MINORITIES

Amendments

Discrimination: condemn great replacement theory, acknowledge impact of white supremacist violence on black community of Buffalo, NY, remember hate crime victims, and address white supremacist violence (H. Res. 1152), adopt (H. Res. 1153), H5360 [8JN]

——— prohibit discrimination based on individual’s texture or style of hair (H.R. 2116), consideration (H. Res. 979), H3758 [16MR]

Drugs: decriminalize, expunge prior convictions, tax products to create programs for those adversely affected by War on Drugs, and provide assistance and collect data on small businesses relative to marijuana (H.R. 3617), H4106, H4107, H4108 [1AP]

——— decriminalize, expunge prior convictions, tax products to create programs for those hurt by War on Drugs, and provide assistance and collect data on small businesses relative to marijuana (H.R. 3617), consideration (H. Res. 1017), H4031 [31MR]

FRS: use existing authorities to close racial employment and wage gaps and report on how gaps change over time (H.R. 2543), H5575, H5577, H5578, H5583, H5584 [15JN]

——— use existing authorities to close racial employment and wage gaps and report on how gaps change over time (H.R. 2543), consideration (H. Res. 1170), H5505 [14JN]

Patent and Trademark Office: require satellite offices to conduct outreach to increase patent system participation by women, people of color, veterans, individual inventors, and other underrepresented groups (S. 2773), S7006 [6DE]

Announcements

Moment of silence in remembrance of victims of Buffalo, NY, supermarket shooting, H5004 [16MY]

Articles and editorials

Opinion—Stop Policing People of Color’s Hair and Pass the CROWN Act, H3840 [18MR]

Shirley Chisholm’s Newly Unearthed ‘Do Women Dare?’ Speech Is Just as Relevant Today, H1004 [7FE]

Bills and resolutions

Afghanistan: recognize growing threats against women and children, religious and ethnic minorities, LGBTQI persons, and allies and express need to protect such populations under Taliban rule (see S. Res. 513), S707 [15FE] (see H. Res. 926), H1124 [15FE]

African Americans: address hardships and disparities faced by Black women in order to encourage more inclusive policymaking (see H. Res. 1050), H4433 [7AP]

Armed Forces: establish independent covening authority for certain offenses, randomize jury selection, and improve reporting on racial and ethnic demographics (see H.R. 7445), H4431 [7AP]

Bankruptcy: replace current system, streamline filing process, reduce fees, protect consumers, address racial and gender disparities, and close certain loopholes (see S. 4980), S5225 [28SE]

Black Maternal Health Week: designate (see S. Res. 590), S2093 [7AP] (see H. Res. 1051), H4438 [11AP]

Black Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 718), S3639 [25JY] (see H. Res. 1226), H6335 [13JY]

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day: observance (see S. Con. Res. 48), S5543 [29SE] (see H. Con. Res. 108), H8113 [22SE]

Chicano Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 1291), H7255 [27JY]

China: impose additional sanctions relative to human rights abuses in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (see S. 4714), S3861 [2AU] (see H.R. 7998), H5445 [9JN]

——— impose sanctions relative to perpetration of genocide and other crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (see S. 5082), S6668 [14NO]

Civil Rights Act: clarify that disparate impacts on certain populations constitute sufficient basis for rights of action (see H.R. 9219), H8409 [21OC]

Colleges and universities: condemn threats of violence against historically Black colleges and universities and reaffirm support for historically Black colleges and universities and their students (see S. Res. 534), S991 [3MR] (see H. Con. Res. 70), H1013 [7FE]

——— provide for long-term improvement at minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 6893), H1274 [2MR] (see H.R. 8803), H7783 [13SE]

Colorado Springs, CO: condemn shooting at Club Q, express condolences to families and victims, and offer support to all who were impacted (see H. Res. 1522), H9853 [14DE]

Commission on the COVID–19 Pandemic: establish (see H.R. 7069), H3712 [11MR]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: alter loan data collection requirements for women-owned, minority-owned, and small businesses (see S. 4004), S1981 [5AP] (see H.R. 6732), H1123 [15FE]

——— conduct assessment of use of certain educational data in determining creditworthiness of applicants for private student loans (see H.R. 9699), H10547 [30DE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish service programs dedicated to digital equity for underserved communities (see H.R. 7161), H3853 [18MR]

Crime: expand scope of hate crimes (see H.R. 7957), H5332 [7JN]

——— prevent and prosecute white supremacy inspired hate crime and conspiracy to commit white supremacy inspired hate crime (see H.R. 7955), H5332 [7JN]

Dept. of Defense: eliminate position of Chief Diversity Officer (see S. 5119), S6779 [17NO]

