res. 787), H3914 [15JN]

Lewis, Representative: Congressional Patriot Award recipient (see H. Res. 604), H590 [4FE]

Members of Congress: recognize African Americans who won election to the House of Representatives during the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era but denied their right to take their seat as former Members of Congress (see H. Res. 628), H1044 [29FE]

Miller, Doris: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 6371), H6300 [17NO]

——— reconsideration of merits of awarding the Medal of Honor posthumously relative to possible racial bias in original decision to award the Navy Cross (see H. Con. Res. 173), H6300 [17NO]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 5475), H3815 [14JN]

Morrill, Justin Smith: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 4520), H709 [10FE]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 110), H496 [2FE]

National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 477), S3171 [25MY] (see H. Res. 699), H1923 [21AP]

National Park Service: reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program (see S. 3512), S6840 [7DE]

National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day: designate (see H. Con. Res. 153), H5523 [15SE]

National Voting Rights Month: designate (see H. Res. 866), H5436 [13SE]

Navy: call for exoneration of African American sailors convicted of mutiny in connection with their service at Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Concord, CA, during World War II (see H. Res. 616), H854 [23FE]

Penn School-Reconstruction Era National Monument: establish (see H.R. 5358), H3294 [26MY]

Securities: provide an exemption and payments from taxation for tax-exempt private activity bonds for nonprofit organizations issued on behalf of historically Black colleges and universities (see H.R. 6048), H5523 [15SE]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 592), S6267 [29SE] (see H. Res. 903), H6103 [28SE]

Sisters Network Inc.: tribute to efforts to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer in the African-American community (see H. Res. 904), H6103 [28SE]

Smithsonian Institution: opening of Museum of African American History and Culture (see H. Con. Res. 160), H5864 [22SE]

Thomas, Clarence: tribute (see S. Res. 630), S6708 [5DE] (see H. Res. 942), H7181 [5DE]

Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act: reauthorize (see S. 2854), S2459 [26AP] (see H.R. 5067), H1994 [26AP]

Voting: call on Congress to enact a new Voting Rights Act preclearance formula and condemn voter suppression laws enacted by States and political subdivisions (see H. Res. 846), H5096 [6SE]

——— develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting the right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see H. Res. 866), H5436 [13SE]

World War II: officially recognize service and sacrifice of African-American soldiers of the 333d Field Artillery Battalion who were massacred during Battle of the Bulge (see S. Res. 571), S5886 [19SE] (see H. Con. Res. 141), H4466 [6JY]

Young, Charles: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 4421), H431 [1FE]

Essays

Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Phillip Nguyen, E483 [15AP]

Lists

Joyce-Gillespie-Harrington Educational and Charitable Foundation, Inc., and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Alpha Epsilon Lambda Chapter Black and Gold Scholarship Ball award recipients, E995 [24JN]

Quotes from Muhammad Ali, H3554 [8JN]

Poems

‘‘Dead Man’s Dream,’’ Carl Wendell Hines, S87 [19JA]

‘‘In the Darkest of All Nights,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E1046 [6JY]

Proclamations

African American Day of Prayer: Representative Henry C. ‘‘Hank’’ Johnson, Jr., E895 [13JN]

Bruce Street School Day: Representative Henry C. ‘‘Hank’’ Johnson, Jr., E196 [23FE]

DeKalb County NAACP Day: Representative Henry C. ‘‘Hank’’ Johnson, Jr., E968 [21JN]

Remarks in House

Ajanwachuku, Vincent: Dreamers, Visionaries, and Leaders Project Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E141 [9FE]

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.: tribute to Mu Xi Omega Chapter, E435 [13AP]

Amazon.com, Inc.: implementation of Amazon Prime free same-day delivery in predominantly African-American ZIP Codes, H2104 [28AP]

Atlanta (GA) Voice: anniversary, E1362 [26SE]

Aurora, CO: tribute to event commemorating life of Martin Luther King, Jr., E77 [1FE]

