ETHNIC GROUPS related term(s) Minorities

Articles and editorials

Greece’s Invisible Minority—The Macedonian Slavs, E220 [27FE]

Vote on the Green New Deal, S1317 [13FE]

Bills and resolutions

Arab American Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 335), H3340 [30AP]

Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week: observance (see H. Res. 581), H7902 [24SE]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 218), S3060 [22MY] (see H. Res. 401), H4164 [23MY]

Assyrian Genocide: commemorate anniversary, call on Turkey to officially recognize, and encourage education and public understanding of facts (see H. Res. 537), H7489 [2AU]

Bureau of the Census: prohibit use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census (see H.R. 1734), H2716 [13MR]

Burma: promote democracy and human rights through provision of humanitarian assistance, imposition of sanctions, and travel bans on officials responsible for violence against Rohingya population (see S. 1186), S2434 [11AP] (see H.R. 3190), H4431 [11JN]

Caribbean American Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 425), H4313 [4JN]

CDC: anniversary of Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program (see H. Res. 570), H7865 [20SE]

China: condemn human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims and call for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities (see S. 178), S293 [17JA] (see H.R. 649), H716 [17JA]

——— counter arbitrary detention of ethnic Turkic Muslims, including Uighurs, within Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (see H.R. 1025), H1391 [6FE]

——— impose sanctions relative to surveillance of ethnic minorities within Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (see S. 2386), S5248 [31JY]

——— remember victims of suppression of democracy protests in Tiananmen Square, call for investigation of massacre and release of political prisoners, and condemn intensifying repression and human rights violations (see S. Res. 221), S3106 [23MY]

——— remember victims of violent suppression of democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and call on China to respect universally recognized human rights of people living in China and around the world (see H. Res. 393), H4064 [21MY]

Civil liberties: ensure due process protections of individuals against unlawful detention based solely on a protected characteristic (see S. 505), S1382 [14FE] (see H.R. 1288), H2032 [14FE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 2039), H2986 [2AP]

Colleges and universities: enhance Federal science agencies’ efforts relative to the quality of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and research capacity at minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 4372), H7772 [18SE]

Commission To Study the Creation of a National Museum of Irish American History: establish (see H.R. 1780), H2744 [14MR]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture: establish (see H.R. 4132), H7481 [30JY]

Dept. of Education: authorize additional grant activities for Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education (see H.R. 4573), H8080 [27SE]

——— establish a grant program to support partnerships and collaboration between Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education and Hispanic-serving school districts (see H.R. 3827), H7149 [18JY]

——— establish competitive grant program to award grants to local educational agencies to address implicit bias in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4776), H8297 [21OC]

——— establish Honorable Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence to increase recruitment of diverse teachers and improve teacher training and retention programs (see H.R. 4288), H7664 [11SE]

——— include racial subgroups in Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) data (see H.R. 3901), H7240 [23JY]

——— provide grants for education programs on history of treatment of Italian Americans during World War II (see H.R. 3913), H7241 [23JY]

——— strengthen data collection on exclusionary discipline in schools and award grants to eligible entities to reduce overuse and discriminatory use of exclusionary discipline practices (see H.R. 5325), H9294 [5DE]

Dept. of HHS: address maternity care shortages by expanding educational opportunities for midwives and prioritize midwifery programs that increase racial and ethnic minority representation (see H.R. 3849), H7150 [18JY]

——— authorize assistance for increasing workforce diversity in professions of physical therapy, occupational therapy, audiology, and speech-language pathology (see S. 2747), S6300 [30OC] (see H.R. 3637), H5302 [9JY]

——— provide for behavioral and mental health outreach and education strategies to reduce stigma associated with mental health among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander populations (see H.R. 2826), H3962 [17MY]

——— provide for research and improvement of cardiovascular health among South Asian population of the U.S. (see H.R. 3131), H4342 [5JN]

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 (see S. 2043), S4629 [27JN] (see H.R. 3545), H5256 [27JN]

Dept. of State: establish the Muhammad Ali Legacy Grant Program to promote global respect, understanding, and communication (see H.R. 635), H715 [17JA]