——— provide for diversity and inclusion reporting requirements for certain contractors (see H.R. 7444), H4431 [7AP]

Dept. of Education: authorize grants to support new and expand existing voluntary community-driven strategies to increase diversity in schools (see S. 4230), S2544 [17MY]

——— award grants to States to invest in evidence-based strategies to help college students from diverse backgrounds stay engaged in education and complete degrees (see H.R. 7141), H3827 [17MR]

——— establish competitive grant program for local educational agencies to address implicit bias in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 6687), H1113 [9FE]

——— expand Magnet Schools Assistance Program (see S. 3849), S1225 [16MR] (see H.R. 7098), H3775 [16MR]

——— expand Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program to provide scholarships to students from underrepresented populations pursuing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) degrees (see H.R. 7313), H4071 [31MR]

——— make grants to certain higher education institutions to provide free meals to low-income students through existing on-campus meal programs (see H.R. 6934), H1302 [3MR]

——— prohibit higher education institutions participating in Federal student assistance programs from giving preferential treatment in admissions process to legacy students or donors (see S. 3559), S496 [2FE] (see H.R. 6559), H916 [2FE]

——— strengthen civil rights protections against harassment in schools based on sex, race, color, national origin, disability, or age (see S. 5158), S6940 [1DE] (see H.R. 9387), H8708 [1DE]

Dept. of HHS: designate areas as Health Enterprise Zones to reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes in such areas (see S. 5293), S7311 [19DE]

——— establish Office of Minority and Women Inclusion within each covered agency (see H.R. 9099), H8370 [30SE]

——— establish position of Outreach Coordinator within Office of Minority Health (see H.R. 8815), H7783 [13SE]

——— improve access to, and quality of health care for, minority and underserved populations (see H.R. 7585), H4510 [26AP]

——— prohibit discrimination and preferential treatment on basis of race, color, or national origin in administration of health programs (see H.R. 6463), H288 [20JA]

——— reauthorize Minority Fellowship Program (see S. 4917), S4969 [22SE] (see H.R. 7857), H5207 [19MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish grants to fund cybersecurity clinics at junior or community colleges, historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and other minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 9085), H8316 [29SE]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit obligation or expenditure of funds for Office for Environmental Justice and any other program, project, or activity relative to climate change (see H.R. 7481), H4433 [7AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish CDFI National Crisis Fund (see S. 4165), S2381 [9MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity (see S. 3649), S706 [15FE]

——— establish grant program to improve preparation and representation of certain students in aviation-related fields (see H.R. 6841), H1146 [25FE]

——— establish program to help minority- and women-owned small businesses gain proficiency to compete equally for project contracts and subcontracts (see S. 3928), S1774 [24MR] (see H.R. 6923), H1301 [3MR]

——— remove exclusion of certain small business concerns from disadvantaged business enterprise program (see S. 4413), S2968 [15JN] (see H.R. 8079), H5609 [15JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: develop employee recruitment strategy that includes partnering with minority-serving institutions (see H.R. 7393), H4190 [5AP]

——— make certain improvements relative to mental health and suicide prevention outreach to minority veterans (see S. 5181), S6962 [5DE]

——— condemn great replacement theory, acknowledge impact of white supremacist violence on black community of Buffalo, NY, remember hate crime victims, and address white supremacist violence (H. Res. 1152), adopt (see H. Res. 1153), H5331 [7JN]

——— condemn White supremacist violence on Black community of Atlanta, GA, and reaffirm commitment to combat hatred, injustice, and White supremacy (see S. Res. 790), S4913 [21SE] (see H. Res. 1382), H8065 [21SE]

——— condemn White supremacist violence on Black community of Atlanta, GA, and reaffirm commitment to combat hatred, injustice, and White supremacy (H. Res. 1382), adopt (see H. Res. 1531), H10530 [23DE]

——— prohibit discrimination based on individual’s texture or style of hair (H.R. 2116), consideration (see H. Res. 979), H3742 [15MR]

Diseases and disorders: raise awareness of impact of coronavirus on bereaved children (see H. Res. 967), H1329 [7MR]

Economic Development Administration: establish competitive grant program to provide assistance to support small businesses and business district revitalization in low-income, rural, and minority communities (see H.R. 7451), H4431 [7AP]

Education: express support for whole child approach to education and recognize role of parents, educators, and community members in providing whole child approach to education for each student (see H. Res. 1162), H5446 [9JN]

EEOC: require employers to report number of settlements for employees with claims of discrimination on basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or combination of factors (see H.R. 8618), H7538 [29JY]

Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1078), H4707 [29AP]

Families and domestic relations: invest in real pro-life policies that support American families (see H.R. 8862), H7881 [15SE]

