MINORITIES

Amendments

Colleges and universities: increase funding and decrease matching requirement for historically Black colleges and universities (H.R. 1606), S11770, S11800 [20NO]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 625), S5257 [7JN], S5272, S5289, S5292, S5293, S5294 [10JN], S5385, S5386 [11JN]

Analyses

Enhance Certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs Programs and Improve Administration of Such Programs (S. 1905), S237 [29JA]

Articles and editorials

Alabama Pushed a Black Family Off Its Land—And Left It Empty for Years, H187 [6FE]

AP Documents Land Taken From Blacks Through Trickery, Violence and Murder, H185-H187, H190-H192 [6FE]

Black Farmers—A Vanishing Way, H195 [6FE]

Bound for Las Vegas, 2 Men Take a 9/11 Detour to Jail, E1796 [8OC]

Car Dealer Acquired Black Farmers' Land by Foreclosing on Loans, H187 [6FE]

Developers and Lawyers Use a Legal Maneuver To Strip Black Families of Land, H195-H197 [6FE]

Health Problems of Latino Children, E1439 [29JY]

History Up in Smoke, H195 [6FE]

Landownership Made Blacks Targets of Violence and Murder, H188 [6FE]

Living in the North Gave Blacks No Guarantee Against Land Grabs, H188 [6FE]

Lynching Trail, H195 [6FE]

Man Is Jailed for Defending His Land, H190 [6FE]

Peculiar Land Swaps Leave Blacks With Little of Their Ancestors' Georgia Island, H187 [6FE]

Social Security Continues To Work for Us, Here's How, E676 [2MY]

Taking Away the Vote—And a Black Man's Land, H189 [6FE]

With Help From Their White Lawyer, a Black Mississippi Family Loses a Farm, H197 [6FE]

Bills and resolutions

Advertising: create Federal advertising procurement opportunities for minority business concerns (see H.R. 5766), H9128 [22NO]

Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (see H.R. 4825), H2944 [22MY]

———increase funding and decrease matching requirement for historically Black colleges and universities (see S. 2613), S5454 [12JN]

———recognize contributions of historically Black colleges and universities (see H. Res. 523), H6229 [11SE]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1343), consideration (see H. Res. 519), H6129 [9SE]

———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 4089), H1152 [9AP]

Cultural Competence Commission: establish (see H.R. 5265), H5994 [26JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish a racial profiling education and awareness program and assist State and local law enforcement agencies in implementing such programs (see S. 2114), S2578 [11AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance certain veterans programs and improve administration of such programs (see S. 1905), S235 [29JA] (see H.R. 3927), H832 [12MR]

Discrimination: condemn all acts of discrimination and violence and support the No Room for Racism campaign (see H. Res. 345), H227 [7FE]

Diseases: prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 5482), H6776 [26SE]

Health: provide grants to hire community health workers to improve access to health education and services for women and families in medically underserved areas (see S. 2139), S2828 [17AP]

Health care professionals: promote careers in nursing and diversity in the nursing workforce (see H.R. 5606), H7892 [10OC]

Hispanic Americans: provide programs and activities to improve health (see S. 2990), S9033 [23SE] (see H.R. 5449), H6558 [24SE]

Iran: encourage respect for rights of religious and ethnic minorities, and deter support for international terrorism and furthering its weapons of mass destruction programs (see H.R. 5540), H6983 [2OC]

Minority Business Development Agency: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 510), H7894 [10OC]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (see S. Res. 305), S7372 [25JY] (see H. Res. 518), H6129 [9SE]

National Minority Health and Health Disparities Month: establish (see S. Con. Res. 139), S8673 [17SE] (see H. Con. Res. 388), H1674 [25AP]

Native Americans: anniversary of Indian self-determination policy (see S. Res. 295), S6250 [27JN]

Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for Community Building, St. Paul, MN: authorize construction grant (see S. 3156), S11079 [14NO]

SBA: establish a priority preference for firms that have both 8(a) Business Development and HUBZone Program certifications, and raise the sole-source thresholds in the awarding of Federal contracts (see S. 1994), S1599 [6MR]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax refunds for use by the Dept. of HHS to improve the health of minorities and women (see H.R. 4937), H3561 [13JN]

Women: ensure safe pregnancies by increasing research and data collection on treatments and cures for pregnancy complications and providing information to women, practitioners, and the public (see S. 2328), S3435 [25AP] (see H.R. 4602), H1673 [25AP]

Woods, Tiger: tribute (see H. Res. 535), H6373 [18SE]

Cloture motions

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 625), S5246 [7JN], S5335 [11JN]

Essays

Tribute to Rosa Parks: Alicia Henderson, H646 [28FE]

