MINORITIES

Appointments

Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys, S5803 [6DE]

Articles and editorials

Minority Entrepreneurs Struggled To Get Small-Business Relief Loans, E1201 [11DE]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: recognize importance of intersectionality for abortion access (see H. Res. 555), H3143 [23JN]

Afghanistan: support people, condemn human rights violations and specific targeting of women, girls, and members of religious and ethnic minorities, and support Afghans who assisted in U.S. mission in Afghanistan (see H. Res. 616), H4030 [26JY]

African Americans: address hardships and disparities faced by Black women in order to encourage more inclusive policymaking (see H. Res. 484), H2779 [7JN]

——— prohibit Federal Government from providing bailouts or other financial assistance to any State or local government that enacts any law providing reparations for slavery (see H.R. 4321), H3140 [23JN]

——— recognize challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving, their heroic military sacrifices and patriotism, and need to eliminate health and benefit disparities of minority veterans (see H. Con. Res. 76), H5669 [9NO]

——— recognize U.S. has moral and legal obligation to provide reparations for enslavement of Africans and its lasting harm on millions of Black people (see H. Res. 414), H2426 [17MY]

Armed Forces: ensure treatment in military is based on merit and performance (see S. 1811), S1982 [6JN]

Black Maternal Health Week: designate (see S. Res. 159), S1210 [18AP] (see H. Res. 289), H1725 [13AP]

CDC: provide for public health research and investment into understanding and eliminating structural racism and police violence (see S. 1317), S1382 [26AP] (see H.R. 2904), H2048 [26AP]

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation: provide comprehensive dementia care management services, eliminate patient cost-sharing, support caregivers, and provide outreach to underrepresented populations (see S. 626), S635 [2MR] (see H.R. 1637), H1292 [17MR]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: clarify parameters for model testing and add accountability to model expansion under Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (see H.R. 6732), H6859 [12DE]

Chicano Heritage Month: observance (see H. Res. 645), H4165 [4AU]

China: expand sanctions relative to human rights abuses in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and counter genocidal policies (see S. 1770), S1843 [31MY]

——— impose additional sanctions relative to human rights abuses in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (see S. 2358), S2985 [18JY]

——— remember victims of violent suppression of democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and condemn crackdown on human rights and basic freedoms within China, including Hong Kong, by Chinese Communist Party (see S. Res. 237), S1983 [6JN] (see H. Res. 462), H2712 [1JN]

Civil liberties: ensure due process protections of individuals against unlawful detention based solely on protected characteristic (see S. 129), S146 [30JA] (see H.R. 639), H510 [30JA]

Civil rights: guarantee freedom from discrimination throughout economy by prohibiting any actions with discriminatory effects (see S. 2008), S2122 [15JN] (see H.R. 4183), H2958 [15JN]

——— improve remedies for discrimination in payment of wages based on sex (see S. 728), S742 [9MR] (see H.R. 17), H1277 [10MR]

——— prohibit discrimination in payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1598), H1285 [14MR]

——— restore right to individual civil actions in cases involving disparate impact (see H.R. 3445), H2425 [17MY]

Civil Rights Act: clarify that disparate impacts on certain populations constitute sufficient basis for rights of action (see H.R. 697), H625 [1FE]

Colleges and universities: increase access to higher education by providing public transit grants (see S. 3477), S5919 [12DE] (see H.R. 3411), H2424 [17MY]

——— recognize importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in higher education (see H. Res. 608), H3889 [20JY]

Colorado Springs, CO: anniversary of shooting at Club Q (see S. Res. 467), S5541 [15NO] (see S. Res. 509), S5997 [14DE]

Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (see S. 40), S74 [24JA] (see H.R. 40), H99 [9JA]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: alter loan data collection requirements for women-owned, minority-owned, and small businesses (see S. 1159), S1091 [30MR] (see H.R. 1806), H1464 [27MR]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish service programs dedicated to digital equity for underserved communities (see H.R. 3975), H2787 [9JN]

Cosmetics: provide grants to identify ingredients in salon products harmful to salon workers and women of color, promote green chemistry solutions, and require disclosure of ingredients on labels and company websites (see H.R. 3620), H2594 [24MY]