Berryville, VA: placement of Josephine Street community in the Virginia Dept. of Historic Resources State Register of Historic Places and the National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, E582 [26AP]

Bipartisan Congressional Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus: anniversary, H2102–H2104 [28AP], E620, E622 [28AP], E628, E639 [29AP]

Birmingham, AL: anniversary of integration of Woodlawn High School, E1628 [7DE]

Birmingham Civil Rights National Historical Park: establish (H.R. 4817), E356 [22MR]

Black Data Processing Associates (organization): tribute to technology conference, E1025 [5JY]

Black History Month: observance, H422, H424, H426, H428, H429 [1FE], H587 [4FE], H641 [9FE], H719 [11FE], H804, H805 [12FE], H901, H903 [25FE], H953, H992 [26FE], E73 [1FE], E216, E218 [25FE], E243 [26FE], E248 [29FE]

——— observance (H. Res. 597), H944–H947 [25FE]

Black Poetry Day: observance, E1357 [26SE]

Buford, GA: tribute to Lanier High School, E465 [14AP]

Business and industry: increase diversity in tech industry workforce, H1673, H1674 [13AP]

California State University, Long Beach: anniversary of Educational Opportunity Program, E1429 [14NO]

California State University, Los Angeles: delegation of housing space for African American students within existing residential complex on campus, H5324 [12SE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March (H. Con. Res. 109), H540 [3FE]

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association: tribute, H865 [24FE]

Charleston, SC: anniversary of shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, H3806 [14JN], H3836 [15JN], E953 [20JN], E1046 [6JY]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Brainerd Senior Center Black History Month celebration, E245 [29FE]

Chicago State University: funding, H1894 [20AP]

Christiansburg, VA: anniversary of Schaeffer Memorial Baptist Church, E1425 [29SE]

Civil rights: anniversary of voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, AL, E201 [23FE], E356 [22MR]

——— continuing struggle between law enforcement and African Americans, H1850 [19AP], H4473, H4475, H4476, H4478, H4545 [7JY], H4564, H4569–H4571 [8JY], H4997, H4998, H5000–H5002 [14JY], H5321, H5323 [12SE], H5807, H5808 [22SE], H7142 [2DE]

Civil Rights Act: anniversary, E1013 [1JY]

Colleges and universities: importance of historically Black colleges and universities, H2102–H2104 [28AP], E620, E622 [28AP], E628, E639 [29AP]

Colorado Springs, CO: tribute to Buffalo Soldier Community Memorial, E1097 [13JY]

Congress: tribute to Class of 1976 Congressional Black Caucus, E175 [12FE]

Congressional Black Caucus: accomplishments, purposes, and history, H5318–H5324 [12SE]

——— budget priorities, H1791, H1792 [18AP]

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.: anniversary, E175 [12FE], E1262 [13SE]

Dale City, VA: tribute to Dale City Christian Church Dale City Multicultural Achievement Awards recipients, E641 [29AP]

Dallas, TX: express condolences for victims of shooting at protest march, H4551, H4552, H4553, H4554, H4564, H4565, H4566, H4569–H4571 [8JY], H4668 [12JY], E1095 [12JY]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: tribute, H1053 [1MR]

——— tribute to new Northeast Wisconsin Chapter, E369 [23MR]

——— tribute to Yazoo City, MS, Alumnae Chapter, E872 [9JN]

Dept. of Education: establish a program to make grants to promote innovations at historically Black colleges and universities (H.R. 4857), H2102 [28AP]

——— modify certain provisions relative to the capital financing of historically Black colleges and universities (H.R. 5530), H4606, H4607 [11JY]

——— 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 (H.R. 2962), H2102 [28AP]

Dept. of Energy: energy workforce training programs for minorities and women funding, H3202 [25MY]

Dept. of HHS: authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (H.R. 4209), E765 [23MY]

Dept. of Justice: call for investigation into death of Sandra Bland, H4985 [14JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: selection of Harriet Tubman to be featured on the twenty dollar bill, H1915 [21AP]

