CIVIL RIGHTS related term(s) Civil Liberties; Commission on Civil Rights; Discrimination; Human Rights; Racial Relations

Addresses

Bar Mitzvah: Luke Cohen, E946 [28JN]

Honoring Black Europeans—African Descent Week: Representative Hastings, E783 [6JN]

I Have a Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr. (excerpt), H13 [8JA]

Jews in the Civil Rights Movement: Juliet Franklin, E948 [28JN]

Joint Meeting of Congress: Emmanuel Macron, President of France, H3509–H3513 [25AP]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Assassination: Robert F. Kennedy (1968), E79 [19JA]

Robert F. Kennedy’s Speech—Indianapolis, April 4, 1968: Robert F. Kennedy, S1904 [22MR], H1676 [19MR]

Amendments

Americans With Disabilities Act: 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. 620), H1193, H1194, H1195, H1196, H1197 [15FE]

——— 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. 620), consideration (H. Res. 736), H1144 [14FE]

Crime: declassify documents from civil rights cold cases and establish a civil rights cold case record collection and the Cold Case Records Review Board (S. 3191), S7722, S7727, S7731 [17DE]

——— increase Federal penalties for violent threats against community centers with religious affiliation (S. 994), S6032 [4SE]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (S. 3178), S7935 [19DE]

International Women’s Day: support goals (S. Res. 426), S2280 [18AP]

Kennedy-King National Historic Site: establish (H.R. 4851), S1892, S1956 [22MR], H2037 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (see S. 2326), S348 [19JA]

Abzug, Bella S.: tribute (see H. Res. 807), H3046 [23MR]

African Americans: increase upward social mobility of Black families and help ensure equal protection under the law (see H.R. 5785), H3935 [11MY]

Americans With Disabilities Act: 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. 620), consideration (see H. Res. 736), H1125 [13FE]

Architectural Barriers Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 1041), H7747 [7AU]

Ashe, Arthur: tribute (see S. Res. 624), S6059 [6SE] (see H. Res. 1054), H7920 [6SE]

Aviation: require air carrier passengers with service animals to adhere to a standard of service animal behavior training, amend definition of service animal, and penalize misrepresentations about a service animal (see S. 2738), S2391 [24AP]

Barbara Rose Johns Post Office, Farmville, VA: designate (see H.R. 6556), H7721 [26JY]

Black Maternal Health Week: observance (see S. Res. 459), S2075 [11AP] (see H. Res. 818), H3147 [11AP]

Buffalo Soldiers: tribute (see S. Res. 409), S1165 [15FE]

Bureau of Prisons: improve treatment of Federal prisoners who are primary caretaker parents (see H.R. 5575), H3441 [18AP]

Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument: establish as a unit of the National Park System (see S. 3287), S5423 [26JY] (see H.R. 5655), H3741 [27AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate the birthday of Frederick Douglass (see H. Con. Res. 102), H783 [5FE]

Chavez, Cesar E.: tribute (see S. Res. 441), S1948 [22MR] (see H. Res. 799), H2041 [22MR]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (see S. Res. 689), S7051 [15NO] (see H. Res. 1139), H9471 [9NO]

Colleges and universities: prohibit discrimination in higher education against certain undocumented students on the basis of immigration status (see H.R. 6525), H7686 [25JY]

Courts: eliminate mandatory arbitration clauses in employment, consumer, civil rights, and antitrust cases (see S. 2591), S1947 [22MR]

Crime: declassify documents from civil rights cold cases and establish a civil rights cold case record collection and the Cold Case Records Review Board (see S. 3191), S4875 [10JY]

——— prohibit gay and trans panic defense (see S. 3188), S4875 [10JY] (see H.R. 6358), H6173 [12JY]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (see S. 3178), S4734 [28JN] (see H.R. 6086), H5152 [13JN]

——— support efforts to raise awareness and address needs of sexual assault survivors from historically and currently disenfranchised and underserved communities (see S. Res. 487), S2485 [26AP] (see H. Res. 854), H3706 [26AP]

Dept. of Education: establish competitive grant program to award grants to local educational agencies to address implicit bias in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 6765), H8107 [10SE]