Crime: enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes (see H.R. 64), H100 [9JA]

——— prevent and prosecute white supremacy inspired hate crime and conspiracy to commit white supremacy inspired hate crime (see H.R. 61), H100 [9JA]

——— reform criminal legal system to ensure justice for all by reducing incarceration, decriminalizing certain offenses, and providing fair treatment under law to vulnerable populations (see H. Res. 519), H2959 [15JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: expand national organic certification cost-share program into comprehensive organic program (see S. 1582), S1624 [11MY] (see H.R. 3650), H2596 [24MY]

——— improve health and safety protections for meatpacking workers, protect market share of small processing plants, and require GAO report on racial disparities in meat and poultry processing (see S. 270), S230 [2FE] (see H.R. 798), H678 [2FE]

Dept. of Commerce: establish grant program to provide minority business enterprises access to entrepreneurship opportunities (see H.R. 4499), H3171 [6JY]

Dept. of Commerce and GAO: study feasibility of historically Black colleges and universities achieving certain classification (see S. 2977), S4759 [28SE]

Dept. of Defense: eliminate position of Chief Diversity Officer (see S. 191), S172 [31JA] (see H.R. 678), H575 [31JA]

——— restore superior warfighting principles of recruiting, assigning, training, promoting, and retaining personnel solely based on merit and credit Florida legislature for passing legislation stating as much (see H. Res. 575), H3166 [3JY]

——— restrict appointment of civilian or military personnel above certain rank to diversity, equity, and inclusion positions (see S. 221), S204 [1FE] (see H.R. 701), H626 [1FE]

Dept. of Education: authorize grants to support new and expand existing voluntary community-driven strategies to increase diversity in schools (see S. 1661), S1704 [17MY] (see H.R. 3444), H2425 [17MY]

——— establish competitive grants to empower community colleges and minority-serving institutions to become incubators for infant and toddler child care talent, training, and campus and community access (see S. 848), S825 [16MR] (see H.R. 1630), H1292 [17MR]

——— establish grants for tuition-free community colleges, student success grants, and grants for historically Black, Tribal, and minority-serving institutions (see S. 3086), S5110 [19OC] (see H.R. 5998), H5032 [19OC]

——— establish Honorable Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence to increase recruitment of diverse teachers and improve teacher training and retention programs (see H.R. 5478), H4344 [14SE]

——— make grants for hate crime prevention and prejudice reduction education (see H.R. 6715), H6814 [11DE]

——— make grants to higher education institutions to provide free meals to low-income students through existing on-campus meal programs (see S. 2441), S3459 [20JY] (see H.R. 4812), H3888 [20JY]

——— prohibit higher education institutions participating in Federal student assistance programs from giving preferential treatment in admissions process to legacy students or donors (see S. 2524), S3619 [26JY] (see H.R. 4900), H4028 [26JY]

——— provide for teacher and school leader quality enhancement and enhance institutional aid to address teacher and principal shortages (see S. 2369), S3147 [19JY]

——— provide grants to cover costs of opposing challenges to use of specific instructional materials, or availability of specific school library materials, in public elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 6592), H6143 [5DE]

——— require State report cards to reflect same race groups as decennial census of population (see S. 3152), S5213 [26OC] (see H.R. 6086), H5173 [26OC]

——— 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. 2690), H1845 [18AP]

Dept. of Energy: prioritize education and training for energy and manufacturing-related jobs to increase skilled workers for such jobs (see H.R. 3699), H2637 [25MY]

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 S. 1851), S2005 [7JN] (see H.R. 3768), H2707 [31MY]

——— address social determinants of maternal health to eliminate maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities (see H.R. 3322), H2345 [15MY]

——— authorize fellowships under Minority Fellowship Program to be awarded for training for professionals in addiction medicine field (see S. 3145), S5213 [26OC]

——— authorize Office of Minority Health to award grants to faith- or community-based organizations to address persistent health inequities and chronic disease challenges (see H.R. 5520), H4346 [14SE]

——— call for sickle cell trait research, surveillance, and public education and awareness (see H. Res. 672), H4230 [8SE]