Discrimination: societal impact of poverty and discrimination, H422–H429 [1FE], H901 [25FE], H5322 [12SE]

District of Columbia: premiere of ‘‘Walk With Me—The Trials of Damon J. Keith’’ documentary, E686 [12MY]

——— tribute to DC Black Pride festival, E645 [3MY]

Doddsville, MS: tribute to Gilfield M.B. Church, E1110 [13JY]

Drugs: reclassify certain low-level felonies as misdemeanors and eliminate increased penalties for cocaine offenses, H2322 [12MY]

Duffy, Representative: condemn remarks relative to African-American women and abortion rates, H214 [8JA]

Economy: impact of political policies on unequal distribution of wealth and income, E919 [15JN]

Education: tribute to historic Rosenwald schools, H897 [25FE]

Elizabeth City State University: anniversary, E276 [3MR]

Firearms: gun control, H267–H275 [11JA]

Fisk University: anniversary, E1373 [27SE]

Food: address U.S. hunger crisis, E263 [2MR]

Fort Worth Assembly (organization): anniversary, E1708 [12DE]

400 Years of African-American History Commission: establish (H.R. 4539), H4260–H4263 [5JY], E1065 [8JY]

Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission: establish (H.R. 4543), E166 [11FE]

Gary, IN: tribute to Gary Frontiers Service Club Inc., Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Breakfast honorees and officers, E16 [7JA]

Gray, George: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, E83 [1FE]

Greater Sacramento, CA, Urban League: tribute, E582 [26AP]

Greensboro, NC: recognize significance of Greensboro Four Woolworth lunch counter sit-in (H. Res. 128), H436 [2FE]

Greenwood, MS: tribute to American Legion Thompson-Clemons Post 200, E455 [14AP], E539 [20AP]

Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission: extend authorization (H.R. 3004), H875, H876 [24FE], E215 [25FE]

Harris, Robert L.: California Association of Black Lawyers’ Hall of Fame inductee, E1167 [25JY]

Health: eliminate health disparities in rural and minority communities, E890 [13JN]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H6137–H6143 [14NO]

——— moment of silence in memory of victims of shooting at protest march in Dallas, TX, H4561 [8JY]

Jackson, Jimmie L.: installation of historic marker in Marion, AL, E268 [2MR]

James H. Meredith March Against Fear: anniversary (H. Res. 802), E1031 [5JY]

Jones, Nathaniel R.: Ohio Nonviolence Week Committee Simeon Booker Award recipient, E1397 [28SE]

Joyce-Gillespie-Harrington Educational and Charitable Foundation, Inc.: tribute to Black and Gold Scholarship Ball award recipients, E995 [24JN]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, E955 [20JN]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: anniversary of assassination, E396 [11AP]

——— importance of Letter from Birmingham, AL, City Jail on justice and social change, H3806 [14JN], H3836 [15JN]

Law enforcement: assessment of criminal justice system relative to disparate treatment of African Americans and incarceration levels, H423, H425, H427 [1FE], H2419–H2427 [16MY]

——— criminal justice reform, H5322 [12SE]

——— prohibit racial profiling (H.R. 1933), H428 [1FE], H5323 [12SE]

Law enforcement officers: reform police practices in urban areas, H2320 [12MY]

Lee, Vivian: Washington State Nurses Hall of Fame inductee, E417 [12AP]

Lewis, Representative: Congressional Patriot Award recipient, H838 [23FE], H897 [25FE], H1327, H1337 [14MR]

Library of Congress: anniversary of American Folklife Center, E761 [23MY]

Links, Inc.: anniversary of Milford, CT, chapter, E239 [26FE]

Macon, GA: ceremony to honor Negro League baseball players, E122 [4FE]

Major League Baseball: observance of Jackie Robinson Day, H1740 [15AP]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, H294 [12JA], H422–H429 [1FE], E69 [28JA]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site: redesignate as a national historic park (H.R. 2880), H876, H877 [24FE]

Mays, Riley and Ella: tribute to descendents’ family reunion in Robstown, TX, H4674 [12JY]