Father Stan: honor life and legacy of human rights activist and encourage India to pursue independent investigation into his arrest, incarceration, and death (see H. Res. 1219), H5935 [5JY]

FDA: enhance data reporting on clinical trial demographics and provide resources to improve access to clinical trials in underrepresented communities (see H.R. 6584), H946 [3FE]

Federal agencies and departments: ensure agency performance goals prioritize equitable provision of services to underserved communities and individuals (see H.R. 9610), H9906 [16DE]

——— expand Offices of Minority and Women Inclusion to encompass LGBTQ+ inclusion (see H.R. 6599), H947 [3FE]

——— report on expenditures for advertising contracts with small disadvantaged businesses and businesses owned by minorities and women (see H.R. 7252), H3895 [28MR]

FEMA: authorize equity steering group and advisor, improve data collection, apply equity criteria to policies and programs, and permit counties to seek emergency and disaster declarations in certain circumstances (see S. 4159), S2358 [5MY] (see H.R. 7668), H4721 [6MY]

——— improve hazard mitigation planning process to protect vulnerable communities and expand eligible activities that qualify for funding under hazard mitigation program (see H.R. 6396), H193 [13JA]

Financial institutions: establish or modify requirements relative to minority depository institutions, community development financial institutions, and impact banks (see H.R. 6745), H1123 [15FE]

——— permit credit unions to serve certain underserved areas (see S. 4879), S4821 [19SE] (see H.R. 7003), H1374 [8MR]

——— provide support for minority depository institutions, community development financial institutions, and minority lending institutions to promote and advance communities of color through inclusive lending (see H.R. 7978), H5408 [8JN]

Foreign policy: address greatest national security challenges and outline new framework for foreign policy (see H. Res. 877), H252 [19JA]

Forsyth County, GA: condemn race massacre by white supremacist mobs in 1912 and reaffirm commitment to combating white supremacy, hatred, and injustice (see H. Res. 917), H1114 [9FE]

Foundation for Digital Equity: establish (see S. 4865), S4638 [15SE] (see H.R. 8858), H7881 [15SE]

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 H.R. 9643), H9982 [21DE] (see H.R. 9706), H10550 [3JA]

——— use existing authorities to close racial employment and wage gaps and report on how gaps change over time (H.R. 2543), consideration (see H. Res. 1170), H5485 [13JN]

GAO: establish process to create minority impact assessments to determine whether pending bills, if enacted, are likely to create or exacerbate disparate outcomes among racial or ethnic minority groups (see H.R. 8795), H7741 [9SE]

Greensboro, NC: recognize significance of Greensboro Four Woolworth lunch counter sit-in (see H. Res. 894), H330 [1FE]

Health: adopt Federal 21st-century global health solidarity strategy and take actions to address past and ongoing harms that undermine health and well-being of people around the world (see H. Res. 1373), H8010 [20SE]

——— improve health of minority individuals (see S. 4486), S3160 [23JN]

Health Resources and Services Administration: reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (see H.R. 8876), H7964 [19SE]

——— reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (H.R. 8876), consideration (see H. Res. 1499), H8673 [30NO]

Information technology: prohibit use of automated systems in discriminatory manner (see H.R. 7449), H4431 [7AP]

Investments: improve access for diverse-owned asset management firms that invest retirement plan funds (see S. 4097), S2189 [27AP] (see H.R. 7594), H4574 [27AP]

Lacks, Henrietta: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously for recognition of her invaluable contributions to global health, scientific research, quality of life, and patients’ rights (see S. 4031), S2091 [7AP] (see H.R. 7091), H3743 [15MR]

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender: request President and direct Sec. of Defense to transmit records to House of Representatives relative to terms and phrases relative to gender (see H. Res. 1475), H8541 [16NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve access to care for beneficiaries through models tested under Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (see H.R. 7755), H4920 [12MY]

Mental health: address high prevalence of mental health conditions and substance use disorders by making historic financial investments and acknowledging mental health as priority equal to physical health (see S. Res. 518), S786 [17FE]

——— address national crisis of suicide among minority adolescents (see H. Res. 1217), H5935 [5JY]

National Day of Remembrance for U.S. Indian Boarding Schools: designate (see S. Con. Res. 28), S382 [20JA]

National Leading Entertainment and Arts Through Diversity (National LEAD) Month: designate (see H. Res. 1138), H5214 [24MY]

National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 613), S2275 [3MY]

National Minority Supplier Development Council: anniversary (see H. Res. 1530), H10055 [22DE]

National Museum of African American History and Culture: support African American history education programs (see S. 3547), S442 [1FE]

National Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 1317), H7707 [12AU]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: request President transmit documents to House of Representatives relative to activities relative to broadband service (see H. Res. 1271), H7170 [26JY]

National Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Day: designate (see H. Res. 954), H1176 [28FE]

NIH: authorize funding for Implementing a Maternal Health and Pregnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone (IMPROVE) Initiative (see H.R. 7565), H4453 [21AP]

——— take certain steps to increase clinical trial diversity (see S. 5268), S7252 [15DE] (see H.R. 7845), H5207 [19MY]

NOAA: establish grant program to fund youth fishing projects (see S. 4927), S4969 [22SE] (see H.R. 8977), H8112 [22SE]

OPM: expand opportunities for employment of recent graduates in Federal Government positions (see H.R. 6957), H1328 [7MR]

Public Health Service Act: include Middle Easterners and North Africans in statutory definition of ‘‘racial and ethnic minority group’’ (see H.R. 7591), H4510 [26AP]

Racial relations: declare racism as public health crisis (see S. Res. 875), S9626 [20DE]

——— declare unconditional war on racism and invidious discrimination and establish cabinet-level Dept. of Reconciliation charged with eliminating racism and invidious discrimination (see H. Res. 919), H1114 [9FE]

Rare Disease Day: designate (see H. Res. 948, 952), H1176 [28FE]

SBA: direct SBA Administrator to transmit documents to House of Representatives relative to Community Navigator pilot program (see H. Res. 1276), H7170 [26JY]

——— establish grant program to create or expand programs at minority-serving institutions relating to minority entrepreneurship and business ownership (see H.R. 9423), H8730 [2DE]

SEC: require Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation to provide educational resources and host events to promote capital raising options for traditionally underrepresented small businesses (see H.R. 7977), H5408 [8JN]

Small business: permit access to financial capital sources for investment in and financing of cannabis-related businesses and create safe harbor for securities exchanges to list securities of cannabis-related businesses (see H.R. 8200), H5877 [23JN]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Miller v. Board of Education of District of Columbia decision relative to racial desegregation of schools for deaf and hard of hearing students (see H. Con. Res. 96), H5935 [5JY]

Transgender Day of Remembrance: support goals and principles (see H. Res. 1488), H8588 [17NO]

Voting: modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (see S. 5326), S9625 [20DE] (see H.R. 8770), H7735 [2SE]

Essays

State of the Union: Eva Frazier, S1150 [14MR]

——— Isabelle Tupper, S1152 [14MR]

——— Sasha Lann, S1150 [14MR]

Factsheets

Health Disparities by Race and Ethnicity: Center for American Progress (excerpt), H1321 [7MR]

Letters

Coast Guard strategy for retention of cuttermen relative to gender discrimination: Representative DeFazio, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H8844 [8DE]

Condemn threats of violence against historically Black colleges and universities and reaffirm support for historically Black colleges and universities and their students: Daniel K. Wims, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, H1350 [8MR]

Condemn Threats of Violence Against Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Reaffirm Support for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Their Students: Executive Leadership Council, H1350 [8MR]

Condemn threats of violence against historically Black colleges and universities and reaffirm support for historically Black colleges and universities and their students: Harry L. Williams and Michael L. Lomax, H1349 [8MR]

——— Lezli Baskerville and John Pierre, H1350 [8MR]

Letter from Birmingham, AL, City Jail: Martin Luther King, Jr., S2007–S2010 [6AP]

Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act: several organizations, H4105 [1AP]

Lists

Victims of mass shooting at Tops Friendly Markets in Buffalo, NY, H5357 [8JN], H5427 [9JN], H5997 [13JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on Gonzalez of Texas amendment to H.R. 2543, Financial Services Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Economic Justice Act, H5588 [15JN]

Votes recorded by proxy on Green of Texas amendment to H.R. 2543, Financial Services Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Economic Justice Act, H5587, H5588 [15JN]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Con. Res. 70, condemn threats of violence against historically Black colleges and universities and reaffirm support for historically Black colleges and universities and their students, H1357 [8MR]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 979, consideration of H.R. 2116, Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act, H3760 [16MR]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1017, consideration of H.R. 3617, Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, H4033 [31MR]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1153, adopt H. Res. 1152, condemn great replacement theory, acknowledge impact of white supremacist violence on black community of Buffalo, NY, and remember victims, H5361 [8JN]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1170, consideration of H.R. 2543, Financial Services Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Economic Justice Act, H5506 [14JN]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1499, consideration of H.R. 8876, Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program reauthorization, H8660 [30NO]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1531, adopt H. Res. 1382, condemn White supremacist violence on Black community of Atlanta, GA, and reaffirm commitment to combat hatred, injustice, and White supremacy, H10073 [23DE]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 2116, Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act, H1173 [28FE], H3842 [18MR]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 2543, Financial Services Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Economic Justice Act, H5591 [15JN]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 3617, Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, H4115 [1AP]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 5659, John R. Hatcher III Post Office Building, Oxnard, CA, H6611 [14JY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 8876, Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program reauthorization, H8721 [2DE]