——— designate areas as Health Enterprise Zones to reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes in such areas (see H.R. 6475), H5902 [21NO]

——— establish grant program to support schools of medicine and schools of osteopathic medicine in underserved areas (see S. 3175), S5314 [1NO] (see H.R. 4985), H4138 [27JY]

——— establish position of Outreach Coordinator within Office of Minority Health (see H.R. 3268), H2310 [11MY]

——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see S. 2188), S2224 [22JN] (see H.R. 4392), H3150 [27JN]

——— improve data collection on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity (see H.R. 3320), H2344 [15MY]

——— provide for grants to promote representative community engagement in maternal mortality review committees (see S. 1599), S1647 [15MY]

——— provide grants and guidance to grow and diversify perinatal workforce (see S. 1710), S1744 [18MY] (see H.R. 3523), H2455 [18MY]

Dept. of HUD: provide downpayment assistance to first generation homebuyers to address multigenerational inequities in access to homeownership and to narrow and ultimately close racial homeownership gap in U.S. (see H.R. 4231), H3069 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: clarify causation element in Federal hate crime statute (see H.R. 1091), H853 [17FE]

——— establish Office for Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls (see H.R. 5573), H4407 [19SE] (see H.R. 6828), H6985 [14DE]

Dept. of State: increase diversity in diplomatic workforce (see H.R. 6054), H5104 [25OC]

Dept. of Transportation: carry out grant program to support State and local efforts to provide fare-free transit service (see S. 1282), S1340 [25AP] (see H.R. 2848), H1946 [25AP]

——— establish grant program to improve preparation and representation of certain students in aviation-related fields (see S. 1935), S2070 [13JN] (see H.R. 2428), H1691 [30MR]

——— establish grant program to increase racial and gender minority access and representation in aviation workforce (see S. 1163), S1091 [30MR]

——— establish program to help minority- and women-owned small businesses gain proficiency to compete equally for project contracts and subcontracts (see S. 3375), S5692 [30NO] (see H.R. 4614), H3574 [13JY]

——— remove exclusion of certain small business concerns from disadvantaged business enterprise program (see S. 3539), S5996 [14DE] (see H.R. 6820), H6984 [14DE]

——— require certain recipients of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program funds to provide analysis of efforts to expand opportunities available to participate in program (see H.R. 2485), H1707 [6AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand Center for Minority Veterans and Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include services for historically underserved veterans (see H.R. 4325), H3141 [23JN]

——— express support for naming of new or undedicated facilities after women and minority veterans in order to reflect diversity of all who have served in Armed Forces (see H. Res. 851), H5652 [8NO]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: complete interagency report on effects of special recreation permits on environmental justice communities (see S. 784), S772 [14MR] (see H.R. 3756), H2664 [30MY]

Depts. of Energy and Labor: improve education and training of underrepresented groups for employment in energy-related industries (see H.R. 5783), H4853 [28SE]

Discrimination: amend laws relative to arbitration of disputes involving race discrimination (see S. 1408), S1463 [2MY] (see H.R. 3038), H2124 [2MY]

——— condemn all forms of hate and support policies to prevent and respond to hate crimes (see H. Res. 929), H6860 [12DE]

——— 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 (see H. Res. 413), H2426 [17MY]

Dortch, Thomas W., Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 973), H826 [9FE]

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 (see H.R. 5601), H4437 [20SE]

Ecology and environment: restore, reaffirm, and reconcile environmental justice, health equity, climate justice, and civil rights (see S. 919), S909 [22MR] (see H.R. 1705), H1325 [22MR]

Education: create equity offices in State and local education agencies to encourage programs to improve diversity in advanced placement and gifted and talented academic programs (see H.R. 1207), H914 [27FE]

——— 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. 876), H5899 [17NO] (see H. Res. 892), H5936 [28NO]

——— prohibit Federal funding to schools that promote certain race-based theories to students (see H.R. 570), H428 [26JA]

——— provide rules of construction that nothing in certain education legislation supports academic disciplines, programs, or activities that hold that U.S was founded on white supremacy and oppression (see H.R. 5326), H4217 [1SE]