Memphis, TN: tribute to Stax Music Academy performance at opening of Smithsonian Institution Museum of African American History and Culture, E1406 [29SE]

Michigan State University: recognize anniversary of football national championship and efforts to integrate sports programs, E35 [12JA]

Minneapolis, MN: anniversary of Zion Baptist Church, E220 [25FE]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, H3737–H3747 [13JN]

——— strike outdated and disrespectful terms for minority groups from the U.S. Code, and replace them with culturally appropriate terms (H.R. 4238), H1005, H1006 [29FE], H1850 [19AP]

Montgomery, AL: tribute to Freedom Rides Museum for commemoration of Freedom Riders anniversary, E752 [19MY]

Morrill, Justin Smith: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 4520), E160 [10FE]

Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Virginia, Free and Accepted Masons, Inc.: anniversary, E735 [18MY]

NAACP: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 110), H764–H767 [11FE]

——— anniversary of Sacramento, CA, branch, E1537 [29NO]

——— tribute, H587 [4FE]

——— tribute to Gary, IN, branch life membership banquet, E832 [7JN]

National Association of Black Military Women: anniversary, E1169 [25JY]

National Fair Housing Alliance: housing discrimination lawsuit filed against Fannie Mae, H7255 [6DE]

National Freedom Day Association: tribute, E95 [2FE]

National Jubilee Day: observance, E807 [26MY]

National Minority Health Month: observance, E387 [11AP]

National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives: anniversary, E1130 [14JY]

National Park Service: reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program (H.R. 295), H2102 [28AP], H5286, H5287 [12SE], E1314 [20SE]

National Technical Association, Inc.: anniversary, E1273 [14SE]

National Voting Rights Month: designate (H. Res. 866), H5791 [21SE]

New York, NY: anniversary of Bridge Street African Methodist Church, E241 [26FE]

——— anniversary of National CARES Mentoring Movement, E74 [1FE]

——— tribute to Bronx Lebanon Hospital Martin Luther King, Jr., Diaspora Center, E1658 [8DE]

Oakland, CA: anniversary of Zion First Church of God in Christ, E1523 [22NO]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to police shootings and racial relations, H5167 [8SE]

Parks, Rosa: anniversary of refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, AL, E201 [23FE], E1631 [7DE]

Pine Forge, PA: anniversary of Pine Forge Academy, E136 [9FE]

Pottstown, PA: anniversary of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, E1491 [16NO]

Republican Party: history relative to the abolition of slavery, H2876–H2877 [19MY]

——— national agenda, H5924 [27SE]

Simmons College: designation as historically Black college and university, E10 [6JA]

Smithsonian Institution: completion of National Museum of African American History and Culture Freedman’s Bureau Records Project, H7276 [7DE]

——— opening of Museum of African American History and Culture (H. Con. Res. 160), E1353 [22SE], E1408 [29SE]

St. Paul, MN: tribute to Rondo Commemorative Plaza, E1623 [7DE]

Sunflower, MS: tribute to Sunflower County Freedom Project, E460 [14AP], E553 [20AP]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine et al. v. Michaux et al., decision relative to legal right of African Americans to participate in Masonic fraternities, E807 [26MY]

——— anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS, decision relative to segregated schools, E727 [17MY]

Television: importance of diversity on network television, H1087 [2MR]

Tennessee State University: tribute to marching band and majorettes for performance at Smithsonian Institution Museum of African American History and Culture opening, E1403 [29SE]

Tuskegee Airmen: anniversary, E314 [15MR], E1511 [17NO]

Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act: reauthorize (S. 2854), H7343–H7346 [7DE]

VocalEssence (organization): tribute to WITNESS program honoring artistic contributions of African Americans to fine arts, E183 [23FE]

Voting: call on Congress to enact a new Voting Rights Act preclearance formula and condemn voter suppression laws enacted by States and political subdivisions (H. Res. 846), H5724 [21SE]

——— develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting the right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (H. Res. 866), H5791 [21SE]