Votes recorded by proxy on Hill motion to recommit H.R. 2543, Financial Services Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Economic Justice Act, H5590 [15JN]

Votes recorded by proxy on Payne amendment to H.R. 2543, Financial Services Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Economic Justice Act, H5589 [15JN]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 979, consideration of H.R. 2116, Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act, H3759 [16MR]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1017, consideration of H.R. 3617, Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, H4032 [31MR]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1153, adopt H. Res. 1152, condemn great replacement theory, acknowledge impact of white supremacist violence on black community of Buffalo, NY, and remember victims, H5361 [8JN]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1170, consideration of H.R. 2543, Financial Services Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Economic Justice Act, H5505 [14JN]

Votes recorded by proxy on S. 452, Willie O’Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act, H238 [19JA]

Motions

FRS: use existing authorities to close racial employment and wage gaps and report on how gaps change over time (H.R. 2543), H5589 [15JN]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 2116, Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act, H1173 [28FE]

Remarks in House

Bebe Moore Campbell BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month: observance, E771 [21JY]

Black Maternal Health Week: designate (H. Res. 1051), E378 [11AP]

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day: observance, H8013 [21SE]

BoricuActivatEd (organization): anniversary, E1001 [29SE], E1006 [30SE]

Buffalo, NY: condemn shooting at Tops Friendly Markets and express condolences to families and victims, H5197 [19MY], E545 [20MY]

——— condemn shooting at Tops Friendly Markets and reaffirm commitment to combating hate and bigotry, H5005 [16MY], H5103, H5104 [18MY], H5178, H5203 [19MY]

CDC: carry out Social Determinants of Health Program (H.R. 379), H1319 [7MR]

Chicano Heritage Month: observance (H. Res. 1291), E787 [27JY]

Children and youth: address mental health care crisis, H8048–H8052 [21SE]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), H3769 [16MR], E1302 [15DE]

Colleges and universities: condemn threats of violence against historically Black colleges and universities and reaffirm support for historically Black colleges and universities and their students (H. Con. Res. 70), H1285 [3MR], H1346–H1352, H1357 [8MR]

Colorado Springs, CO: condemn shooting at Club Q, express condolences to families and victims, and offer support to all who were impacted (H. Res. 1522), E1284 [14DE]

Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (H.R. 40), H344 [2FE], H1000 [7FE], H1097 [9FE], H1298, H1300 [3MR], H1317–H1320 [7MR], H5472–H5475 [13JN], H5637, H5638 [16JN], H5727, H5730 [21JN], H5832 [23JN], H6942 [21JY], H7949, H7950, H7954 [19SE], H8506 [15NO], H8551–H8554 [17NO], H9820 [14DE]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: alter loan data collection requirements for women-owned, minority-owned, and small businesses (H.R. 6732), H1323 [7MR]

——— repeal additional loan data collection requirements for women-owned, minority-owned, and small businesses, H5583 [15JN]

Crime: reform criminal legal system to ensure justice for all by reducing incarceration, decriminalizing certain offenses, and providing fair treatment under law, H5473 [13JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide for equal protection of the law and prohibit discrimination and preferential treatment on basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in agricultural programs (H.R. 2349), H5721 [21JN]

Dept. of Education: establish competitive grant program for local educational agencies to address implicit bias in elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 6687), E135 [9FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish Task Force on Maternal Mental Health, H5781 [22JN]

——— study relationship between coronavirus and rates of morbidity and mortality from heart disease in at-risk communities, H7188, H7189 [27JY]

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, E560 [27MY]

——— release of ‘‘Compelling Interest To Remedy the Effects of Discrimination in Federal Contracting—A Survey of Recent Evidence’’ report, E619 [14JN]

Dept. of the Interior: submit report on contracts, subcontracts, and grant money allocated to or received by minority-owned business and minority-serving educational institutions, H5521 [14JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: include race and ethnicity as demographic for study on incidence of cancer in veterans, H1241 [2MR]

——— condemn White supremacist violence on Black community of Atlanta, GA, and reaffirm commitment to combat hatred, injustice, and White supremacy (H. Res. 1382), H10074 [23DE]

——— condemn White supremacist violence on Black community of Atlanta, GA, and reaffirm commitment to combat hatred, injustice, and White supremacy (H. Res. 1382), adopt (H. Res. 1531), H10063–H10074 [23DE]

——— prohibit discrimination based on individual’s texture or style of hair (H.R. 2116), H1160–H1166 [28FE], H3753, H3754 [16MR], H3833–H3842 [18MR], H5474 [13JN], H9883 [15DE]