EPA: identify low-income or predominantly minority communities with unusually high number of environmental-law violations, work with State and local officials to identify root causes, and clean them up (see H.R. 1673), H1300 [21MR]

European Union: urge to expeditiously designate Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as terrorist organization (see H. Res. 288), H1725 [13AP]

FAA: authorize appropriations for Minority Serving Institutions Intern Program (see H.R. 3689), H2636 [25MY]

Fair Housing Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 337), H2118 [28AP]

Fair Labor Standards Act: enhance provisions related to wage discrimination (see H.R. 5053), H4141 [27JY]

Federal agencies and departments: prohibit use of Federal funds to carry out Executive order relative to advancing racial equity and support for underserved communities (see H.R. 1275), H1047 [1MR]

——— provide for equal protection of law and prohibit discrimination and preferential treatment on basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in Federal actions (see H.R. 1524), H1248 [9MR]

——— provide that Executive order to pursue whole-of-government approach to environmental justice shall have no force or effect (see H.R. 3256), H2309 [11MY]

——— report on expenditures for advertising contracts with small disadvantaged businesses and businesses owned by minorities and women (see H.R. 6467), H5902 [21NO]

FEMA: authorize equity steering group and advisor, improve data collection to measure disparate outcomes and participation barriers, and apply equity criteria to policies and programs (see S. 2961), S4720 [27SE] (see H.R. 5775), H4713 [27SE]

Foundation for Digital Equity: establish (see S. 599), S568 [1MR] (see H.R. 1412), H1149 [7MR]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see S. 1206), S1255 [19AP] (see H.R. 2725), H1886 [19AP]

FRS: use existing authorities to close racial employment and wage gaps and report on how gaps change over time (see S. 2257), S2359 [12JY] (see H.R. 4194), H2958 [15JN]

FTC: establish Office of Fair Lending Testing to test for compliance with laws prohibiting credit discrimination, strengthen such laws, ensure persons can seek relief, and provide criminal penalties for violations of such laws (see H.R. 166), H104 [9JA]

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. 613), H489 [27JA]

——— require annual assessments of TSA passenger security screening practices relative to non-discrimination policies to identify any needed actions to improve compliance (see H.R. 6036), H5043 [24OC]

Government: establish National Biodiversity Strategy (see S. Res. 494), S5919 [12DE] (see H. Res. 195), H1114 [3MR]

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 (see S. Res. 173), S1341 [25AP] (see H. Res. 319), H1915 [24AP] (see H. Res. 319), H1947 [25AP]

Greensboro, NC: recognize significance of Greensboro Four Woolworth lunch counter sit-in (see H. Res. 88), H628 [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 S. Res. 95), S669 [7MR] (see H. Res. 204), H1150 [7MR]

——— establish national campaign to increase maternal vaccination rates (see S. 1603), S1647 [15MY]

——— prohibit discrimination in health care and require provision of equitable health care as civil right (see H.R. 3068), H2125 [2MY]

Historic Greenwood District-Black Wall Street National Monument: establish (see S. 3543), S5996 [14DE]

House Rules: rename Office of Diversity and Inclusion as Office of Talent and Development and place under Office of Chief Administrative Officer (see H. Res. 431), H2500 [22MY]

Iraq: affirm nature and importance of U.S. support for religious and ethnic minority survivors of genocide in Iraq (see H. Res. 554), H3143 [23JN]

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. 2485), S3522 [25JY] (see H.R. 4122), H2931 [14JN]

Law enforcement: condemn police brutality wherever in world it occurs (see H. Res. 354), H2126 [2MY]

——— eliminate racial, religious, or other discriminatory profiling (see S. 1084), S1088 [30MR]

——— establish Bill of Rights to support law enforcement personnel in their work to protect communities (see H. Res. 285), H1718 [10AP]

LDL-C Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 496), S5962 [13DE] (see H. Res. 709), H4438 [20SE]

Louisiana: honor memory of enslaved people who revolted for freedom and were brutalized, terrorized, and killed in response and reaffirm commitment to combat hatred, injustice, and White supremacy (see H. Res. 663), H4205 [25AU]

Medicaid: reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage for women after they give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (see S. 2846), S4589 [19SE] (see H.R. 5568), H4407 [19SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve access to care for beneficiaries through models tested under Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (see H.R. 3069), H2125 [2MY]