——— include reported sexual and gender-based violence in conflict in annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices and include such violence as a basis for sanctions or travel restrictions (see S. 1777), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 3212), H4432 [11JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make all fact sheets available in English and Spanish (see H.R. 2943), H4160 [23MY]

Discrimination: condemn anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim discrimination and bigotry against minorities as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contrary to U.S. values and aspirations (see H. Res. 183), H2584 [7MR]

——— prohibit courts from awarding damages based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or actual or perceived sexual orientation when calculating future earnings potential in personal injury cases and claims (see S. 2512), S5602 [19SE] (see H.R. 4418), H7835 [19SE]

——— prohibit discrimination based on an individual’s texture or style of hair (see H.R. 5309), H9293 [5DE]

Dominican Heritage Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 65), H997 [22JA]

Drugs: urge action to increase equity within the legal cannabis marketplace (see H. Res. 163), H2315 [28FE]

Employment: prevent workplace harassment, end mandatory arbitration and pre-employment non-disclosure agreements, expand civil rights protections, empower workers who report harassment, and eliminate tipped minimum wage (see S. 1082), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2148), H3215 [9AP]

——— strengthen protections for employees experiencing harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment and assault and harassment based on protected categories (see S. 575), S1539 [27FE] (see H.R. 1521), H2366 [5MR]

Federal agencies and departments: enforce Civil Rights Act sections that prohibit racial discrimination in education and other aspects of public life and restore private right of action in cases involving disparate impact (see H. Res. 66), H997 [22JA]

——— require the White House and each agency to provide an official website in the most commonly used languages in the U.S. other than English and other languages deemed appropriate (see H.R. 4809), H8455 [23OC]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: condemn decision to remove borrower’s preferred language question and housing counseling question from Universal Residential Loan Application and call for reversal of such decision (see H. Res. 728), H9169 [21NO]

Filipino American History Month: observance (see S. Res. 401), S6334 [31OC] (see H. Res. 621), H8101 [8OC]

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 (see S. 1462), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 2708), H3788 [14MY]

FRS: require Federal reserve banks to interview one individual reflective of gender diversity and one individual reflective of racial or ethnic diversity when appointing Federal reserve bank presidents (see S. 65), S103 [9JA] (see H.R. 281), H281 [8JA]

FTC: establish Office of Fair Lending Testing to test for compliance with laws prohibiting credit discrimination, strengthen such laws, and provide criminal penalties for violations of such laws (see H.R. 166), H207 [3JA]

——— address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and hazardous and other wastes, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (H. Res. 109), consideration (see H. Res. 132), H2032 [14FE]

Hispanic Americans: recognize disparity in wages paid to Latina women and reaffirm support for ensuring equal pay and closing the gender wage gap (see H. Con. Res. 76), H9121 [20NO]

——— recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the U.S. (see S. Res. 111), S1899 [14MR] (see H. Res. 234), H2745 [14MR]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 352), S5749 [26SE] (see H. Res. 561), H7773 [18SE]

Hmong New Year: observance (see H. Res. 573), H7866 [20SE]

Immigrant Heritage Month: designate (see S. Res. 255), S4169 [20JN]

——— observance (see H. Res. 453), H5006 [20JN]

International Decade for People of African Descent: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 133), H2032 [14FE]

International Mother Language Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 139), H2042 [19FE]

International Roma Day: observance (see S. Res. 141), S2270 [4AP] (see H. Res. 292), H3100 [4AP]

Iran: observe Nowruz, the Iranian New Year (see H. Res. 238), H2745 [14MR]

Iraq: support secure return of minority communities displaced by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and development of plan for stabilization and security of affected regions (see H. Res. 259), H2885 [27MR]

Italian Americans: apologize for treatment during World War II (see H.R. 3914), H7241 [23JY]

Italian and Italian-American Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 612), H8089 [1OC]

Jews: condemn and combat anti-Semitism (see S. Res. 189), S2614 [2MY]