——— report annually the Federal civil rights violations of educational institutions (see H.R. 6537), H7687 [25JY]

——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (see S. 3110), S4343 [21JN] (see H.R. 6184), H5505 [21JN]

Dept. of HHS: abolish Conscience and Religious Freedom division within Office of Civil Rights (see H.R. 5123), H1333 [27FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit expansion of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities and improve oversight of such facilities (see S. 2849), S2679 [15MY] (see H.R. 5820), H3976 [15MY]

——— prohibit funding for operation or construction of internment camps or family detention centers and re-establish Family Case Management Program (see S. 3567), S6770 [10OC]

Dept. of HUD: protect veterans and low-income families from housing discrimination based on source of income or veterans status (see S. 3612), S6924 [13NO]

——— restore fair housing mission (see H.R. 6220), H5748 [26JN]

Dept. of Labor: report on gender pay gap in the teenage labor force (see H.R. 6284), H5974 [28JN]

Dept. of State: establish a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (see S. 3020), S3293 [7JN] (see H.R. 6033), H4979 [7JN]

Dept. of the Interior: designate Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, KS, as a National Historic Landmark (see S. 2895), S2835 [22MY] (see H.R. 5613), H3574 [25AP]

——— study suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson in Jacksonville, FL, as a unit of the National Park System (see H.R. 5005), H1126 [13FE]

Disabled: protect rights of passengers with disabilities in air transportation (see H.R. 5004), H1126 [13FE]

Disasters: ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disasters (see S. 3679), S7241 [29NO]

Discrimination: provide for consideration of a definition of anti-Semitism for enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws relative to education programs or activities (see S. 2940), S2877 [23MY] (see H.R. 5924), H4692 [23MY]

Dunnigan, Alice Allison: tribute (see H. Res. 1060), H8170 [12SE]

Education: enforce Civil Rights Act sections that prohibit racial discrimination in education and restore private right of action in cases involving disparate impact (see H. Res. 902), H4209 [17MY]

Emancipation National Historic Trail: designate (see H.R. 4745), H82 [9JA]

Employment: extend age discrimination protections to additional employees (see H.R. 6811), H8725 [13SE]

——— require that individuals who perform work for employers as independent contractors be treated as employees relative to civil rights laws (see H.R. 4972), H974 [7FE]

——— strengthen protections for employees experiencing harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see S. 2994), S2991 [5JN] (see H.R. 6406), H6463 [17JY]

Equal Pay Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 117), H3095 [10AP]

Europe: commend history and achievements of people of African descent and Black Europeans, promote racial equality, and combat discrimination (see H. Res. 925), H4849 [6JN]

Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 817), H3147 [11AP]

Families and domestic relations: prevent adverse treatment of any person on the basis of views held with respect to marriage (see S. 2525), S1578 [8MR]

Franklin, Aretha L.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 3359), S5759 [21AU] (see H.R. 6681), H7772 [24AU]

——— tribute (see S. Res. 615), S5831 [22AU]

Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution: observance (see S. Res. 387), S581 [30JA]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see S. 2918), S2835 [22MY]

FTC: prohibit different pricing of consumer products and services that are substantially similar if the different pricing is based on gender of individuals to whom the products or services are intended or marketed (see H.R. 5464), H3095 [10AP]

Gandhi, Mohandas K.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 6916), H9089 [26SE]

Human rights: recognize critical work of human rights defenders in promoting human rights, the rule of law, democracy, and good governance (see S. Res. 407), S1165 [15FE]

——— research relationship between human trafficking and skewed sex ratios in areas in which there is evidence of gender-based violence or neglect and end gendercide and related crimes (see H.R. 7008), H9406 [28SE]

International Women’s Day: support goals (see S. Res. 426), S1578 [8MR]

Julius L. Chambers Civil Rights Memorial Post Office Building, Charlotte, NC: designate (see H.R. 5451), H3094 [10AP]

Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (see S. Res. 547), S3951 [14JN] (see H. Res. 936), H5152 [13JN]

——— observance (see H. Res. 948), H5285 [19JN]

Kennedy-King National Historic Site: establish (see S. 2332), S467 [23JA] (see H.R. 4851), H581 [19JA]

