RACIAL RELATIONS

Addresses

Commemorating the Clinton 12 Walk: Senator Alexander, S5682 [25SE]

I Have a Dream (excerpt): Martin Luther King, Jr., E70 [22JA]

State of the Union: President Trump, S862–S866 [5FE], H1356–H1361 [5FE]

Amendments

Trump, President: condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (H. Res. 489), consideration (H. Res. 491), H5843 [16JY]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 741), H9271 [5DE]

Articles and editorials

Better To Have a Few Rats Than To Be One, S5168 [30JY]

Celebrate Women’s Suffrage, but Don’t Whitewash the Movement’s Racism, H4053 [21MY]

Cummings Didn’t Cause Baltimore’s Woes; It Was People Who Profited From Racism. Sound Familiar, Mr. Trump?, S5168 [30JY]

Racist History of Tipping, H7121 [18JY]

Timeline of Steve King’s Racist Remarks and Divisive Actions, E56 [16JA]

Bills and resolutions

Ali, Muhammad: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 636), H715 [17JA]

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]

——— restore right to individual civil actions in cases involving disparate impact (see H.R. 2574), H3500 [8MY]

Civil War—U.S.: prohibit use of Federal funds for Confederate symbols and redesignate military installations named in honor of Confederate military leaders (see H.R. 4179), H7496 [9AU]

Clotilda (vessel): discovery of wreckage of slave ship (see S. Res. 315), S5539 [17SE]

Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys: establish (see S. 2163), S4947 [18JY] (see H.R. 1636), H2584 [7MR]

Crime: specify lynching as a hate crime (see S. 488), S1382 [14FE] (see H.R. 35), H202 [3JA] (see H.R. 3536), H5255 [27JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: amend regulations for racial appropriateness (see H.R. 381), H357 [9JA]

Dept. of Defense: include questions on supremacism, extremism, and racism in the workplace and equal opportunity, command climate, and workplace and gender relations in certain surveys (see H.R. 3174), H4388 [10JN]

——— review and update certain forms and surveys containing racially or ethnically insensitive terminology (see S. 1761), S3284 [10JN] (see H.R. 3166), H4387 [10JN]

Dept. of Education: authorize grants to support new and expand existing voluntary community-driven strategies to increase diversity in schools (see S. 1418), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 2639), H3679 [9MY]

——— 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]

——— strengthen prevention and response measures for hate crimes on college campuses (see H.R. 761), H1210 [24JA]

Dept. of Justice: establish grants to reduce incidence of hate crimes (see H.R. 223), H209 [3JA]

——— 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 the Interior: conduct special resource study of sites associated with life and legacy of Julius Rosenwald, with a special focus on the Rosenwald Schools (see S. 1863), S3476 [13JN] (see H.R. 3250), H4693 [13JN]

——— develop a plan for removal of monument to Robert E. Lee at Antietam National Battlefield (see H.R. 970), H1361 [5FE]

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. 2684), H3727 [10MY]

Discrimination: 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]

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. 747), H9347 [6DE]

Europe: commend history and achievements of people of African descent and Black Europeans, promote racial equality, and combat discrimination (see H. Res. 256), H2827 [26MR]

Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 333), H3340 [30AP]

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]

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]

400 Years of African-American History Commission: extend (see H.R. 3988), H7463 [25JY]

FRS: collect more data on race and wealth (see H.R. 5360), H9386 [9DE]

GSA: amend regulations for racial appropriateness (see H.R. 381), H357 [9JA]

History: recognize importance of Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the laws derived therefrom (see S. Res. 429), S6625 [18NO] (see H. Res. 694), H8826 [13NO]

Housing: recognize contributions and importance of representation of women and minorities in housing, encourage increased participation, and countermand historic segregation perpetrated against women and minorities (see H. Res. 397), H4119 [22MY]

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

International relations: recognize transnational White supremacist extremism as a major global threat (see H. Res. 732), H9175 [22NO]

Jews: 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]

King, Representative Steve: censure (see H. Res. 53), H676 [16JA]

——— condemn and censure relative to remarks about White supremacy and White nationalism (see H. Res. 40), H544 [14JA]