——— condemn anti-Semitism, racism, and intolerance, support freedom of religion, and investigate and hold perpetrators accountable for hate crimes and threats against the Jewish community (see H. Res. 47), H676 [16JA]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 38), H518 [11JA]

Korematsu, Fred T.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 277), S769 [30JA] (see H.R. 924), H1335 [30JA]

Law enforcement: eliminate racial, religious, or other discriminatory profiling (see S. 2355), S5247 [31JY]

——— prohibit racial profiling (see H.R. 4339), H7714 [16SE]

Lindsborg, KS: anniversary (see S. Res. 43), S867 [5FE] (see H. Res. 101), H1362 [5FE]

Lunar New Year: observance (see H. Res. 98), H1349 [4FE]

Marshall Islands: commend history, heritage, strategic importance, and contributions of citizens and improve census data to better serve citizens who reside in the U.S. (see S. Con. Res. 3), S1326 [13FE] (see H. Con. Res. 18), H1583 [13FE]

Medicare: count time spent in approved medical residency training program for training in culturally and linguistically appropriate care toward determination of full time equivalency for graduate medical education (see H.R. 5432), H10262 [13DE]

——— provide for enhanced beneficiary information through access to annual notifications in multiple languages (see H.R. 4675), H8143 [15OC]

Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (see S. 256), S742 [29JA] (see H.R. 912), H1335 [30JA]

——— tribute to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women (see S. Res. 100), S1734 [7MR] (see H. Res. 173), H2368 [5MR]

New York, NY: support renaming of Hamilton Heights, Washington Heights, and Inwood to Quisqueya Heights to recognize Dominican community and oppose gentrification and rebranding of such neighborhoods as Wahi (see H. Res. 63), H997 [22JA]

News media: reaffirm commitment to diversity as a core tenet of public interest standard in media policy and support efforts to eliminate barriers to media diversity (see S. Res. 306), S5407 [10SE] (see H. Res. 549), H7596 [10SE]

Patent and Trademark Office: require voluntary collection of demographic information for patent applications (see S. 2281), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 4075), H7467 [25JY]

Portuguese National Heritage Month: designate (see H. Res. 457), H5076 [24JN]

Religion: recognize historic contributions by the American Muslim community (see S. Res. 214), S3005 [21MY] (see H. Res. 276), H2938 [1AP]

Rwanda: anniversary of genocide (see S. Res. 122), S2043 [27MR]

SEC: require public companies to disclose gender, race, ethnicity, and veteran status of their board directors, nominees, and senior executive officers (see S. 360), S919 [6FE] (see H.R. 1018), H1391 [6FE] (see H.R. 5084), H8877 [14NO]

Sikhism: recognize historic, cultural, and religious significance of Guru Nanak’s birthday (see H. Res. 689), H8784 [12NO]

——— recognize historic, cultural, and religious significance of Guru Nanak’s birthday, contributions and sacrifices of Sikh Americans, and discrimination Sikh Americans have faced (see S. Res. 393), S6333 [31OC] (see S. Res. 427), S6605 [14NO] (see H. Res. 538), H7492 [6AU] (see H. Res. 680), H8739 [8NO]

——— recognize historic, cultural, and religious significance of the festival of Vaisakhi (see H. Res. 321), H3270 [15AP]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of the American Latino (see S. 1267), S2569 [1MY] (see H.R. 2420), H3339 [30AP]

Southeast Asia: call on Burma and Bangladesh to ensure return of the Rohingya refugees displaced by ethnic cleansing conducted by the Burmese military and to immediately release journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo (see S. Res. 34), S742 [29JA]

Sri Lanka: condemn terrorist attacks and offer condolences to victims, observe anniversary and address root causes of civil war, protect vulnerable communities, and acknowledge importance of long-term political settlement (see H. Res. 346), H3405 [1MY]

——— observe anniversary of end of civil war, commemorate lives lost, commend reconciliation efforts between diverse ethnic and religious communities, reform security sector, and prosecute war crimes (see H. Res. 442), H4695 [13JN]

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. 574), S1539 [27FE] (see H.R. 1521), H2366 [5MR]