——— protect the right to vote, H1336–H1341 [14MR], H5789–H5798 [21SE], E305 [15MR], E356 [22MR], E428 [12AP], E526 [19AP]

Voting Rights Act: impact, H762 [11FE], H1885–H1888 [20AP], H2946–H2953 [23MY]

——— reauthorize, H6138 [14NO], E305 [15MR], E428 [12AP]

West Palm Beach, FL: anniversary of Payne Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, E1735 [23DE]

WGNG–Radio (Tchula, MS): tribute, E441 [13AP]

WGNL–Radio (Greenwood, MS): tribute, E441 [13AP]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: tribute to African American Army engineers who worked on the Alaska Highway during World War II, S1055 [25FE]

Ali, Muhammad: tribute (S. Res. 489), S3812 [10JN]

Baltimore, MD: anniversary of death of Freddie Gray, S2541 [28AP]

Black History Month: observance, S867–S869 [11FE], S1054 [25FE], S1080, S1082 [29FE]

——— observance (S. Res. 379), S1101 [29FE], S1106 [1MR]

Black Women’s History Week: observance, S1586 [17MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March (H. Con. Res. 109), S691 [4FE]

Charleston, SC: anniversary of Phillis Wheatley Literary and Social Club, S6619 [30NO]

——— anniversary of shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, S4285, S4286 [16JN]

Chicago, IL: launching of online registry of oral histories of African-American railroad workers at A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum, S1080 [29FE]

Civil rights: anniversary of voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, AL, S1308, S1313 [7MR]

——— continuing struggle between law enforcement and African Americans, S4902, S4903, S4905 [7JY], S4927–S4930, S4932, S4940 [11JY], S4963, S4981 [12JY], S5037, S5055–S5058 [13JY], S5123–S5125 [14JY]

Dallas, TX: condemn shooting at protest march and any attack on police officers, express condolences for victims and their families and friends, and commend first responders (S. Res. 539), S5121, S5125 [14JY]

——— express condolences for victims of shooting at protest march, S4927–S4930, S4932, S4940 [11JY], S4953, S4961, S4963, S4965, S4968 [12JY], S5050 [13JY]

Dept. of Education: 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, S569, S570 [3FE]

——— 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 (S. 1716), S321 [28JA]

——— support career and technical education high school programs to increase number and percentage of students who graduate from high school ready for college and a career (S. 2718), S1598 [17MR]

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), S868 [11FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: redesign Federal reserve notes to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman, S1437 [10MR]

Domestic policy: address systemic inequalities for African Americans, S867–S869 [11FE]

Economy: impact of political policies on unequal distribution of wealth and income, S2812 [16MY]

400 Years of African-American History Commission: establish (S. 2548), S879 [11FE]

Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission: extend authorization (H.R. 3004), S6255 [29SE]

Harriet Tubman Day: observance, S1436 [10MR]

James H. Meredith March Against Fear: anniversary (S. Res. 488), S3790 [10JN]

Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (S. Res. 500), S4258, S4323 [16JN]

Las Vegas, NV: anniversary of First African Methodist Episcopal Church, S5241 [6SE]

Law enforcement: criminal justice reform, S4963 [12JY]

——— prohibit racial profiling (S. 1056), S868 [11FE], S2541 [28AP]

Little Rock, AR: tribute to Little Rock Central High School, S5365 [7SE]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, S87 [19JA]

Minorities: strike outdated and disrespectful terms for minority groups from the U.S. Code, and replace them with culturally appropriate terms (H.R. 4238), S2649 [9MY]

National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 477), S3227, S3228 [25MY]

National Park Service: anniversary, S6133 [27SE]

Pullman National Historical Park: anniversary, S1080 [29FE]

Racial relations: assessment of racial progress in South Africa and the U.S., S3401–S3403 [6JN]

——— assessment of racial progress since Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS, decision relative to segregated schools, S2858 [17MY]

Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 592), S6256, S6257 [29SE]