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

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

Mary Church Terrell Day: designate (see H. Res. 583), H7902 [24SE]

Mental health: acknowledge racial disparities in diagnosing and treating mental health among youth in communities of color (see H. Res. 480), H5303 [9JY]

Morrison, Toni: tribute (see S. Res. 402), S6334 [31OC]

NAACP: anniversary (see H. Res. 154), H2271 [27FE]

National Park Service: change U.S. Code references from U.S. Civil Rights Network to African American Civil Rights Network (see H.R. 254), H228 [4JA]

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. 126), H1583 [13FE]

——— recognize victims, commemorate anniversary of explosion, and 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. Con. Res. 49), H4432 [11JN]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance (see H. Res. 501), H5999 [17JY]

New Zealand: condemn terrorist attacks in Christchurch, offer condolences to victims and their families, stand in solidarity with people, and recognize threat posed by White supremacist terrorism (see S. Res. 124), S2043 [27MR]

Phillips County, AR: commemorate anniversary of Elaine massacre, honor lives and express sympathy to families of African Americans killed during racial violence, and recognize role of Supreme Court decision on due process (see H. Res. 150), H2234 [26FE]

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

Sports: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary of integration of baseball (see S. 1954), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 3483), H5166 [25JN]

——— support athletes’ right to freedom of speech, combat and condemn racism in sports, and call on public officials to encourage diversity in sports and highlight role models for minority communities (see H. Res. 283), H2986 [2AP]

Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument: establish (see S. 298), S800 [31JA] (see H.R. 139), H206 [3JA]

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]

Trump, President: condemn, censure, and call for an apology relative to racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress (see H. Res. 490), H5825 [15JY]

——— 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]

——— condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (see H. Res. 489), H5825 [15JY]

——— condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (H. Res. 489), consideration (see H. Res. 491), H5824 [15JY]

——— condemn statement suggesting an equivalence between lynching and congressional impeachment power (see H. Res. 731), H9175 [22NO]

——— impeachment (see H. Res. 498), H5999 [17JY]

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

Voting: encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security (see S. Res. 309), S5474 [12SE] (see H. Res. 556), H7705 [12SE]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (see S. 561), S1492 [26FE] (see H.R. 4), H2232 [26FE] (see H.R. 1799), H2745 [14MR]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 4), consideration (see H. Res. 741), H9255 [4DE]

White nationalism and White supremacy: reject (see H. Res. 41), H544 [14JA]

Essays

State of the Union: Joseph Brody, S739 [29JA]

Factsheets

12 Key Federal Policies That Have Contributed to the U.S. Racial Wealth and Income Gap: Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice (organization), H7555 [9SE]

Letters

Dept. of Justice statutory role in identifying and eradicating civil rights abuses by law enforcement: several Committee on the Judiciary (House) members, H3754 [14MY]

Trump administration evaluation: Ronald S. Wilson, H4396 [11JN]

Voting Rights Advancement Act: Andrea Senteno, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (organization), H9328, H9338 [6DE]

——— Anti-Defamation League, H9317 [6DE]

——— Jason Kimelman-Block, Bend the Arc—Jewish Action (organization), H9318 [6DE]

——— Jody Rabhan, National Council of Jewish Women, H9330 [6DE]

——— Josh Nassar, UAW, H9315 [6DE]

——— Kristen Clarke, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, H9327 [6DE]

——— Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, H9327, H9338 [6DE]

——— Marc Egan, National Education Association, H9316 [6DE]

——— Marcela Howell, In Our Own Voice—National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda (organization), H9316 [6DE]

——— Mary K. Henry, Service Employees International Union, H9329 [6DE]

——— Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, H9330 [6DE]

——— Robert Weissman, Public Citizen (organization), H9330 [6DE]

——— Ronald Newman and Sonia Gill, ACLU, H9316 [6DE]

——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H9329 [6DE]

——— Thomas A. Saenz and Juan Cartagena, National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (organization), H9315 [6DE]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H9318 [6DE]

Motions

King, Representative Steve: censure (H. Res. 53), H663 [16JA]

——— impeachment (H. Res. 498), H5973 [17JY]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 4), H9331 [6DE]