Territories: recognize importance of supporting equal rights of citizens, acknowledge that Supreme Court decisions in Insular Cases rest on racist and imperialist assumptions, and reject application of such cases (see H. Res. 641), H8259 [18OC]

Transcontinental Railroad: recognize Chinese railroad workers for contributions to construction, honor those who lost their lives during construction, and acknowledge risks faced while enduring discrimination (see H. Res. 165), H2315 [28FE]

Trump, President: condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and call for celebration of ethnic, racial, and religious diversity of the U.S. (see H. Res. 494), H5911 [16JY]

——— support Executive order on combating anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 764), H10265 [14DE]

U.S. Commission on Hate Crimes: establish (see H.R. 4118), H7480 [30JY]

Vietnam: recognize contributions of Montagnards who fought with U.S. Armed Forces during the Vietnamese Conflict and condemn suppression of human rights and civil liberties (see S. Res. 369), S5966 [22OC] (see H. Res. 435), H4432 [11JN]

Vietnamese Americans: recognize accomplishments and contributions (see H. Res. 332), H3340 [30AP]

Vietnamese Conflict: commend Korean and Korean-American veterans for service to the U.S. (see H. Res. 404), H4164 [23MY]

——— provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 326), H283 [8JA]

——— recognize contributions of Khmer, Laotian, Hmong, and Montagnard Freedom Fighters and the people of Cambodia and Laos in support and defense of U.S. Armed Forces (see H.R. 2097), H3099 [4AP]

Cloture motions

Essays

State of the Union: Alexis Jablonski, S796 [31JA]

——— Caroline Cassell, S767 [30JA]

Letters

Burma Unified Through Rigorous Military Accountability (BURMA) Act: Representative Engel, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H7883, H7884 [24SE]

——— Representative Nadler, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H7884 [24SE]

——— Representative Neal, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H7884 [24SE]

——— Representative Waters, Committee on Financial Services (House), H7884 [24SE]

Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act: Representative Engel, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H9205 [3DE], E1558 [9DE]

——— Representative Nadler, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H9205 [3DE]

——— Representative Schiff, Committee on Intelligence (House, Select), E1558 [9DE]

Lists

Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipients, E205 [25FE]

Motions

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 3190, Burma Unified Through Rigorous Military Accountability (BURMA) Act, H7898 [24SE]

Remarks in House

Antone, Duraid: Ellis Island Honors Society Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipient, E578 [10MY]

Arab American and Chaldean Council: anniversary, E1177 [19SE]

Arab American Heritage Month: observance, E520 [1MY], E569 [9MY]

Armed Forces: require eligibility to serve be based on gender-neutral occupational standards and prohibit exclusions based on race, color, national origin, religion, or sex, including gender identity and sexual orientation, H5546, H5547 [10JY]

Armenians of Colorado, Inc.: anniversary, E1311 [18OC]

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, H4006 [20MY]

Assyrian Genocide: commemorate anniversary, call on Turkey to officially recognize, and encourage education and public understanding of facts (H. Res. 537), H7249 [24JY]

Assyrian Memorial Day: observance, E1049 [13AU], E1158 [17SE]

Bureau of Prisons: ensure cultural competency training is included in trauma screening trainings provided to correctional officers and employees, including instructors and health care professionals, H3047, H3048 [3AP]

Bureau of the Census: ensure compliance with existing law relative to sharing of individualized census data across Federal agenices and penalize disclosure of information by census employees, H4930, H4931 [20JN]

——— prohibit use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census, H5172 [26JN]

——— prohibit use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census (H.R. 1734), E298 [13MR]

——— proposed use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census, H5942–H5945, H5947–H5949 [17JY], H7449 [25JY]

——— use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census, H995 [22JA], E638 [21MY]

Burma: condemn acts of violence against Rohingya population and provide assistance to refugees, H4425 [11JN]

——— limit military cooperation and apply sanctions to perpetrators of human rights abuses including against the Rohingya, H5545 [10JY]

——— promote democracy and human rights through provision of humanitarian assistance, imposition of sanctions, and travel bans on officials responsible for violence against Rohingya population (H.R. 3190), H7874, H7878–H7885 [24SE]

