CIVIL RIGHTS ACT

Bills and resolutions

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

Colleges and universities: require institutions of higher education to designate at least one employee to coordinate compliance with certain Civil Rights Act provisions (see H.R. 5936), H5007 [12OC]

Dept. of Education: provide for consideration of definition of antisemitism by International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance for enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws relative to education programs or activities (see S. 3141), S5213 [26OC] (see H.R. 6090), H5173 [26OC]

Discrimination: prohibit on basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 5), S2184 [21JN] (see H.R. 15), H3069 [21JN]

EEOC: require commissioners to approve commencing, intervening in, or participating in certain litigation and increase transparency relative to such decisions (see S. 402), S397 [14FE] (see H.R. 1054), H839 [14FE]

Employment: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see S. 1030), S1052 [29MR] (see H.R. 6581), H6110 [4DE]

——— extend Federal antidiscrimination protections to individuals who perform work for employers as independent contractors (see H.R. 5348), H4222 [5SE]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 230), H149 [10JA]

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

Schools: establish that teaching of certain ideas relative to history and race violates Civil Rights Act (see H.R. 5328), H4217 [1SE]

Transgender Bill of Rights: develop and implement to protect and codify rights of transgender and nonbinary people under law and ensure access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security (see S. Res. 144), S1091 [30MR] (see H. Res. 269), H1693 [30MR]

Voting: develop academic curriculum on importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration (see S. Res. 350), S4590 [19SE] (see H. Res. 703), H4408 [19SE]

Remarks in House

Civil rights: anniversary of March on Washington, E889 [26SE]

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

Colleges and universities: ensure compliance to prohibit discrimination on basis of race, color, or national origin under title VI of Civil Rights Act while also providing environment for freedom of speech and thought, E1043 [2NO]

Employment: extend Federal antidiscrimination protections to individuals who perform work for employers as independent contractors (H.R. 5348), E810 [5SE]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 230), H146 [10JA]

Remarks in Senate

Civil rights: anniversary of March on Washington, S4261–S4263 [7SE]

Texts of

S. Res. 144, develop and implement Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify rights of transgender and nonbinary people under law and ensure access to medical care, shelter, safety, and economic security, S1099 [30MR]

S. Res. 350, develop academic curriculum on voting importance, history of suppression, and current restrictive laws, issue stamp recognizing efforts supporting right to vote, and promote elections and automatic registration, S4598 [19SE]