———April Johnson, H646 [28FE]

———Ashlee Johnson, H646 [28FE]

———Gabrielle Hayes, H646 [28FE]

———Heather Sweigart, H645 [28FE]

———Tiffany Thompson, H645 [28FE]

Excerpts

Civil Rights Act motion to proceed debate and vote (1957): Congressional Record, S6477 [9JY]

Letters

Customs Service inspectors liabililty protections against racial profiling and illegal searches: Jason C. Erb, Council on American-Islamic Relations, H5982 [26JY]

———Laura Murphy, Rachel King, and Katie Corrigan, ACLU, H5981 [26JY]

———Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H5982 [26JY]

———Wade Henderson, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, H5981 [26JY]

Dept. of Transportation prohibition on racial profiling by airline personnel: Gurmit Singh Aulakh, Council of Khalistan, E1859 [11OC]

Enhance certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and improve administration of such programs: Anthony J. Principi, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S236 [29JA]

Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act: Dept. of Justice, S5274 [10JN]

Lists

Demands by African American farmers relative to discrimination claims against the Dept. of Agriculture, H4491 [10JY]

Papers

Subjective-Intent Qualified Immunity Proposal for Customs Officials, H5980 [26JY]

Petitions and memorials

NAACP: trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, H5980 [26JY]

Press releases

Sikhs Suffered the Most After the Attacks—Council of Khalistan Condemns Attacks, Calls for End to Violence Against Minorities: Council of Khalistan, E1594 [17SE]

Remarks in House

African Americans: encourage study of reparations relative to loss of property by landowners, H184-H199 [6FE]

———loss of property by landowners, H612 [27FE]

———resolution of discrimination claims by farmers against the Dept. of Agriculture, H4477, H4491-H4493 [10JY]

Aviation: lawsuit against airlines relative to alleged use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches of individuals, H3150-H3152 [4JN]

Azerbaijan: re-registration campaign for religious organizations, E436 [21MR]

Bayonne, NJ: anniversary of NAACP branch, E859 [20MY]

Building Engineering and Science Talent (organization): report on advancement of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities, in science, engineering, and technology development, E2050 [15NO]

California: observance of Salvadoran Day, E1439 [29JY]

———tribute to Neighbor to Neighbor Program, E890 [23MY]

California Association of Real Estate Brokers, Inc.: tribute, E1759 [4OC]

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 781), H1293, H1310, H1311 [16AP], E544 [16AP]

Colleges and universities: authorize grants for institutions of higher education serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans (H.R. 4825), E903 [24MY]

———increase funding and decrease matching requirement for historically Black colleges and universities (H.R. 1606), H6311 [18SE], H6523-H6525 [24SE]

———recognize contributions of historically Black colleges and universities (H. Res. 523), H6307-H6315 [18SE]

———recognize contributions of historically Black colleges and universities (H. Res. 523), unanimous-consent agreement, H6285 [17SE]

Colorado: tribute to the Colorado Cherry Creek Diversity Conference, E288 [6MR]

Commission on Black Men and Boys: tribute, H837 [13MR]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1343), H217-H219 [7FE], H717 [6MR], H1075, H1078 [20MR], H1308 [16AP], E124 [8FE], E153 [14FE], E402, E433 [21MR], E1662 [26SE]

Customs Service: civil liability of inspectors relative to alleged use of racial and other discriminatory profiling in connection with searches and detentions of individuals, H2862-H2891 [22MY], H5979 [26JY], E906 [24MY], E2017 [14NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require compliance with equal employment opportunity and whistleblower protection laws, H5698, H5699 [25JY]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit racial profiling by airline personnel, E1796 [8OC], E1859 [11OC]

Discrimination: condemn all acts of discrimination and violence and support the No Room for Racism campaign (H. Res. 345), E117 [7FE]

———impact of racial discrimination, E1060 [14JN]

Diseases: increase awareness of cancer treatment, H1670 [25AP]

Health: expand health care for children, E1439 [29JY]

Herrera, Stephanie: SBA Minority Small Business Person of the Year award recipient for Colorado, E1350 [25JY]

Housing: increase homeownership, H3766-H3770 [20JN]

Houston, TX: tribute to Houston Minority Business Council EXPO, E550 [17AP]

Hudson County, NJ: tribute to Urban League Equal Opportunity Day Awards Dinner Dance, E707 [3MY]

Intelligence services: hiring and retention of minorities in the intelligence community, H5449, H5450 [24JY]

Malcolm X: attempted sale of personal writings, H911 [14MR]

National Men's Health Week: observance, H3494 [12JN]

National Minority Cancer Awareness Week: observance, H1670 [25AP]