——— prohibit discrimination based on individual’s texture or style of hair (H.R. 2116), consideration (H. Res. 979), H3754–H3760 [16MR]

Diseases and disorders: address peripheral artery disease to prevent unnecessary amputations, H1322 [7MR]

——— make marijuana legal at Federal level, incentivize States to change marijuana laws that disproportionately impact minority communities, and allow retroactive review of marijuana sentences, H4095 [1AP]

Economy: address economic inequity driven by decades of racial and gender discrimination and exclusion, H5639–H5642 [16JN]

FAA: Aviation Workforce Development Grants program funding to improve diversity of aircraft pilots and aviation maintenance workers, including by expanding partnerships with colleges and universities, H6844 [19JY]

FDA: enhance data reporting on clinical trial demographics and provide resources to improve access to clinical trials in underrepresented communities, E594 [8JN]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce funding for diversity and equity programs, H6848 [19JY]

——— report on expenditures for advertising contracts with small disadvantaged businesses and businesses owned by minorities and women (H.R. 7252), E305 [28MR]

Financial institutions: ensure Supporting Young Entrepreneurs Program focus on young women entrepreneurs, minority entrepreneurs, and other historically underrepresented groups or first time business owners, H5582 [15JN]

——— establish or modify requirements relative to minority depository institutions, community development financial institutions, and impact banks, H5569 [15JN]

——— permit credit unions to serve certain underserved areas, E646 [21JN]

——— prohibit restriction on community banks opening in underserved areas, H5584 [15JN]

Forsyth County, GA: condemn race massacre by white supremacist mobs in 1912 and reaffirm commitment to combating white supremacy, hatred, and injustice (H. Res. 917), H1078 [9FE]

FRS: provide flexibility on government forms in tracking race and ethnicity identification, H5580 [15JN]

——— require regulated entities to provide information necessary for Offices of Women and Minority Inclusion to carry out their duties, H5570 [15JN]

——— use existing authorities to close racial employment and wage gaps and report on how gaps change over time (H.R. 2543), H5430 [9JN], H5556–H5591 [15JN], H5639–H5642 [16JN], H5815 [22JN], E636 [16JN], E646 [21JN]

——— use existing authorities to close racial employment and wage gaps and report on how gaps change over time (H.R. 2543), consideration (H. Res. 1170), H5499–H5506 [14JN]

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, H5568 [15JN], H5815 [22JN]

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, H3977 [30MR], H4021 [31MR]

Greensboro, NC: recognize significance of Greensboro Four Woolworth lunch counter sit-in (H. Res. 894), H339 [2FE]

Health: address racial disparities in receiving health care in communities of color, H1317–H1322 [7MR]

——— improve diversity in clinical trials and data collection for coronavirus and future public health threats to address social determinants of health, H5320 [7JN]

——— improve health of minority individuals, H1322 [7MR]

——— use of technology to improve services and reduce costs of health care, H248 [19JA], H967 [4FE]

Health Resources and Services Administration: reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (H.R. 8876), H8713–H8721 [2DE], H9687 [12DE]

——— reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program (H.R. 8876), consideration (H. Res. 1499), H8652–H8660 [30NO]

Jackson Lee, Representative: National Minority AIDS Council John Lewis Good Trouble Award recipient, E1201 [1DE]

John R. Hatcher III Post Office Building, Oxnard, CA: designate (H.R. 5659), H5962, H5963 [12JY], H6612 [14JY]

Law enforcement: hold accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies (H.R. 1280), H1006 [7FE], H1060 [8FE], H1298 [3MR], H7949 [19SE], H8055 [21SE]

——— improve and reform policing practices, accountability, and transparency (H.R. 677), H8078 [22SE]

Manufacturing USA Program: ensure active membership of historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal colleges and universities, and other minority serving institutions, H923 [3FE]

Medicare: include analysis of racial and ethnic minorities when reporting on telehealth utilizations, H1413 [9MR]

Mental health: address mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color (H.R. 1475), H8049 [21SE]

——— address national crisis of suicide among minority adolescents (H. Res. 1217), E771 [21JY]

National Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month: observance, H8548 [17NO]

National Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Day: designate (H. Res. 185), H1216 [2MR]

Native Americans: repeal certain obsolete laws relating to Native Americans (S. 789), H9677 [12DE], H9803 [14DE]

NIH: provide that authority of National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to make certain research endowments applies to both current and former centers of excellence (H.R. 189), H3779 [17MR]

NSF: ensure grants can be used for professional development and mentorship of researchers at historically Black colleges and universities, Tribal colleges and universities, and minority-serving institutions, E99 [3FE]