Caribbean American Heritage Month: observance, H4428, H4429 [11JN], E856 [27JN]

Chicago, IL: recognition of World Tamil Conference, E865 [28JN], E871 [2JY]

China: condemn human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims and call for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities (H.R. 649), H3323 [30AP]

——— condemn human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims and call for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities (S. 178), H9201–H9208 [3DE]

——— counter arbitrary detention of ethnic Turkic Muslims, including Uighurs, H4151 [23MY]

——— counter arbitrary detention of ethnic Turkic Muslims, including Uighurs, within Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (H.R. 1025), H3323 [30AP], H9206 [3DE]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 2039), E386 [2AP]

——— recognize severity of gender wage gap for girls and women of color, H2864, H2865 [27MR]

Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture: establish (H.R. 4132), E1007 [30JY]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: reinstitute Home Mortgage Disclosure Act provision requiring financial institutions collect and disclose certain mortgage loan data and prevent further modification to such requirements, H4086, H4087 [22MY]

Courts: decision in New York v. Dept. of Commerce relative to inclusion of a question about citizenship in decennial census, H582 [15JA], H682 [17JA]

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. 4776), E1314 [21OC]

Dept. of HHS: require Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act enrollment data be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, preferred language, age, and sex, H4620, H4621 [12JN]

Dept. of Justice: Domestic Terrorism Counsel funding, H4934 [20JN]

——— establish grants to enhance culturally specific services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, H3049 [3AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make all fact sheets available in English and Spanish (H.R. 2943), H7204–H7206 [23JY]

Discrimination: condemn all expressions of racism, anti-Semitism, and ethnic or religious intolerance, H711 [17JA], H3323 [30AP], H3344 [1MY]

——— condemn and address all forms of racism, bigotry, religious or ethnic bias, and discrimination, H8588–H8590 [29OC], H8822 [13NO]

——— condemn anti-Semitic violence, E580 [10MY]

——— condemn anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim discrimination and bigotry against minorities as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contrary to U.S. values and aspirations (H. Res. 183), H2512, H2547–H2555 [7MR], H2604–H2607, H2612 [8MR], H2741 [14MR], H9281 [5DE], E277 [8MR], E279 [11MR], E311 [14MR]

EEOC: prohibit collection of pay information and other employment-related data disaggregated by sex, race, and ethnic identity of employees, H2863, H2864 [27MR]

El Chicano (publication): anniversary, E1223 [27SE]

Elections: require that poll worker manuals contain cultural competency training information, E275 [8MR]

Ellis Island Honors Society: tribute to Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipients, E205 [25FE]

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, H1276 [29JA]

FBI: submit report on domestic terrorism activity in the U.S., H5908 [16JY]

Federal agencies and departments: require the White House and each agency to provide an official website in the most commonly used languages in the U.S. other than English and other languages deemed appropriate (H.R. 4809), E1332 [23OC]

Filipino American History Month: observance, E1374 [30OC]

——— observance (H. Res. 621), H8603 [30OC], H8708 [31OC]

Filipino Ladies Association of Guam (FLAG): executive officers and board of directors induction, E1639 [23DE]

GAO: report to Congress on importance of open Internet rules to vulnerable communities, H3182 [9AP]

German-American Heritage Month: observance, H8550 [29OC]

Gillman, Howard: Ellis Island Honors Society Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipient, E573 [10MY]

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (H. Res. 109), H1488 [8FE], H2089–H2096 [25FE], H2298 [28FE], H2787–H2793 [25MR], H2799 [26MR], H3359 [1MY], H3846 [16MY], H10009 [10DE]

Haitian Heritage Month: observance, H4112 [22MY]

Hispanic Americans: recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the U.S. (H. Res. 234), E313 [14MR]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, H7718 [17SE], H7994 [26SE], H8060 [27SE], H8139, H8140 [15OC], E1151 [16SE], E1210 [26SE]

Immigrant Heritage Month: observance, H5011 [21JN], E809 [20JN]

International Festival of Language and Culture (IFLC): tribute, E485, E488 [25AP]