King, Billie Jean: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 5001), H1126 [13FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: anniversary of assassination (see H. Res. 798), H2041 [22MR]

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. 978), H5976 [28JN]

——— encourage greater community accountability of law enforcement agencies by providing resources for accreditation, best practices, and training and collecting data on police-community encounters (see S. 3195), S4916 [11JY]

Law enforcement officers: classify use of chokeholds as excessive and prohibited use of force (see H.R. 7118), H9467 [6NO]

Lawson, James M., Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 7137), H9539 [15NO]

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 646), S6304 [25SE] (see H. Res. 1078), H8884 [25SE]

Legislative branch of the Government: establish Office of Disability Policy (see S. 3261), S5267 [24JY]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: commemorate anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s death by preventing hate crimes and discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity and recognize tolerance efforts (see H. Res. 1121), H9430 [12OC]

——— promote equality globally, include LGBT-specific reporting in human rights reports, sanction those responsible for abuses, and ensure foreign aid includes LGBT populations (see H.R. 7291), H10209 [13DE]

——— recognize accomplishments and economic contributions of LGBT entrepreneurs and small business owners (see H. Res. 969), H5749 [26JN]

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance (see S. Res. 563), S4734 [28JN] (see H. Res. 972), H5975 [28JN]

Madikizela-Mandela, Winnie: tribute (see H. Res. 820), H3147 [11AP]

Mary Church Terrell Day: designate (see H. Res. 1126), H9431 [12OC]

Medgar Evers National Monument: establish (see S. 2889), S2793 [21MY] (see H.R. 4895), H677 [29JA]

Memphis, TN: anniversary of sanitation workers’ strike (see S. Res. 404), S907 [13FE] (see H. Res. 715), H677 [29JA] (see H. Res. 720), H732 [30JA]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1334 [27FE]

National Disability Employment Awareness Month: observance (see S. Res. 676), S6816 [11OC]

National Park Service: change U.S. Code references from U.S. Civil Rights Network to African American Civil Rights Network (see H.R. 7172), H9667 [27NO]

Native Americans: anniversary of Civil Rights Act provisions affording American Indians and Alaska Natives the right to vote (see S. Res. 631), S6223 [18SE]

——— protect voting rights by increasing access and boosting registration, education, and election participation in tribal communities and eliminating discriminatory barriers (see S. 3543), S6495 [3OC] (see H.R. 7127), H9525 [14NO]

Paul, Alice: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 2562), S1765 [15MR]

Pearl (vessel): honor historic abolitionist events and legacy of those involved in the largest slave escape in U.S. history (see H. Res. 1074), H8738 [20SE]

Powell, Barbara R. Johns: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5561), H3441 [18AP]

Religion: recognize historic contributions by the American Muslim community (see H. Res. 869), H3750 [3MY]

——— recognize religious freedom of, and historic contributions by, the American Muslim community (see S. Res. 555), S4281 [20JN]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (see S. 2584), S1875 [21MR] (see H.R. 5374), H1754 [21MR]

Taxation: modify tax treatment of amounts related to employment discrimination and harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see S. 2988), S2991 [5JN]

Transportation Security Administration: improve screening of transgender persons at airport security checkpoints (see H.R. 6659), H7747 [7AU]

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. 751), H1266 [26FE]

——— 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 S. Res. 626), S6143 [12SE] (see H. Res. 1058), H8170 [12SE]

Walker, Wyatt T.: tribute (see H. Res. 742), H1217 [16FE]

Women: anniversary of first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, NY (see S. Res. 586), S5108 [19JY]

——— authorize Every Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs (see H.R. 7309), H10210 [13DE]

——— mint and issue quarter dollars in commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution providing for women’s suffrage (see H.R. 5308), H1651 [15MR]

——— provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace (see H.R. 5194), H1475 [7MR]

——— recognize centennial commemoration of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote, designate Salt Lake City, UT, as western center of commemoration, and commend Better Days 2020 (see H. Res. 1105), H9406 [28SE]

Court documents

Enrique Madrinan, Plaintiff, v. Harbour Shopping Center, Inc. and Luza Corp. d/b/a Donut Gallery Diner, Defendants, H1189 [15FE]