Proposals

Condemn and censure Representative Steve King relative to remarks about White supremacy and White nationalism, H536, H537 [14JA]

President Trump impeachment, H5857 [16JY]

Remarks in House

African Americans: anniversary of voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, AL, E273 [8MR]

——— commemorate 400th anniversary of arrival of first African slaves to the territory that would become the U.S., recognize cultural contributions of African Americans, and address continuing economic and racial disparities, H7551–H7556 [9SE], E1121 [10SE]

Chicago, IL: anniversary of FBI raid resulting in death of Black Panther party leaders Fred Hampton and Mark Clark, H9249–H9251 [4DE]

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

Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys: establish (H.R. 1636), H3913 [16MY]

Committee on the Judiciary (House): call for inclusion of minorities among experts testifying in the impeachment inquiry, H9226 [4DE]

Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, NY: anniversary, E1243 [4OC]

Courts: impact of mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment, elder abuse, and racial discrimination cases, H7588–H7592 [10SE]

Crime: specify lynching as a hate crime (H.R. 35), H8372 [22OC]

Dept. of Defense: ensure National Capital Consortium Psychiatry Residency Program leadership maintains a workplace free of racial, gender, or other forms of discrimination or harassment, H5677 [11JY]

——— review and update certain forms and surveys containing racially or ethnically insensitive terminology (H.R. 3166), E729 [10JN]

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]

——— prohibit funding to limit functions of Office for Civil Rights, H4604, H4605 [12JN]

Dept. of HHS: Minority HIV/AIDS Fund funding, H4621, H4622 [12JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: address and ensure accountability for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Border Patrol agents use of Facebook to post alleged racist remarks, H5578, H5579 [10JY]

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]

——— impact of U.S. political party system relative to treatment of minorities, H5032 [21JN]

Economy: impact of unequal distribution of wealth and income on African Americans, H7252 [24JY]

Europe: commend history and achievements of people of African descent and Black Europeans, promote racial equality, and combat discrimination (H. Res. 256), E352 [26MR]

Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 333), H3399–H3401 [1MY]

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]

Financial institutions: address and eliminate racial discrimination in small business lending, H9102 [20NO]

400 Years of African-American History Commission: funding, H7552 [9SE]

Israel: human rights violations of Ethiopian Israelis, H7257 [24JY]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: anniversary of assassination, E403 [4AP]

King, Representative Steve: censure (H. Res. 53), H662 [16JA]

——— characterization of remarks during New York Times interview relative to white supremacy and white nationalism, H512 [11JA]

——— condemn and censure relative to remarks about White supremacy and White nationalism, E56 [16JA]

——— condemn and censure relative to remarks about White supremacy and White nationalism (H. Res. 40), H535 [14JA], H578 [15JA], H2378 [6MR]

——— remarks about White supremacy and White nationalism, H573–H578 [15JA]

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

Mental health: address racial disparities in diagnosing and treating mental health among African Americans, H8949–H8955 [18NO]

Minimum wage: impact of increase on poverty and racial wage gap, H5817–H5823 [15JY]

Morality and ethics: assessment of personal character based on perceived offensive comments about marginalized communities, H7778 [19SE], H8670 [30OC]

NAACP: anniversary (H. Res. 154), H2266–H2269 [27FE]

Navy: recognize victims, commemorate anniversary of explosion, and 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, H5926 [17JY], E904 [11JY]

Nelson Mandela International Day: observance, E949 [19JY]

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

News media: allegations of media bias, H1002 [23JA]

——— allegations of media bias regarding perceived racism, H7457–H7460 [25JY], H7860–H7864 [20SE]

Rosewood, FL: honor memory of massacre of African-American community, H7451 [25JY]

Trump, President: condemn, censure, and call for an apology relative to racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress (H. Res. 490), H5850 [16JY]

——— condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress, H5816 [15JY], H5981 [17JY], H7093 [18JY]

——— 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]

——— condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge, H5833 [16JY], H7252 [24JY]

——— evaluation of administration, H2711–H2714 [13MR], H10236 [12DE]