International Roma Day: observance (H. Res. 292), E406 [4AP]

Iraq: provide for integration of minority communities displaced by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) into Iraqi and Kurdish security forces, H5630 [11JY]

——— support secure return of minority communities displaced by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and development of plan for stabilization and security of affected regions, H352 [9JA], E917 [15JY]

Korean American Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 38), H664 [16JA]

Languages: increase use of multilingualism in business and signs to reflect increasing diversity of U.S. population, H8589 [29OC]

Lindsborg, KS: anniversary (H. Res. 101), H1495 [11FE]

Los Angeles, CA: anniversary of Thai Community Development Center, E1188 [20SE]

Manchester, NH: anniversary of Glendi Festival, E1130 [11SE]

Marshall Islands: commend history, heritage, strategic importance, and contributions of citizens and improve census data to better serve citizens who reside in the U.S. (S. Con. Res. 3), H4174 [28MY]

Merrillville, IN: anniversary of Indian American Cultural Center of Northwest Indiana Hindu Religious Center, E415 [8AP]

——— tribute to Croatian Fraternal Union Croatian Sons Lodge #170 Golden Member banquet honorees, E1115 [10SE]

Middle East: provide relief for victims of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes in Iraq and Syria, H8563 [29OC]

Minnesota: tribute to Hmong New Year, H10605 [17DE]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, H2508 [7MR], H8951, H8952 [18NO], E249 [5MR]

Muslim Community Association of Ann Arbor, MI, and Vicinity: tribute, E1336 [23OC]

Nagorno-Karabakh: anniversary of genocide at Sumgait, E223 [27FE], E236 [4MR], E243 [5MR], E263, E269 [7MR]

——— peace process, E799 [19JN]

Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (S. 256), H9378–H9380 [9DE]

New Jersey: tribute to immigrants, H2941 [2AP]

Newby-Alexander, Cassandra: Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities Tidewater Chapter Humanitarian Award recipient, E300 [13MR]

Norfolk, VA: anniversary of Taste of India festival, E312 [14MR]

Portuguese National Heritage Month: designate (H. Res. 457), H5086 [25JN]

Proulx, Doris I.: Franco-American Centre of New Hampshire Franco-American of the Year award recipient, E810 [20JN]

San Diego, CA: tribute to Northgate Markets, E728 [10JN]

SEC: require public companies to disclose gender, race, ethnicity, and veteran status of their board directors, nominees, and senior executive officers (H.R. 5084), H8927–H8929 [18NO]

Sikhism: recognize historic, cultural, and religious significance of Guru Nanak’s birthday, contributions and sacrifices of Sikh Americans, and discrimination Sikh Americans have faced, H8147 [16OC], E1485 [21NO]

——— recognize historic, cultural, and religious significance of Guru Nanak’s birthday (H. Res. 689), H8776 [12NO], H8815 [13NO]

——— recognize historic, cultural, and religious significance of the festival of Vaisakhi, H2819 [26MR], H2834 [27MR]

Sindhi Foundation, Inc.: tribute, E1149 [13SE]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of the American Latino (H.R. 2420), H8060 [27SE], H8253 [18OC]

Supreme Court: decision in New York v. Dept. of Commerce relative to inclusion of a question about citizenship in decennial census, H5172 [26JN]

TASSC (Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition) International: tribute, E1149 [13SE]

Travois, Inc.: B Lab (nonprofit organization) Certified B Corp., Best For the World honoree, E1393, E1394 [1NO]

Trump, President: condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and call for celebration of ethnic, racial, and religious diversity of the U.S. (H. Res. 494), H5834 [16JY]

U.S. Export Finance Agency: amend standards of Office of Minority and Women Inclusion to ensure diversity in race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity, H8890 [15NO]

——— include Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institutions in workforce recruitment efforts, H8885 [15NO]

Verma, Alok K.: Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities Tidewater Chapter Humanitarian Award recipient, E302 [13MR]

Viet Bao Foundation: anniversary of Writing on America Program, E920 [15JY], E1014 [30JY]