Essays

State of the Union: Marjorie (Maggie) Parker, S575 [30JA]

Letters

Condemn threats to Father Jose A. Idiaquez relative to opposition to human rights violations in Nicaragua: Scott Santarosa, H5158 [14JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program establishment: several civil liberties and immigration law organizations, H7788 [4SE]

Dept. of Justice civil rights investigation into harassment of Mia Irizarry in Cook County, IL, for wearing clothing depicting Puerto Rico flag: Representative Gutierrez, H6116 [12JY]

Medgar Evers Home National Monument Act: Beverly W. Hogan, Tougaloo College, H3950 [15MY]

——— Jeff Seabold, Jackson, MS, Historic Preservation Commission, H3950 [15MY]

——— Kenneth H. P’Pool, Mississippi Dept. of Archives and History, H3950 [15MY]

Lists

Court cases won by NAACP lawyers, E1438 [23OC]

Labor, consumer, and civil rights organizations opposed to S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, S1724 [14MR]

Reasons to thank labor union movement, H666 [29JA]

Remarks in House

Abortion: prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex (H.R. 4660), H576 [19JA]

Africa: assist democracy efforts in sub-Saharan Africa, E627 [10MY]

African Americans: anniversary of voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, AL, H1468 [7MR], E283 [8MR]

——— continuing struggle with law enforcement, H9098 [27SE]

——— tribute to impact and legacy of Black women in America, H1688–H1694 [19MR], E349 [20MR], E356 [21MR]

Americans With Disabilities Act: allow awarding of punitive damages in cases where business owners made no good faith effort to remove barriers to access to public accommodations, H1195 [15FE]

——— anniversary, H7709, H7710, H7711 [26JY]

——— clarify use of the term ‘substantial progress’ in remedying violations may only be used when delays to removing barriers to access are due to circumstances beyond the violator’s control, H1196 [15FE]

——— eliminate requirement that notice of violation include specific section of legislation alleged to have been violated, H1197, H1198 [15FE]

——— eliminate written notice and waiting period requirements for discrimination claims made due to barriers to access to public accommodations, H1194, H1195 [15FE]

——— 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. 620), H1147 [14FE], H1183–H1200, H1202 [15FE], E220 [26FE], E225 [27FE], E266 [6MR]

——— 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. 620), consideration (H. Res. 736), H1136–H1146 [14FE]

——— reduce time businesses have to fix violations after notification, H1196, H1197 [15FE]

Assyrian genocide: anniversary, E1127 [7AU]

Assyrian Martyr’s Day: observance, E1127 [7AU]

Black Maternal Health Week: observance (H. Res. 818), H3159 [12AP]

Bremerton, WA: anniversary of NAACP Unit 1134, E703 [22MY]

Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument: establish as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 5655), H4753, H4754 [5JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate the birthday of Frederick Douglass (H. Con. Res. 102), H815 [6FE]

China: impact of increasing influence in global affairs, H541–H547 [18JA]

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: clarify that employees are covered employees under the Congressional Accountability Act, H808 [6FE]

Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (H.R. 40), H1496 [8MR]

Congressional Black Caucus: accomplishments, H14 [8JA]

——— tribute, E1747 [3JA]

Congressional-Executive Commission on China: clarify that employees are covered employees under the Congressional Accountability Act, H808 [6FE]

Constitutional amendments: anniversary of ratification of 14th Amendment relative to the rights of citizenship and equal protection of the law, E987 [10JY]

——— anniversary of ratification of 19th Amendment providing for women’s suffrage, H93 [10JA], H398 [16JA]

Crime: condemn hate crimes and other forms of racism, religious or ethnic bias, discrimination, incitement to violence, or animus targeting minorities, H489 [18JA], H9527 [15NO]

——— condemn hate crimes and other forms of racism, religious or ethnic bias, discrimination, incitement to violence, or animus targeting minorities (H. Res. 257), H7200 [25JY]

——— declassify documents from civil rights cold cases and establish a civil rights cold case record collection and the Cold Case Records Review Board (S. 3191), H10527–H10531 [21DE]