Oakland, CA: tribute to Red Door Catering (business), H4900 [12MY]

O’Ree, Willie: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 452), H235–H238 [19JA]

Rare Disease Day: designate (H. Res. 948), E185 [28FE]

——— designate (H. Res. 952), E181, E190 [28FE]

SEC: require public companies to disclose gender, race, ethnicity, and veteran status of their board directors, nominees, and senior executive officers, H5569 [15JN]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H4058 [31MR]

1300 Campaign (organization): tribute, E120 [7FE]

Women: end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (H.R. 959), H8735 [5DE], E378 [11AP]

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: ensure eligibility of historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving educational institutions and encourage them to apply for benefits, H5054 [17MY]

Remarks in Senate

BoricuActivatEd (organization): anniversary, S5537 [29SE]

Buffalo, NY: condemn shooting at Tops Friendly Markets, express condolences to families and victims, and commend response by first responders, S2507–S2510 [16MY], S2529 [17MY], S2554 [18MY]

——— condemn shooting at Tops Friendly Markets and express condolences to families and victims, S6635 [14NO]

Carlson, Tucker: characterization of remarks relative to replacement theory, S2508, S2510 [16MY], S2529 [17MY], S3505 [20JY], S3582 [21JY]

Colorado Springs, CO: condemn shooting at Club Q and express condolences to families and victims, S6833 [29NO], S6894 [30NO]

Dept. of HHS: designate areas as Health Enterprise Zones to reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes in such areas (S. 5293), S7312 [19DE]

Dept. of Justice: facilitate expedited review of coronavirus hate crimes (S. 937), S1201 [16MR], S2541 [17MY], S9746 [21DE]

Dept. of the Interior: release of report detailing conditions at U.S. Indian Boarding Schools, S3048 [22JN]

Dept. of Transportation: establish Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity (S. 3649), S708 [15FE]

Discrimination: prohibit discrimination based on individual’s texture or style of hair (H.R. 2116), S7162, S7163 [14DE]

——— prohibit discrimination based on individual’s texture or style of hair (H.R. 2116), unanimous-consent request, S7163 [14DE]

Financial institutions: permit credit unions to serve certain underserved areas (S. 4879), S4823 [19SE]

Idaho Falls African American Alliance, Inc.: tribute, S158 [11JA]

Investments: improve access for diverse-owned asset management firms that invest retirement plan funds (S. 4097), S2193 [27AP]

John R. Hatcher III Post Office Building, Oxnard, CA: designate (H.R. 5659), S7282, S7283 [19DE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: impact of letter from Birmingham, AL, City Jail on justice and social change, S2006–S2011 [6AP]

Law enforcement: improve and reform policing practices, accountability, and transparency, S983, S984 [3MR]

National Day of Remembrance for U.S. Indian Boarding Schools: designate (S. Con. Res. 28), S387 [20JA]

National Kidney Month: observance, S1175 [15MR]

National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 613), S2291 [3MY]

Pennsylvania: tribute to ‘‘Resilence in the Face of Adversity’’ program honorees, S666–S668 [14FE]

SBA: create direct lending program, codify Community Advantage loan program, and create network of incubators and accelerators at historically Black colleges, minority-serving institutions, and community colleges, S2295 [4MY]

Supreme Court: stay in Merrill v. Milligan and Merrill v. Caster relative to district court injunction on Alabama congressional district plan, S551 [8FE]

Reports

Compelling Interest To Remedy the Effects of Discrimination in Federal Contracting—A Survey of Recent Evidence (excerpt): Dept. of Justice, E620 [14JN]

Reports filed

Adopt H. Res. 1152, Condemn Great Replacement Theory, Acknowledge Impact of White Supremacist Violence, Remember Hate Crime Victims, and Address White Supremacist Violence: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1153) (H. Rept. 117–356), H5331 [7JN]

Adopt H. Res. 1382, Condemn White Supremacist Violence on Black Community of Atlanta, GA, and Reaffirm Commitment To Combat Hatred, Injustice, and White Supremacy: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1531) (H. Rept. 117–664), H10530 [23DE]

Consideration of H.R. 2116, Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 979) (H. Rept. 117–273), H3742 [15MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2543, Financial Services Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Economic Justice Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1170) (H. Rept. 117–366), H5485 [13JN]

Consideration of H.R. 3617, Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1017) (H. Rept. 117–285), H4071 [31MR]

Consideration of H.R. 8876, Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Reauthorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1499) (H. Rept. 117–587), H8673 [30NO]

Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2116) (H. Rept. 117–252), H1145 [25FE]

Diversity and Inclusion Data Accountability and Transparency Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2123) (H. Rept. 117–350), H5331 [7JN]