Mental health: address mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color (see S. 1700), S1743 [18MY] (see H.R. 3548), H2456 [18MY]

——— address national crisis of suicide among minority adolescents (see H. Res. 640), H4158 [1AU]

Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: support goals and ideals and recognize disproportionate impacts of mental health conditions and struggles on minority populations and communities (see H. Res. 639), H4158 [1AU]

National Black Business Month: designate (see H. Res. 667), H4211 [29AU]

National Cholesterol Education Month: designate (see S. Res. 496), S5962 [13DE] (see H. Res. 709), H4438 [20SE]

National Commission on the COVID–19 Pandemic: establish (see H.R. 3066), H2125 [2MY]

National Leading Entertainment and Arts Through Diversity (National LEAD) Month: designate (see H. Res. 191), H1050 [1MR]

National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 221), S1745 [18MY]

National Museum of African American History and Culture: support African American history education programs (see S. 233), S229 [2FE] (see H.R. 765), H676 [2FE]

National Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 465), S5541 [15NO] (see H. Res. 879), H5899 [17NO]

National Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Day: designate (see H. Res. 172), H915 [27FE]

National Women of Color in Tech Day: designate (see S. Res. 124), S934 [23MR]

NIH: limit funding for National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (see H.R. 1995), H1627 [29MR]

——— take certain steps to increase clinical trial diversity (see S. 1701), S1743 [18MY] (see H.R. 3503), H2454 [18MY]

NOAA: establish grant program to fund youth fishing projects (see S. 1860), S2005 [7JN] (see H.R. 3925), H2778 [7JN]

NSF: award grants to institutions of higher education to research or develop makerspaces and prioritize community college, historically Black college and university, and minority-serving institution applicants (see H.R. 2475), H1698 [3AP]

OPM: expand opportunities for employment of recent graduates in Federal Government positions (see H.R. 5681), H4462 [22SE]

Power resources: prevent energy poverty in at-risk communities and ensure access to affordable energy in such communities (see S. 2826), S4526 [14SE] (see H.R. 5482), H4344 [14SE]

Public Health Service Act: include Middle Easterners and North Africans in statutory definition of ‘‘racial and ethnic minority group’’ (see S. 2899), S4654 [21SE] (see H.R. 2730), H1886 [19AP]

Racial relations: declare racism as public health crisis (see S. Res. 319), S3757 [27JY] (see H. Res. 185), H970 [28FE]

——— 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. 657), H4192 [18AU]

Rare Disease Day: designate (see H. Res. 181), H970 [28FE]

SBA: disaggregate data on Federal contracts awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in certain reports (see H.R. 1744), H1408 [23MR]

——— establish Coordinator for Community Financial Institutions to enhance performance of community financial institutions and support access to capital for small business concerns (see H.R. 6486), H5936 [28NO]

——— establish grant program to create or expand programs at minority-serving institutions and historically Black colleges and universities that promote minority business ownership and entrepreneurship (see S. 1402), S1463 [2MY] (see H.R. 6457), H5899 [17NO]

——— establish Office of Community Financial Institutions to strengthen ability of community financial institutions to support development of small business concerns in underserved communities (see S. 2099), S2186 [21JN]

——— rename Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) program as Supporting Coaching Opportunities for Resilient Entrepreneurs (SCORE) (see S. 1896), S2028 [8JN]

Schools: promote equity in advanced coursework and programs at elementary and secondary schools (see S. 3279), S5458 [9NO] (see H.R. 6328), H5667 [9NO]

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. 2796), H1914 [24AP]

——— require public companies to disclose gender, race, ethnicity, and veteran status of their board directors, nominees, and senior executive officers (see S. 2007), S2122 [15JN] (see H.R. 4177), H2958 [15JN]

Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument: establish (see S. 384), S313 [9FE] (see H.R. 2415), H1691 [30MR]

Taxation: establish mine methane capture incentive credit (see H.R. 3982), H2787 [9JN]

Transgender Day of Remembrance: support goals and principles (see S. Res. 464), S5541 [15NO] (see H. Res. 886), H5902 [21NO]