——— increase Federal penalties for violent threats against community centers with religious affiliation (S. 994), H7925 [7SE]

Curtis, Bettie J. Broussard: West Orange-Stark Alumni Foundation, Inc., Blossoming Minds MLK Gala Legend Award recipient, E13 [9JA]

Dept. of Education: establish competitive grant program to award grants to local educational agencies to address implicit bias in elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 6765), E1228 [10SE]

——— issue financial penalities to schools that fail to comply with Title IX protections, H6583 [19JY]

——— support educational entities in fully implementing Title IX and reducing and preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education (H.R. 3828), H5162 [14JN]

Dept. of HHS: formation of Conscience and Religious Freedom division within Office of Civil Rights, H559 [19JA]

——— tribute to proposed rule by Conscience and Religious Freedom division within Office of Civil Rights to protect health care professionals from being coerced into performing procedures that violate their beliefs, H1171 [14FE]

Dept. of Justice: call for an investgation into the shooting death of Stephon A. Clark, E400 [5AP]

——— call for civil rights investigation into harassment of Mia Irizarry in Cook County, IL, for wearing clothing depicting Puerto Rico flag, H6115 [12JY]

——— decision to reopen investigation into murder of Emmett Till, H6193 [13JY]

——— ensure Americans With Disabilities Act compliance materials are available for business owners whose primary language is not English, H1193 [15FE]

Dept. of the Interior: designate Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, KS, as a National Historic Landmark (H.R. 5613), H6630, H6631 [23JY]

——— study suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson in Jacksonville, FL, as a unit of the National Park System (H.R. 5005), H4752, H4753 [5JN]

Dept. of Transportation: review and revise air travel regulations to improve assistance for individuals with disabilities, H3656 [26AP]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity, H9698 [29NO]

——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 2282), H5348 [20JN], H5820 [28JN], E781 [6JN]

District of Columbia: tribute to DC Black Pride festival, E693 [21MY]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 1861), H5998–H6000 [10JY]

Emancipation National Historic Trail: designate (H.R. 4745), H65 [9JA], H6438 [17JY], H9701 [29NO]

Employment: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 1869), E428 [10AP]

——— require that individuals who perform work for employers as independent contractors be treated as employees relative to civil rights laws (H.R. 4972), E153 [7FE]

——— strengthen protections for employees experiencing harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (S. 2994), H6562 [19JY]

Equal Pay Day: observance, H3104 [11AP]

Europe: commend history and achievements of people of African descent and Black Europeans, promote racial equality, and combat discrimination (H. Res. 925), E782 [6JN]

Fair Housing Act: anniversary, H3130 [11AP], H3205–H3207 [12AP], E783 [6JN], E1594 [3DE]

Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 817), H3205 [12AP]

Families and domestic relations: 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 (H.R. 2640), H9698 [29NO]

Financial institutions: preserve access to data relative to loan and housing discrimination, H4342 [22MY]

Freedom of speech: importance, H1131 [14FE]

Gary, IN: tribute to Gary Frontiers Service Club Inc., Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Breakfast honorees and officers, E7 [8JA]

Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance of Washington, DC: anniversary, E435 [11AP]

Hollywood, FL: tribute to Diversity Honors gala honorees, E564 [27AP]

Indian Business Association: tribute, E1019 [17JY]

Infrastructure: ensure any infrastructure plan provides for job creation, public investment, clean energy jobs, fair hiring and wage standards, and protection of Federal aid programs, the environment, and civil rights (H. Con. Res. 63), H4789, H4790 [6JN]

Intelligence services: allow re-review of security clearance to be triggered by a holder’s association with entities that advocate or use force to discriminatorily prevent exercise of constitutional rights, H6132, H6145–H6147 [12JY]

Iran: condemn attempted attack on the Mujahedin-e-Khalq (MeK) Rally in France, E997 [11JY]

Juneteenth Independence Day: observance, H5274 [19JN], E867 [19JN]

——— observance (H. Res. 948), H5274 [19JN]

Kennedy-King National Historic Site: establish (H.R. 4851), H1675–H1677 [19MR], E79 [19JA]