Environmental Justice for All Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2021) (H. Rept. 117–687), H10546 [30DE]

Expanding Financial Access for Underserved Communities Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 7003) (H. Rept. 117–351), H5331 [7JN]

Expanding the Voluntary Opportunities for Translations in Elections (Expanding the VOTE) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 8770) (H. Rept. 117–654), H9982 [21DE]

Fair Lending for All Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 166) (H. Rept. 117–349), H5331 [7JN]

Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2543) (H. Rept. 117–228), H287 [20JA]

Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Reauthorization: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 8876) (H. Rept. 117–559), H8507 [15NO]

Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1277) (H. Rept. 117–230), H287 [20JA]

John R. Hatcher III Post Office Building, Oxnard, CA: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 5659), S5224 [28SE]

Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3617) (H. Rept. 117–276), H3862 [24MR]

Reaffirm U.S. Alliance with Bulgaria, Commend Parliamentary Elections, and Call for Continued Process To Combat Corruption, Respect Freedom of the Press, and Protect Minority Rights: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 322), S7030 [7DE]

Repealing Existing Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation With Tribes (RESPECT) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 789) (H. Rept. 117–606), H8823 [7DE]

Request President and Direct Sec. of Defense To Transmit Records to House of Representatives Relative to Terms and Phrases Relative to Gender: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H. Res. 1475) (H. Rept. 117–647), H9901 [15DE], H9908 [20DE]

Request President To Transmit Documents to House Relative to National Telecommunications and Information Administration Activities Relative to Broadband Service: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Res. 1271) (H. Rept. 117–512), H8219 [28SE]

Unleashing American Innovators Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2773), S6940 [1DE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 70, condemn threats of violence against historically Black colleges and universities and reaffirm support for historically Black colleges and universities and their students, H1346 [8MR]

H. Res. 979, consideration of H.R. 2116, Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act, H3754 [16MR]

H. Res. 1017, consideration of H.R. 3617, Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, H4023 [31MR]

H. Res. 1152, condemn great replacement theory, acknowledge impact of white supremacist violence on black community of Buffalo, NY, remember hate crime victims, and address white supremacist violence, H5363 [8JN]

H. Res. 1153, adopt H. Res. 1152, condemn great replacement theory, acknowledge impact of white supremacist violence on black community of Buffalo, NY, remember hate crime victims, and address white supremacist violence, H5348 [8JN]

H. Res. 1170, consideration of H.R. 2543, Financial Services Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Economic Justice Act, H5499 [14JN]

H. Res. 1382, condemn White supremacist violence on Black community of Atlanta, GA, and reaffirm commitment to combat hatred, injustice, and White supremacy, H10074 [23DE]

H. Res. 1499, consideration of H.R. 8876, Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program reauthorization, H8653 [30NO]

H. Res. 1531, adopt H. Res. 1382, condemn White supremacist violence on Black community of Atlanta, GA, and reaffirm commitment to combat hatred, injustice, and White supremacy, H10063 [23DE]

H.R. 2116, Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act, H1160–H1162 [28FE], H3833 [18MR]

H.R. 2543, Financial Services Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Economic Justice Act, H5556–H5567 [15JN]

H.R. 3617, Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, H4079–H4087 [1AP]

H.R. 5659, John R. Hatcher III Post Office Building, Oxnard, CA, H5963 [12JY]

H.R. 8876, Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program reauthorization, H8713–H8715 [2DE]

S. 452, Willie O’Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act, H235 [19JA]

S. 789, Repealing Existing Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation With Tribes (RESPECT) Act, H9677 [12DE], H9809 [14DE]

S. Con. Res. 28, National Day of Remembrance for U.S. Indian Boarding Schools, S385 [20JA]

S. Con. Res. 48, Black Women’s Equal Pay Day, S5561 [29SE]

S. Res. 513, recognize growing threats in Afghanistan against women and children, religious and ethnic minorities, LGBTQI persons, and allies and express need to protect such populations under Taliban rule, S710 [15FE]

S. Res. 518, address high prevalence of mental health conditions and substance use disorders by making historic financial investments and acknowledging mental health as priority equal to physical health, S789–S791 [17FE]

S. Res. 534, condemn threats of violence against historically Black colleges and universities and reaffirm support for historically Black colleges and universities and their students, S995 [3MR]

S. Res. 590, Black Maternal Health Week, S2099 [7AP]

S. Res. 613, support goals and ideals of National Minority Health Month, S2281 [3MY]

S. Res. 718, Black Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week, S3641 [25JY]

S. Res. 790, condemn White supremacist violence on Black community of Atlanta, GA, and reaffirm commitment to combat hatred, injustice, and White supremacy, S4916 [21SE]

S. Res. 875, declare racism as public health crisis, S9627 [20DE]