National Minority Health and Health Disparities Month: establish (H. Con. Res. 388), H1716-H1722 [30AP]

National Sea Grant College Program Act: ensure equal access for minority and economically disadvantaged students, H3690-H3692 [19JN]

NIST: ensure inclusion of businesses that are majority women or minority owned in electronic enterprise integration initiatives, H4518-H4520 [11JY]

Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for Community Building, St. Paul, MN: authorize construction grant (S. 3156), H8939 [14NO]

Political campaigns: exempt communications pertaining to civil rights and issues affecting minorities from restrictions on noncandidate campaign expenditures, H426-H429 [13FE]

Radio: tribute to ``Tom Joyner Morning Show'' (radio program) for efforts on African American issues, E500 [11AP]

Social Security: impact of privatization on minorities, women, and low-income workers, E676 [2MY]

———investment of trust funds in private financial markets, H1386-H1389 [17AP]

Two Strikes and You're Out Child Protection Act: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts report on impact of mandatory sentencing guidelines, H922, H923 [14MR]

Remarks in Senate

Colleges and universities: increase funding and decrease matching requirement for historically Black colleges and universities (H.R. 1606), S11800 [20NO]

———increase funding and decrease matching requirement for historically Black colleges and universities (H.R. 1606), unanimous-consent request, S10593 [16OC]

———increase funding and decrease matching requirement for historically Black colleges and universities (S. 2613), S5455 [12JN]

Computers: enhance digital accessibility for all individuals, S1244 [27FE]

Crime: provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, S1391 [1MR]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 625), S22 [23JA], S134 [25JA], S174 [28JA], S223 [29JA], S281 [4FE], S342 [5FE], S424 [6FE], S480 [7FE], S542 [8FE], S586 [11FE], S653 [12FE], S731 [13FE], S850 [14FE], S897 [15FE], S998 [25FE], S1198 [26FE], S1249 [27FE], S1346 [28FE], S1419 [4MR], S1534 [5MR], S1595 [6MR], S1672 [7MR], S1702, S1704 [8MR], S1727 [11MR], S1776 [12MR], S1852 [13MR], S1929 [14MR], S1971 [15MR], S2070 [19MR], S2176 [20MR], S2243 [21MR], S2322 [22MR], S2481 [10AP], S2573 [11AP], S2630 [12AP], S2671 [15AP], S2720 [16AP], S2824 [17AP], S2939 [18AP], S3013 [22AP], S3161 [23AP], S3296 [24AP], S3427 [25AP], S3466 [26AP], S3501 [29AP], S3557 [30AP], S3622 [1MY], S3835 [2MY], S3898 [6MY], S3948 [7MY], S4057 [8MY], S4140 [9MY], S4269 [13MY], S4327 [14MY], S4382 [15MY], S4487 [16MY], S4525, S4526, S4533 [17MY], S4615 [21MY], S4697 [22MY], S4832 [23MY], S4883 [3JN], S4963 [4JN], S5033 [5JN], S5200 [6JN], S5246-S5248, S5251 [7JN], S5267-S5276, S5316 [10JN], S5325-S5337 [11JN], S5446, S5447 [12JN], S5530 [13JN], S5583 [14JN], S5629 [17JN], S5689 [18JN], S5767 [19JN], S5844 [20JN], S5895 [21JN], S5951 [24JN], S6009 [25JN], S6124 [26JN], S6236 [27JN], S6316 [28JN], S6354 [8JY], S6496 [9JY], S6568 [10JY], S6644 [11JY], S6706 [12JY], S6804 [15JY], S6861 [16JY], S6943 [17JY], S7029 [18JY], S7101 [19JY], S7159 [22JY], S7222 [23JY], S7306 [24JY], S7369 [25JY], S7422 [26JY], S7464 [29JY], S7572 [30JY], S7736 [31JY], S7865 [1AU], S8079 [3SE], S8195 [4SE], S8292 [5SE], S8369 [9SE], S8447 [10SE], S8505 [11SE], S8557 [12SE], S8617 [13SE], S8667 [17SE], S8747 [18SE], S8915 [19SE], S8979 [20SE], S9030 [23SE], S9110 [24SE], S9226 [25SE], S9414 [26SE], S9592 [30SE], S9707 [1OC], S9840 [2OC], S9898 [3OC], S9979 [4OC], S10037 [7OC], S10111 [8OC], S10218 [9OC], S10347 [10OC], S10434 [15OC], S10564 [16OC], S10653 [17OC], S10835 [12NO], S10879 [13NO], S11062 [14NO], S11204 [15NO], S11308 [18NO], S11551 [19NO], S11715 [20NO]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 625), unanimous-consent agreement, S4818 [23MY], S5195 [6JN]

