RACIAL RELATIONS

Addresses

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

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

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

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

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 6964), S7438 [11DE], H10175 [13DE]

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

Articles and editorials

Fate of Divisive Judicial Nominee From North Carolina Uncertain Amid Criticism, S7203 [29NO]

He Is a Member of a Violent White Supremacist Group—So Why Is He Working for a Defense Contractor With a Security Clearance?, H6145–H6147 [12JY]

Bills and resolutions

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

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

Dept. of Education: authorize grants to support new and expand existing voluntary community-driven strategies to increase diversity in schools (see S. 3413), S6058 [6SE] (see H.R. 6722), H7919 [6SE]

——— 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]

Dept. of the Treasury: conduct study to identify disparities between communities in auto insurance costs and payout amounts based on predominant racial makeup of such communities (see H.R. 4885), H629 [25JA]

Drugs: acknowledge that the War on Drugs has been a failed policy and apologize to individuals and communities victimized by this policy (see H. Res. 933), H5093 [12JN]

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]

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]

Farrakhan, Louis: condemn promotion of ideas that create animosity and anger toward Jews and the Jewish religion and all expressions of racism, anti-Semitism, and ethnic or religious intolerance (see H. Res. 772), H1542 [13MR]

Federal agencies and departments: submit reports on security clearances to individuals by reason of the individuals’ affiliation with hate groups (see H.R. 6359), H6173 [12JY]

International Decade for People of African Descent: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 713), H629 [25JA]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (see H.R. 6964), H9404 [28SE]

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

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]

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

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

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (see S. Res. 579), S5066 [18JY]

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

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 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]

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]

SBA: study and identify best practices for closing the gender, race, and income gap in patenting rates for certain small business concerns (see H.R. 6390), H6263 [16JY]

Trump, President: censure and condemn for alleged disparaging remarks relative to countries of origin of certain immigrants and call for a retraction and apology for such remarks (see H. Res. 700), H553 [18JA]

——— impeachment (see H. Res. 705), H582 [19JA]

Essays

State of the Union: Ella Whitman, S649 [6FE]

Eulogies

Hoff, Philip H.: by Richard Cassidy, S7237 [29NO]

Factsheets

African Americans and Labor Unions, H665 [29JA]

Letters

Unity declaration on racism and poverty: Circle of Protection (organization), H1365 [5MR]

Memorandums

Recommended Lawsuit Against North Carolina Republican Party, Helms Campaign for Senate Committee, et al.: John P. Dunne and Lee H. Rubin, Dept. of Justice (1991), S7204 [29NO]

Motions

Trump, President: impeachment (H. Res. 705), H570 [19JA]

Proposals

President Trump impeachment, H559 [19JA]

Remarks in House

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

Birmingham, AL: anniversary of 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, H8174 [13SE]

Civil rights: continuing struggle between law enforcement and African Americans, H9098 [27SE]

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

Crime: address increase in hate crimes, H6119 [12JY]

——— 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]

Dallas, TX: condemn shooting of Botham Jean by Dallas police officer, H9098 [27SE]

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]

Economy: eliminate economic inequality through increased funding for housing, education, and employment programs, E281 [8MR]

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

Federal agencies and departments: submit reports on security clearances to individuals by reason of the individuals’ affiliation with hate groups (H.R. 6359), H6244 [16JY]

Hate groups: condemn violence in Charlottesville, VA, and urge the President to denounce and disavow support from such groups, E126 [2FE]

Iowa: anniversary of Iowa Supreme Court decision in Clark v. Board of Directors relative to racial segregation of public schools, E1172 [24AU]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 6964), H9359 [28SE]

——— reauthorize and improve (H.R. 6964), Senate amendment, H10175 [13DE], E1680 [17DE]

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, H3134 [11AP]

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

Langhorne, PA: tribute to African-American Museum of Bucks County, H790 [6FE]

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

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

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]

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

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

National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders: anniversary of report identifying racism and segregation as the root cause of civil unrest, H1363–H1370 [5MR], E280, E281 [8MR], E289 [9MR]

National Day of Civility: designate (H. Res. 400), H6163 [12JY]

——— observance, H1659 [19MR], H6122 [12JY]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance, H6473, H6474 [18JY]

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]

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]

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

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, H686 [30JA], H3981, H3985 [16MY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to professional athletes who kneel in protest during playing of the National Anthem, H4856 [7JN]

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

——— impeachment, H488 [18JA], H1131 [14FE], H3985 [16MY], H7166 [25JY]

——— impeachment (H. Res. 705), H549 [18JA], H569, H574 [19JA]

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum: funding, E493 [18AP]

University of Alabama: anniversary of racial integration, E898 [22JN]

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

Voting: relationship between voter turnout and opposition to bigotry and hate, H9694 [29NO]

——— 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]

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

Remarks in Senate

Baltimore, MD: anniversary of appointment of Marion Bascom and Konstantine Prevas to Baltimore City Board of Fire Commissioners, S465 [23JA]

Blankenstein, Eric: suitability to be Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Policy Director for Supervision, Enforcement, and Fair Lending relative to comments on race relations and hate crimes, S6410 [1OC]

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

Dept. of HUD: implementation of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule, S2060 [11AP]

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]

Drugs: impact of ‘‘War on Drugs’’, S39–S42 [4JA]

Fair Housing Act: anniversary, S2060 [11AP]

Farr, Thomas A.: suitability to be district judge relative to legal defense of discriminatory voting laws and redistricting plans, S7075 [26NO], S7108–S7111, S7118, S7122, S7124, S7126, S7145 [27NO], S7150, S7157, S7169 [28NO], S7198, S7202–S7205, S7208 [29NO]

Firearms: prevent a person convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or who received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm (S. 1324), S6793 [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]

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: reauthorize and improve (H.R. 6964), S7426, S7452 [11DE], S7842 [19DE]

Kansas City, MO: tribute to Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, S5048 [18JY]

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

Mandela, Nelson R.: tribute (S. Res. 579), S5074 [18JY]

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

National Memorial for Peace and Justice: grand opening, S2451 [26AP]

Presidential appointments: resignation of certain officials due to alleged intolerant comments, S1267 [28FE]

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

Seraw, Mulugeta: anniversary of murder in Portland, OR, by white supremacists, S6809 [11OC]

Sports: tribute to Negro leagues baseball, S5048, S5049 [18JY]

Trump, President: characterization of remarks relative to South African land reform, S5890 [23AU]

Reports filed

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

21st Century Respect Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 995) (S. Rept. 115–300), S4950 [12JY]

Statements

Unity Declaration on Racism and Poverty: Several Religious Leaders, H1364 [5MR]

Texts of

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. 705, President Trump impeachment, H569 [19JA]

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

H.R. 6964, Juvenile Justice Reform Act, H9359–H9369 [28SE]

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

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

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

S. Res. 579, tribute to Nelson R. Mandela, S5071 [18JY]

Tributes

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