U.S. Commission on Hate Crimes: establish (see S. 2030), S2123 [15JN] (see H.R. 4172), H2957 [15JN]

U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation: establish (see S. Con. Res. 19), S3758 [27JY] (see H. Con. Res. 44), H2426 [17MY]

Voting: modify and clarify certain notice and election requirements relative to provision of election materials in certain languages (see S. 2960), S4720 [27SE] (see H.R. 5295), H4205 [25AU]

——— permit individuals required to present identification to vote in Federal elections to meet requirement by presenting sworn written statement attesting to their identification (see H.R. 861), H737 [7FE]

Water: provide assistance for disadvantaged communities (see H.R. 2521), H1708 [6AP]

Women: end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and close disparities in maternal health outcomes (see S. 1606), S1647 [15MY] (see S. 2239), S2310 [11JY] (see H.R. 3305), H2343 (see H.R. 3310), H2344 [15MY]

——— improve maternal and infant health and promote safe motherhood (see S. 964), S933 [23MR]

Essays

State of the Union: Alexander Califano, S196 [1FE]

——— Samantha Urbina, S198 [1FE]

Letters

Letter from Birmingham, AL, City Jail: Martin Luther King, Jr., S1492–S1495 [3MY]

Remarks in House

African Americans: address hardships and disparities faced by Black people in order to encourage more inclusive policymaking, H228 [12JA], H4332 [14SE], H6728–H6732 [7DE]

——— address hardships and disparities faced by Black women in order to encourage more inclusive policymaking (H. Res. 484), H2771 [7JN]

——— recognize challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving, their heroic military sacrifices and patriotism, and need to eliminate health and benefit disparities of minority veterans, H2486–H2491 [22MY]

——— tribute to Black business owners, H953 [28FE]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration, H2448–H2451 [18MY], H3065–H3068 [21JN], H4022–H4025 [26JY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to funding of diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, H1889 [20AP]

——— evaluation of administration relative to racial equity and diversity, H1275 [10MR], H1797 [18AP], H6078 [1DE], H6205 [6DE]

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of shooting at Tops Friendly Markets, H2374 [16MY], H2551 [24MY]

——— condemn shooting at Tops Friendly Markets and reaffirm commitment to combating hate and bigotry, H519 [31JA]

Burlington, VT: condemn shooting of Palestinian college students and reaffirm commitment to combating hate and bigotry, H5990 [30NO]

Chicano Heritage Month: observance (H. Res. 645), E775 [15AU]

China: remember victims of violent suppression of democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and condemn crackdown on human rights and basic freedoms within China, H2774 [7JN]

Civil rights: affirmative action policies, H1275–H1277 [10MR], H1797 [18AP]

——— continuing struggle between law enforcement and African Americans, H556 [31JA], H699–H705 [6FE], H4331 [14SE]

——— prohibit discrimination in payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (H.R. 1598), E213 [14MR]

——— restore right to individual civil actions in cases involving disparate impact (H.R. 3445), H3200 [11JY]

——— strengthen equal pay requirements for women, H4016 [26JY]

Coalition of 100 Black Women: tribute, E584 [16JN]

Colorado Springs, CO: anniversary of shooting at Club Q, E1117 [17NO]

Commission To Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans: establish (H.R. 40), H96 [9JA], H161 [11JA], H659 [2FE]

Congressional Mamas Caucus: tribute, H2179 [10MY]

Crime: prevent and prosecute white supremacy inspired hate crime and conspiracy to commit white supremacy inspired hate crime, H2374 [16MY]

——— prevent and prosecute white supremacy inspired hate crime and conspiracy to commit white supremacy inspired hate crime (H.R. 61), H2163 [9MY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H6932–H6936 [13DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit funding for courses, books, or study guides on topics related to inclusion, diversity, and supporting LGBT employees, H4561 [26SE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding for positions focused on diversity and inclusion, H3521, H3522 [13JY]

——— prohibit use of critical race theory or diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, H3489 [13JY], H4569, H4571, H4572 [27SE]

——— reduce salary of Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Director of Diversity and Inclusion Management, H4602, H4603 [27SE]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding for Office of Science Office of Scientific Workforce Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, H5134 [26OC]