———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (S. 625), unanimous-consent request, S3454 [25AP], S4525 [17MY]

Dept. of Commerce: provide grants for digital network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (S. 414), S9683 [1OC]

———provide grants for digital network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (S. 414), unanimous-consent request, S9683 [1OC]

Dept. of Defense: historically black colleges and universities defense research projects funding, S7804 [1AU]

Dept. of Homeland Security: require compliance with equal employment opportunity and whistleblower protection laws, S9199 [25SE], S9407 [26SE], S9670 [1OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish a racial profiling education and awareness program and assist State and local law enforcement agencies in implementing such programs (S. 2114), S2584 [11AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance certain veterans programs and improve administration of such programs (S. 1905), S236 [29JA]

Education: reduce dropout rate of Hispanic high school students, S5651 [18JN], S6050, S6051, S6052 [26JN]

Health: provide grants to hire community health workers to improve access to health education and services for women and families in medically underserved areas (S. 2139), S2830 [17AP]

Hispanic Americans: provide programs and activities to improve health (S. 2990), S9033 [23SE]

Law enforcement: prohibit racial profiling (S. 989), S1249 [27FE]

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week: designate (S. Res. 305), S7379 [25JY], S8580 [12SE]

National Minority Health and Health Disparities Month: establish (H. Con. Res. 388), S9930 [3OC]

———establish (S. Con. Res. 139), S9930 [3OC]

Native Americans: anniversary of Indian self-determination policy (S. Res. 295), S6263 [27JN]

Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for Community Building, St. Paul, MN: authorize construction grant (S. 3156), S11000, S11001 [14NO]

SBA: establish a priority preference for firms that have both 8(a) Business Development and HUBZone Program certifications, and raise the sole-source thresholds in the awarding of Federal contracts (S. 1994), S1612, S1613 [6MR]

Women: ensure safe pregnancies by increasing research and data collection on treatments and cures for pregnancy complications and providing information to women, practitioners, and the public (S. 2328), S3440 [25AP]

Yugoslavia: human rights abuses against Romani people, S10565 [16OC]

Reports

Advancement of Women, Minorities, and Persons With Disabilities, in Science, Engineering, and Technology Development: Building Engineering and Science Talent (organization), E2050-E2053 [15NO]

Reports filed

Combined 8(a) and HUBZone Priority Preference Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1994) (S. Rept. 107-294), S9713 [1OC]

Historically Black Colleges and Universities Increase in Funding and Decrease in Matching Requirement: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1606) (H. Rept. 107-519), H3774 [20JN]

Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 625) (S. Rept. 107-147), S4145 [9MY]

NTIA Digital Network Technology Program Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 414) (S. Rept. 107-207), S6498 [9JY]

Safe Motherhood Act for Research and Treatment (SMART Mom Act): Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2328), S8671 [17SE]

Statements

Federation/LAF Supports Black Farmer Protest Against USDA in Tennessee—Demands Meaningful Across the Board Response From USDA and Congress: Federation of Southern Cooperatives, H4491 [10JY]

Rights of the Abenaki: Evan Worth, Alan Blackman, Nicolett Baron, and Steph Bernath, E747 [8MY]

Summaries

Risk or Race? Racial Disparities and the Subprime Refinance Market—A Report of the Center for Community Change: Calvin Bradford, Calvin Bradford & Associates, Ltd., S3630 [1MY]

Tables

Hate crimes prosecuted by State and local prosecutors where the death penalty was available, S5273 [10JN]

Testimonies

Eliminating Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Medical Care—Progress and Challenges: Marsha Lillie-Blanton, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, H1719 [30AP]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 388, National Minority Health and Health Disparities Month, H1716 [30AP]

H. Res. 523, recognize contributions of historically Black colleges and universities, H6307 [18SE]

H.R. 1606, historically Black colleges and universities increase in funding and decrease in matching requirement, H6523 [24SE]

S. 1905, enhance certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs programs and improve administration of such programs, S236 [29JA]

S. 2114, Racial Profiling Education and Awareness Act, S2584 [11AP]

S. 2139, Community Health Workers Act, S2830 [17AP]

S. 2613, increase funding and decrease matching requirement for historically Black colleges and universities, S5456 [12JN]

S. 2990, Hispanic Health Improvement Act, S9034-S9048 [23SE]

S. 3156, Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for Community Building Act, S11001 [14NO], H8939 [14NO]

S. Con. Res. 139, National Minority Health and Health Disparities Month, S8684 [17SE], S9930 [3OC]

S. Res. 295, anniversary of Indian self-determination policy, S6263 [27JN]

S. Res. 305, National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, S7379 [25JY], S8580 [12SE]