——— establish (H.R. 4851), Senate amendment, H2037 [22MR]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: anniversary of assassination, H1468 [7MR], H2030 [22MR], H3134 [11AP], E366 [23MR]

——— anniversary of assassination (H. Res. 798), E391 [5AP]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (H.R. 1498), H1496 [8MR]

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance, H4762 [5JN], H4784 [6JN], H5348 [20JN], H5820 [28JN], H6051 [11JY], E781 [6JN]

——— observance (H. Res. 972), H5970–H5972 [28JN]

Little Rock, AR: anniversary of integration of Central High School, H8255 [13SE]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, H7 [8JA], H26 [9JA], H86 [10JA], H135 [11JA], H489 [18JA], E7 [8JA]

Medgar Evers National Monument: establish (H.R. 4895), H3949–H3951 [15MY]

Memphis, TN: anniversary of sanitation workers’ strike (H. Res. 715), H661–H664 [29JA], E126 [2FE]

——— anniversary of sanitation workers’ strike (H. Res. 720), E366 [23MR]

Meng, Representative: accomplishments during the 115th Congress, E1748 [3JA]

Middle East: religious persecution of Christians, H9815 [10DE]

NAACP: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 108), H1330 [27FE]

——— anniversary of Fairfax County, VA, branch, E750 [29MY]

——— anniversary of Houston, TX, branch, E1437 [23OC]

Nashville, TN: anniversary of desegregation of Stratford High School, E1254 [13SE]

National Civil Rights Day: observance, E578 [1MY]

National Disability Employment Awareness Month: observance, E1443 [23OC]

National Park Service: Historic Preservation Fund competitive grants funding to preserve sites and stories of Civil Rights Movement, H6437 [17JY], E1055 [24JY]

New Hope, PA: tribute to New Hope Pride Parade, H4589 [23MY]

Nicaragua: condemn threats to Father Jose A. Idiaquez relative to opposition to human rights violations, H5158 [14JN]

Olympic Games: anniversary of Mexico City protest, E1414 [16OC]

Pellegrino, Mary: Pennsylvania State Education Association Human and Civil Rights Award recipient, H4854 [7JN]

Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Central High School Power of Student Voices program, E365 [23MR]

Political science: failure of communism as a political system versus the success of capitalism, H9554–H9556 [16NO]

Poor People’s Campaign—A National Call for Moral Revival: support efforts to address issues of systemic racism, poverty, ecological devastation, and the war economy and militarism, H5188–H5195 [14JN]

Powell, Barbara R. Johns: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 5561), H9083 [26SE]

Religious Freedom Week: observance, H5509 [22JN]

Saratoga Springs, NY: observance of Solomon Northup Day, E3 [5JA]

Schools: end discrimination based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools (H.R. 5374), H3710 [27AP], H9698 [29NO]

Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS, relative to segregated schools and ensure vigilance against resegregation of society, H3987 [16MY], E694 [21MY]

——— decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS, relative to segregated schools, H3563–H3565 [25AP]

Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation: anniversary, E750 [29MY]

Truman, Harry S: anniversary of Executive order to desegregate the Armed Forces, E1060 [24JY]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to impact on minority communities, H767–H774 [5FE], H1364 [5MR], E151 [7FE], E280 [8MR]

——— evaluation of administration relative to judicial nominees, H6639–H6646 [23JY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to race relations, H5366 [21JN]

Vallejo, CA: anniversary of NAACP Vallejo branch, E1244 [13SE]

Virginia: Barbara Johns Day observance, H3563–H3565 [25AP]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 2978), H9049 [26SE], E283 [8MR], E1082 [26JY], E1126 [7AU]

Voting Rights Act: anniversary, E1125 [7AU]

——— impact, H1369 [5MR]

Wichita, KS: anniversary of Dockum Drugstore sit-in, H6577 [19JY]

Ypsilanti Campaign for Equality (organization): anniversary, E618 [9MY]

Remarks in Senate

Afghanistan: persecution of religious minorities, S5575 [1AU]

Americans With Disabilities Act: anniversary, S5397 [26JY]

Ashe, Arthur: tribute (S. Res. 624), S6104 [6SE]