Dept. of HHS: Minority HIV/AIDS Prevention Initiative funding, H5785 [14NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding to implement Environmental Justice Strategy, H4693 [27SE]

Dept. of HUD: Diversity Council and associated race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation-based affinity or employee resource groups funding relative to divisive nature, H5460, H5461 [6NO]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit funding for Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights, H5337, H5338 [2NO]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: complete interagency report on effects of special recreation permits on environmental justice communities (H.R. 3756), H2670 [31MY]

Discrimination: condemn all forms of hate and support policies to prevent and respond to hate crimes (H. Res. 929), H6842 [12DE]

Diseases and disorders: ensure equitable access to breast cancer treatment and care, E339 [20AP]

Dortch, Thomas W., Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 973), H803, H804 [9FE]

Drugs: decriminalize marijuana, H3114 [23JN]

——— impact of ‘‘War on Drugs’’, H2582, H2583 [24MY]

FAA: prohibit funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion officials or training, H3828, H3829 [19JY]

Federal agencies and departments: report on expenditures for advertising contracts with small disadvantaged businesses and businesses owned by minorities and women (H.R. 6467), E1120 [21NO]

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. 319), H2104 [28AP]

Greensboro, NC: recognize significance of Greensboro Four Woolworth lunch counter sit-in (H. Res. 88), H581, H588 [1FE]

Health: address racial disparities in treating and preventing diabetes in communities of color, H5716, H5720–H5724 [13NO]

Health Resources and Services Administration: reauthorize Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program, E20 [11JA]

Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice Compliance and Enforcement: establish, H343 [26JA]

Intercultural Development Research Association: anniversary, E1139 [29NO]

Law enforcement: hold accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies, H556 [31JA], H699–H705 [6FE]

——— prohibit law enforcement officers from making pretextual stops, H700 [6FE]

Mental health: address mental health issues for youth, particularly youth of color (H.R. 3548), H3601 [14JY]

——— increase awareness of, and eliminate stigma associated with, mental health care, treatment and recovery programs, including culturally responsive practices, H698 [6FE]

National Institute of General Medical Sciences: prohibit Office of Diversity in Biomedical Research funding, H5777 [14NO]

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities: prohibit funding, H5778 [14NO]

National Leading Entertainment and Arts Through Diversity (National LEAD) Month: designate (H. Res. 191), E905 [28SE]

National objectives: create national strategy to re-shore mineral supply chains, H1607, H1608 [29MR]

National Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Day: observance, E247 [23MR], E253, E254 [24MR]

Optus Bank, Inc.: Dept. of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency Robert J. Brown Minority Business Enterprise of the Year Award recipient, E1006 [24OC]

O’Ree, Willie: award Congressional Gold Medal, E38 [20JA]

Pollution: affirm that minority and low-income communities disproportionately bear costs of climate change, H402 [26JA]

Power resources: exclude Federal lands from plan to increase oil and gas production in conjunction with drawdown from Strategic Petroleum Reserve where such leasing would result in disproportionate burdens on certain communities, H379 [26JA]

Racial relations: declare unconditional war on racism and invidious discrimination and establish cabinet-level Dept. of Reconciliation charged with eliminating racism and invidious discrimination, H228 [12JA], H662 [2FE], H2108 [28AP], H3607 [14JY], H6731 [7DE]

——— declare unconditional war on racism and invidious discrimination and establish cabinet-level Dept. of Reconciliation charged with eliminating racism and invidious discrimination (H. Res. 657), H4334 [14SE]

——— importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion, H3633–H3635 [17JY]

Rare Disease Day: designate (H. Res. 181), E161 [28FE]

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 (H.R. 2796), H2654, H2655 [30MY]

Small business: increase access to capital, H1254 [10MR]

Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument: establish (H.R. 2415), H1681 [30MR]

Supreme Court: decision in Allen v. Milligan relative to Alabama congressional redistricting plan, H2820 [13JN]

——— decisions in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina relative to affirmative action, H3194, H3198–H3203 [11JY], H3211, H3216 [12JY], H3491, H3492 [13JY], H3884 [20JY], E682 [17JY]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, H655, H656 [2FE]