——— evaluation of administration relative to race relations, H2108 [26FE], H7554 [9SE], H8302, H8382–H8384 [22OC], H8588–H8590 [29OC], H8822 [13NO]

——— impeachment, H1395 [7FE], H8382–H8384 [22OC], H8589 [29OC], H8668–H8675 [30OC]

——— impeachment (H. Res. 498), H5829 [16JY], H5915, H5973 [17JY], E938 [17JY]

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]

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

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, H2407 [6MR]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 4), H2608 [8MR], H4124 [23MY], H9247 [4DE], H9282 [5DE], H9308–H9334, H9338, H9339, H9340 [6DE], E225 [27FE], E273 [8MR]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (H.R. 4), motion to recommit, H9331, H9332 [6DE]

Voting Rights Act: prohibit fines or settlement agreement proceeds for violations from being used to make a payment to any congressional campaign, H9331, H9332 [6DE]

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

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

White nationalism and White supremacy: reject, H1395 [7FE]

——— reject (H. Res. 41), H535 [14JA], H572–H578, H593 [15JA], H609 [16JA], H7458 [25JY], E64 [17JA], E137 [6FE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to Montford Point Marines, H4338 [5JN], E1036 [6AU]

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

Remarks in Senate

Clinton, TN: anniversary of integration of Clinton High School, S5681 [25SE]

Crime: specify lynching as a hate crime (S. 488), S1345–S1347 [14FE]

Dept. of Justice: assessment of mission to provide fair and impartial administration of justice for all citizens, S1305–S1307 [13FE]

Morrison, Toni: tribute (S. Res. 402), S6357 [31OC]

Trump, President: condemn racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress, S4926 [18JY]

——— condemn racist comments directed at Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge (H. Res. 489), S4814 [15JY]

——— evaluation of administration, S842 [5FE]

Tulsa, OK: anniversary of Tulsa Race Riot, S3024–S3026 [22MY]

Voting: revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting, S108 [9JA]

——— revise criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to certain protections against racial discrimination in voting (S. 561), S3190 [4JN]

White nationalism and White supremacy: reject, S5517 [17SE]

Reports filed

Antilynching Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 35) (H. Rept. 116–267), H8717 [31OC]

Consideration of H. Res. 489, Condemn President Trump’s Racist Comments Directed at Certain Members of Congress and Support Immigrants, New Citizens, and Legal Immigration: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 491) (H. Rept. 116–154), H5824 [15JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 741) (H. Rept. 116–322), H9255 [4DE]

Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 298), S7112 [17DE]

Voting Rights Advancement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4) (H. Rept. 116–317), H9186 [29NO]

Rulings of the Chair

Statements

Voting Rights Advancement Act: Executive Office of the President, H9321 [6DE]

——— Several Faith Leaders, H9326 [6DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 41, reject White nationalism and White supremacy, H572 [15JA]

H. Res. 53, censure Representative Steve King, H662 [16JA]

H. Res. 489, condemn President Trump for racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge, H5845 [16JY]

H. Res. 491, consideration of H. Res. 489, condemn President Trump for racist comments directed at certain Members of Congress and support immigrants, new citizens, and legal immigration by those seeking asylum or refuge, H5835 [16JY]

H. Res. 498, President Trump impeachment, H5973 [17JY]

H. Res. 741, consideration of H.R. 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act, H9265 [5DE]

H.R. 4, Voting Rights Advancement Act, H9308–H9312 [6DE]

S. 488, Justice for Victims of Lynching Act, S1347, S1385 [14FE]

S. 1863, Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools Study Act, S3482 [13JN]

S. Res. 124, condemn terrorist attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, offer condolences to victims and their families, stand in solidarity with people, and recognize threat posed by White supremacist terrorism, S2055 [27MR]

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

S. Res. 309, encourage Congress to pass legislation to increase voting access and registration, protect voting rights, and improve election security, S5476 [12SE]

S. Res. 315, Clotilda (vessel) slave ship wreckage discovery, S5542 [17SE]

S. Res. 402, triubte to Toni Morrison, S6343 [31OC]

S. Res. 429, recognize importance of Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the laws derived therefrom, S6628 [18NO]