Vietnamese Americans: recognize accomplishments and contributions (H. Res. 332), E507 [30AP]

Wainger, Patricia: Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities Tidewater Chapter Humanitarian Award recipient, E301 [13MR]

Washington Redskins (football team): call for name change, H8391 [23OC]

World War II: recognize National Day of Remembrance to observe anniversary of Executive order restricting freedom of Japanese Americans, E209 [26FE]

Yemen American Benevolent Association: anniversary, E1278 [11OC]

Remarks in Senate

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, S3098 [23MY]

Bosnia and Herzegovina: recognize anniversary of genocide at Srebrenica, S4813 [15JY]

Bureau of the Census: use of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in a decennial census, S2165 [2AP], S4784 [11JY]

China: condemn human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims and call for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities, S6848 [4DE]

——— condemn human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims and call for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities (S. 178), S5450–S5452 [11SE]

——— counter arbitrary detention of ethnic Turkic Muslims, including Uighurs, within Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, S6797 [3DE]

Filipino American History Month: observance (S. Res. 401), S6357 [31OC]

Green New Deal: address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S. Res. 59), S1178, S1190 [12FE], S1348 [14FE], S1469 [26FE], S1546–S1550 [27FE], S1558, S1561 [28FE], S1611 [4MR], S1637 [5MR], S1686, S1688, S1689, S1699–S1701 [6MR], S1820, S1822–S1824 [13MR], S1889 [14MR], S5646 [24SE]

——— address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S.J. Res. 8), S1316, S1336 [13FE], S1337, S1342–S1344, S1348 [14FE], S1468, S1470, S1471 [26FE], S1497–S1501, S1519 [27FE], S1556, S1557, S1559–S1563 [28FE], S1635, S1637 [5MR], S1671–S1674, S1680–S1692, S1711 [6MR], S1718 [7MR], S1749 [11MR], S1788 [12MR], S1808, S1811, S1816 [13MR], S2536 [1MY], S2895 [16MY], S2987 [21MY], S3021 [22MY], S4924 [18JY], S6869 [5DE]

——— address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities (S.J. Res. 8), motion to proceed, S1882 [14MR], S1921, S1922, S1926–S1931, S1946 [25MR], S1949–S1975, S1981, S1989–S1991 [26MR], S2011, S2014–S2017, S2021, S2026–S2029 [27MR], S2063 [28MR]

Hispanic Heritage Month: observance, S5715 [26SE], S5785 [15OC]

——— observance (S. Res. 352), S5760 [26SE]

International Roma Day: observance (S. Res. 141), S2322 [9AP]

Jews: condemn and combat anti-Semitism (S. Res. 189), S3620–S3622 [13JN]

Lindsborg, KS: anniversary (S. Res. 43), S1606 [28FE]

Marshall Islands: commend history, heritage, strategic importance, and contributions of citizens and improve census data to better serve citizens who reside in the U.S. (S. Con. Res. 3), S3128 [23MY]

Native Americans: reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages (S. 256), S4652 [27JN]

——— tribute to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women (S. Res. 100), S2099, S2100 [28MR]

Patent and Trademark Office: require voluntary collection of demographic information for patent applications (S. 2281), S5110 [25JY]

——— recognize historic, cultural, and religious significance of the festival of Vaisakhi, S2016 [27MR]

Smithsonian Institution: establish National Museum of the American Latino (S. 1267), S5716 [26SE]

Supreme Court: decision in New York v. Dept. of Commerce relative to inclusion of a question about citizenship in decennial census, S4784 [11JY]

Syria: assessment of ongoing conflict between Turkey and Syrian Kurds and U.S. efforts to advance resolution to such conflict, S5820–S5822 [16OC], S6137 [24OC], S6264 [30OC], S6310 [31OC]

Trump, President: condemn decision to invite certain individuals with anti-Semitic views to the White House social media summit, S4745 [10JY]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange, S6491 [12NO], S6525, S6536 [13NO]

Reports filed

Call on Burma and Bangladesh To Ensure Return of Rohingya Refugees Displaced by Ethnic Cleansing Conducted by Burmese Military and To Release Journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 34), S4698 [8JY]