Buffalo Soldiers: tribute (S. Res. 409), S1292, S1293 [28FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate the birthday of Frederick Douglass (H. Con. Res. 102), S843, S844 [8FE]

China: impact of increasing influence in global affairs, S2056–S2058 [11AP]

Chisholm, Shirley: anniversary of election to the House of Representatives (S. Res. 689), S6970 [15NO]

Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities: anniversary, S6912 [13NO]

Crime: declassify documents from civil rights cold cases and establish a civil rights cold case record collection and the Cold Case Records Review Board (S. 3191), S4877 [10JY], S7727–S7734 [17DE]

——— increase Federal penalties for violent threats against community centers with religious affiliation (S. 994), S6032, S6033 [4SE], S6491 [3OC]

——— specify lynching as a hate crime (S. 3178), S7842–S7844 [19DE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S2978–S2981 [5JN]

Dept. of HHS: formation of Conscience and Religious Freedom division within Office of Civil Rights, S443 [22JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding for operation or construction of internment camps or family detention centers and re-establish Family Case Management Program (S. 3567), S6782–S6784 [11OC]

Dept. of HUD: extend Fair Housing Act protections to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation (S. 1328), S2061 [11AP]

——— protect veterans and low-income families from housing discrimination based on source of income or veterans status (S. 3612), S6927 [13NO]

Dept. of Justice: incentivize hate crime reporting, provide grants for State-run hate crime hotlines, and establish private rights of action for victims and additional penalties for certain hate crime convictions (S. 662), S3871 [13JN]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (S. 1006), S6793 [11OC]

Doby, Lawrence E.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (H.R. 1861), S7332 [6DE]

Employment: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (S. 819), S2029 [10AP]

Equal Pay Day: observance, S2029 [10AP]

Fair Housing Act: anniversary, S2060, S2068 [11AP]

Financial institutions: preserve access to data relative to loan and housing discrimination, S1540 [8MR], S1622 [12MR], S1651, S1659 [13MR]

Florida: decision to place statue of Mary McLeod Bethune in the U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall, S1685 [13MR]

Franklin, Aretha L.: tribute (S. Res. 615), S5869 [22AU]

Freedom of speech: importance, S6786 [11OC]

Groveland, FL: urge pardon for ‘‘Groveland Four,’’ the four African-American men who were wrongly accused of raping a white woman in 1949, S7777 [18DE]

Helms, Jesse: views on civil rights, S2604 [10MY]

International Women’s Day: observance, S1539 [8MR]

——— support goals (S. Res. 426), S2280, S2281 [18AP]

Juneteenth Independence Day: designate (S. Res. 547), S3958 [14JN]

——— observance, S4032 [19JN]

Kennedy-King National Historic Site: establish (H.R. 4851), S1892, S1904 [22MR]

Las Vegas, NV: anniversary of Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada, S6275 [24SE]

LGBTQ Pride Month: observance, S3866 [13JN]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day: observance, S186 [16JA], S245 [17JA]

Memphis, TN: anniversary of sanitation workers’ strike (S. Res. 404), S1155 [15FE], S1291, S1292 [28FE]

Nelson, Senator: appreciation of opportunity to serve, S7077 [26NO]

Religion: recognize religious freedom of, and historic contributions by, the American Muslim community (S. Res. 555), S4293 [20JN]

Selma, AL: commemorate anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the role it played in ensuring passage of the Voting Rights Act, S2603 [10MY]

Sessions, Attorney General: assessment of tenure, S668–S670 [7FE]

Supreme Court: decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, S2857 [23MY], S7309 [5DE]

——— impact of decisions on corporate interests, S6610 [5OC]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to impact on minority communities, S6808 [11OC]

Women: remove deadline for ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights (S.J. Res. 5), S1539, S1540 [8MR], S2055 [11AP]

Reports filed

ADA Education and Reform Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 620) (H. Rept. 115–539), H731 [30JA]

Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5655) (H. Rept. 115–695), H4283 [21MY]

Camp Nelson National Monument Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 5655), S7241 [29NO]

——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 5655) (S. Rept. 115–406), S7274 [4DE]

Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 3191) (S. Rept. 115–424), S7385 [10DE]

Consideration of H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act, H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers’ Access to Credit Act, and H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 736) (H. Rept. 115–559), H1125 [13FE]

Dept. of the Interior Study of Suitability and Feasibility of Establishing Birthplace of James Weldon Johnson in Jacksonville, FL, as a Unit of National Park System: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5005) (H. Rept. 115–644), H3504 [24AP]

Kennedy-King National Commemorative Site Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4851) (H. Rept. 115–612), H1697 [19MR]

Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 4895) (S. Rept. 115–370), S7050 [15NO]

Medgar Evers Home National Monument Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4895) (H. Rept. 115–632), H3146 [11AP]

Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 994), S2484 [26AP]

——— Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 994) (S. Rept. 115–325), S5830 [22AU]

Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative Site Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5613) (H. Rept. 115–856), H6648 [23JY]

Support Goals of International Women’s Day: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 426), S1946 [22MR]

Statements

Why I Am a Republican: Hunt Wasden, E645 [15MY]

Testimonies

Poor People’s Campaign—A National Call for Moral Revival: Latifah Trezvant, H5194 [14JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 102, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall for event to celebrate the birthday of Frederick Douglass, H815 [6FE]

H. Res. 257, condemn hate crimes and other forms of racism, religious or ethnic bias, discrimination, incitement to violence, or animus targeting minorities, H7200 [25JY]

H. Res. 736, consideration of H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act, H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers’ Access to Credit Act, and H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act, H1136 [14FE]

H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act, H1192 [15FE]

H.R. 1861, Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act, H5998 [10JY]

H.R. 4851, Kennedy-King National Commemorative Site Act, H1675 [19MR]

H.R. 4895, Medgar Evers Home National Monument Act, H3949 [15MY]

H.R. 5005, Dept. of the Interior study on suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson in Jacksonville, FL, as a unit of the National Park System, H4752 [5JN]

H.R. 5613, Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative Site Act, H6630 [23JY]

H.R. 5655, Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument Act, H4753 [5JN]

S. 994, Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act, S6033 [4SE], H7925 [7SE]

S. 3178, Justice for Victims of Lynching Act, S7843 [19DE]

S. 3191, Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act, H10527–H10531 [21DE]

S. 3287, Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument Act, S5426 [26JY]

S. Res. 387, Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution, S584 [30JA]

S. Res. 404, Memphis, TN, sanitation workers’ strike anniversary, S909 [13FE]

S. Res. 407, recognize critical work of human rights defenders in promoting human rights, the rule of law, democracy, and good governance, S1166 [15FE]

S. Res. 409, tribute to Buffalo Soldiers, S1168 [15FE]

S. Res. 426, support goals of International Women’s Day, S1581 [8MR], S2281–S2283 [18AP]

S. Res. 441, tribute to Cesar E. Chavez, S1950 [22MR]

S. Res. 459, Black Maternal Health Week, S2077 [11AP]

S. Res. 487, support efforts to raise awareness and address needs of sexual assault survivors from historically and currently disenfranchised and underserved communities, S2490 [26AP]

S. Res. 547, Juneteenth Independence Day, S3954 [14JN]

S. Res. 555, recognize religious freedom of, and historic contributions by, the American Muslim community, S4286 [20JN]

S. Res. 563, LGBTQ Pride Month, S4744 [28JN]

S. Res. 586, first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, NY, anniversary, S5111 [19JY]

S. Res. 615, tribute to Aretha L. Franklin, S5835 [22AU]

S. Res. 624, tribute to Arthur Ashe, S6061 [6SE]

S. Res. 626, develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws on voting, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting the right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration, S6146 [12SE]

S. Res. 631, Civil Rights Act provisions affording American Indians and Alaska Natives the right to vote anniversary, S6231 [18SE]

S. Res. 646, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice (organization) anniversary, S6306 [25SE]

S. Res. 676, National Disability Employment Awareness Month, S6822 [11OC]

S. Res. 689, Shirley Chisholm election to the House of Representatives anniversary, S7055 [15NO]

Tributes

King, Martin Luther, Jr., H9–H16 [8JA], H89 [10JA]