Smithsonian Institution: opening of Museum of African American History and Culture, S5988 [22SE]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS, decision relative to segregated schools, S2853–S2859, S2869, S2870 [17MY]

Trump, Donald: characterization of Presidential campaign relative to racial relations, S6073 [26SE]

——— characterization of Presidential election relative to harassment and intimidation based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity, S6425–S6427, S6446–S6450 [17NO]

——— characterization of Presidential election relative to racial relations, S6318–S6322 [15NO]

Tulsa, OK: anniversary of Tulsa Race Riot, S3144–S3146 [25MY]

Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act: reauthorize (S. 2854), S2460, S2461 [26AP], S5183–S5185 [14JY], S7135 [9DE]

Reports

Hate Watch Update—More Than 400 Incidents of Hateful Harassment and Intimidation Since the Election: Southern Poverty Law Center, S6426 [17NO]

Special Feature on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities—30 Years After the Heckler Report: National Center for Health Statistics, H3743–H3745 [13JN]

Reports filed

400 Years of African-American History Commission Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 4539) (S. Rept. 114–341), S5279 [6SE]

——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2548) (S. Rept. 114–350), S5669 [13SE]

Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission Authorization Extension: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3004), S5153 [14JY]

——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3004) (S. Rept. 114–338), S5278 [6SE]

——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2839) (S. Rept. 114–331), S5278 [6SE]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3004) (H. Rept. 114–430), H891 [24FE]

HBCU Capital Financing Improvement Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 5530) (H. Rept. 114–677), H4658 [11JY]

Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historical Park Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2880) (S. Rept. 114–337), S5278 [6SE]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2880) (H. Rept. 114–431), H891 [24FE]

Medgar Evers House Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 959) (S. Rept. 114–335), S5278 [6SE]

——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2177) (S. Rept. 114–324), S5278 [6SE]

National Park Service Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation Program Reauthorization: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 295) (H. Rept. 114–549), H2212 [10MY]

U.S. Civil Rights Network Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2309) (S. Rept. 114–348), S5469 [8SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 109, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award a Congressional Gold Medal to participants in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, H540 [3FE]

H.R. 295, National Park Service Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program reauthorization, H5286 [12SE]

H.R. 2880, Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historical Park Act, H876 [24FE]

H.R. 3004, Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission authorization extension, H875 [24FE]

H.R. 4238, strike outdated and disrespectful terms for minority groups from the U.S. Code, and replace them with culturally appropriate terms, H1005 [29FE]

H.R. 4539, 400 Years of African-American History Commission Act, H4260–H4262 [5JY]

H.R. 5530, HBCU Capital Financing Improvement Act, H4606 [11JY]

S. 2854, Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act reauthorization, S5184 [14JY], H7343 [7DE]

S. Res. 372, Black History Month, S1000 [24FE]

S. Res. 379, Black History Month, S1088 [29FE]

S. Res. 477, support goals and ideals of National Minority Health Month, S3176 [25MY]

S. Res. 488, James H. Meredith March Against Fear anniversary, S3796 [10JN]

S. Res. 489, tribute to Muhammad Ali, S3797 [10JN]

S. Res. 500, Juneteenth Independence Day, S4305 [16JN]

S. Res. 539, condemn shooting at protest march in Dallas, TX, and any attack on police officers, express condolences for victims and their families and friends, and commend first responders, S5173 [14JY]

S. Res. 571, officially recognize World War II service and sacrifice of African-American soldiers of the 333d Field Artillery Battalion who were massacred during Battle of the Bulge, S5888 [19SE]

S. Res. 592, Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month, S6274 [29SE]

S. Res. 630, tribute to Clarence Thomas, S6710 [5DE]

S. Res. 631, celebrate Detroit River history by commemorating the International Underground Railroad Memorial Monument in Detroit, MI, and Windsor, Ontario, Canada, S6761 [6DE]

Tributes

Ali, Muhammad, H3549–H3555 [8JN], H3570, H3579 [9JN], E933 [16JN]

Jordan, Barbara, E1015 [1JY]