Make All Dept. of Veterans Affairs Fact Sheets Available in English and Spanish: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2943) (H. Rept. 116–158), H7149 [18JY]

MSI STEM Achievement Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 4372) (H. Rept. 116–269), H8729 [5NO]

Program To Ensure Survival and Continuing Vitality of Native American Languages Reauthorization: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 256) (S. Rept. 116–11), S1938 [25MR]

Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 178), S3164 [3JN]

Statements

Green New Deal: Representative Ocasio-Cortez, H2091–H2093 [25FE]

Tables

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 3190, Burma Unified Through Rigorous Military Accountability (BURMA) Act, H7899 [24SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 183, condemn anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim discrimination and bigotry against minorities as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contrary to U.S. values and aspirations, H2547 [7MR]

H. Res. 393, remember victims of violent suppression of democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and call on China to respect universally recognized human rights of people living in China and around the world, H4231 [4JN]

H.R. 281, Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act, H7576 [10SE]

H.R. 2943, Providing Benefits Information in Spanish and Tagalog for Veterans and Families Act, H7204 [23JY]

H.R. 3190, Burma Unified Through Rigorous Military Accountability (BURMA) Act, H7878–H7883 [24SE]

H.R. 4372, MSI STEM Achievement Act, H9353–H9355 [9DE]

H.R. 5084, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act, H8927 [18NO]

S. 178, Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act, S5450–S5452 [11SE], H9201–H9203 [3DE]

S. 256, reauthorize program to ensure survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages, S4660 [27JN], H9378 [9DE]

S. Con. Res. 3, commend history, heritage, strategic importance, and contributions of citizens of the Marshall Islands and improve census data to better serve citizens who reside in the U.S., S1335 [13FE]

S. Res. 34, call on Burma and Bangladesh to ensure return of the Rohingya refugees displaced by ethnic cleansing conducted by the Burmese military and to immediately release journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, S744 [29JA]

S. Res. 43, Lindsborg, KS, anniversary, S870 [5FE]

S. Res. 59, address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities in Green New Deal, S1140 [7FE]

S. Res. 100, tribute to American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women, S1743 [7MR]

S. Res. 111, recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of Latinas in the U.S., S1906 [14MR]

S. Res. 122, Rwandan genocide anniversary, S2054 [27MR]

S. Res. 141, International Roma Day, S2278 [4AP]

S. Res. 189, condemn and combat anti-Semitism, S2622 [2MY]

S. Res. 214, recognize historic contributions by the American Muslim community, S3009 [21MY]

S. Res. 218, Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, S3063 [22MY]

S. Res. 221, remember victims of suppression of democracy protests in Tiananmen Square, call for investigation of massacre and release of political prisoners, and condemn intensifying repression and human rights violations in China, S3115 [23MY]

S. Res. 255, Immigrant Heritage Month, S4177 [20JN]

S. Res. 306, reaffirm commitment to diversity as a core tenet of public interest standard in media policy and support efforts to eliminate barriers to media diversity, S5410 [10SE]

S. Res. 352, Hispanic Heritage Month, S5755 [26SE]

S. Res. 369, recognize contributions of Montagnards who fought with U.S. Armed Forces during the Vietnamese Conflict and condemn suppression of human rights and civil liberties in Vietnam, S5974 [22OC]

S. Res. 393, recognize historic, cultural, and religious significance of Guru Nanak’s birthday, contributions and sacrifices of Sikh Americans, and discrimination Sikh Americans have faced, S6339 [31OC]

S. Res. 401, Filipino American History Month, S6342 [31OC]

S. Res. 427, recognize historic, cultural, and religious significance of Guru Nanak’s birthday, contributions and sacrifices of Sikh Americans, and discrimination Sikh Americans have faced, S6612 [14NO]

S.J. Res. 8, address climate change, invest in infrastructure, reduce greenhouse gases and agricultural and hazardous waste, convert to clean energy, create jobs, and protect vulnerable communities in Green New Deal, S1327 [13FE]