Taylor, Breonna: call for justice relative to death, H1238 [9MR]

Thursday Luncheon Group (organization): anniversary, H615 [1FE], E84 [1FE]

Truman, Harry S: anniversary of Executive order to desegregate Armed Forces, H4036 [27JY]

U.N.: tribute to delegation trip to Minneapolis to advance racial justice, H2071 [27AP]

Voting Rights Act: anniversary, E722 [26JY]

Women: address maternal health and well-being, H2431 [18MY], H3115 [23JN]

Remarks in Senate

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to judicial nominees, S5438 [9NO]

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of shooting at Tops Friendly Markets, S1610 [11MY], S1658 [16MY]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in payment of wages based on sex (S. 728), S2135 [20JN]

Colorado Springs, CO: anniversary of shooting at Club Q (S. Res. 509), S6011 [14DE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit use of critical race theory or diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, S625–S627 [2MR]

FCC: take certain actions to increase diversity of ownership in broadcasting industry, S1335 [25AP]

Federal agencies and departments: tribute to efforts to increase diversity in Federal agencies, S524 [28FE]

King, Martin Luther, Jr.: impact of letter from Birmingham, AL, City Jail on justice and social change, S1491–S1496 [3MY]

Law enforcement: hold accountable for misconduct in court, improve transparency through data collection, and reform police training and policies, S139 [30JA]

——— improve and reform policing practices, accountability, and transparency, S140, S151 [30JA], S184 [1FE]

National Minority Health Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 221), S1754, S1755 [18MY]

National Minority Mental Health Month: observance, S3743 [27JY]

NIH: impact of National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, S189 [1FE]

Public Health Service Act: include Middle Easterners and North Africans in statutory definition of ‘‘racial and ethnic minority group’’ (S. 2899), S4657 [21SE]

Senate Democratic Diversity Initiative: annual survey results, S2446 [13JY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of decision in Shelby County v. Holder relative to constitutionality of preclearance of attempts to change voting qualifications or prerequisites to voting, S2200 [22JN]

——— decision in Allen v. Milligan relative to Alabama congressional redistricting plan, S2019 [8JN]

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: impact, S1525 [4MY]

Truman, Harry S: anniversary of Executive order to desegregate Armed Forces, S3612 [26JY]

Voting: protect the right to vote, S2200 [22JN]

Reports filed

Paycheck Fairness Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 728), S2984 [18JY]

Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2796) (H. Rept. 118–78), H2664 [30MY]

Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 384) (S. Rept. 118–142), S6078 [20DE]

Supporting Community Lenders Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2099), S3521 [25JY]

Texts of

H.R. 2796, Promoting Opportunities for Non-Traditional Capital Formation Act, H2654 [30MY]

S. 2846, Community Access, Resources, and Empowerment (CARE) for Moms Act, S4592–S4597 [19SE]

S. Con. Res. 19, U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation, S3772 [27JY]

S. Res. 95, 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, S672 [7MR]

S. Res. 124, National Women of Color in Tech Day, S938 [23MR]

S. Res. 159, Black Maternal Health Week, S1213 [18AP]

S. Res. 173, 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, S1349 [25AP]

S. Res. 221, support goals and ideals of National Minority Health Month, S1751 [18MY]

S. Res. 237, remember victims of violent suppression of democracy protests in China’s Tiananmen Square and condemn crackdown on human rights and basic freedoms within China, including Hong Kong, by Chinese Communist Party, S1984 [6JN]

S. Res. 319, declare racism as public health crisis, S3767–S3769 [27JY]

S. Res. 464, support goals and principles of Transgender Day of Remembrance, S5550 [15NO]

S. Res. 465, National Survivors of Homicide Victims Awareness Month, S5550 [15NO]

S. Res. 467, Colorado Springs, CO, Club Q shooting anniversary, S5552 [15NO]

S. Res. 494, establish National Biodiversity Strategy, S5923 [12DE]

S. Res. 496, National Cholesterol Education Month and LDL-C Awareness Day, S5964 [13DE]

S. Res. 509, Colorado Springs, CO, Club Q shooting anniversary, S6003 [14DE]