Topic

Blacks

Bills 351 First seen 107th Most recent 110th

351 bills on this subject

Filed across 4 Congresses, from the 107th to the 110th, and most in the 109th at 124. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.

Bills by Congress 107th to 110th
351 bills across every Congress on file. Showing 1–30, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HCONRES 413 Expressing the sense of Congress on the need for a national AIDS strategy. 110th September 15, 2008
HCONRES 403 Recognizing the important contributions of African-American doctors on the event of the apology of the American Medical Association to the National Medical Association, an association of African-American doctors, for over a century of racial prejudices and wrongdoings, and for other purposes. 110th July 31, 2008
HCONRES 381 Honoring and recognizing the dedication and achievements of Thurgood Marshall on the 100th anniversary of his birth. 110th July 17, 2008
HCONRES 372 Supporting the goals and ideals of Black Music Month and to honor the outstanding contributions that African American singers and musicians have made to the United States. 110th June 24, 2008
HCONRES 368 Recognizing May 2, 2008, as the 88th anniversary of the first National Negro League baseball game. 110th June 4, 2008
HCONRES 338 Recognizing the Honorable Yvonne Brathwaite Burke for her distinguished career in public service. 110th April 29, 2008
HCONRES 310 Expressing support for a national day of remembrance for Harriet Ross Tubman. 110th April 2, 2008
HCONRES 286 Expressing the sense of Congress that Earl Lloyd should be recognized and honored for breaking the color barrier and becoming the first African American to play in the National Basketball Association League 58 years ago. 110th March 6, 2008
HCONRES 280 Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day". 110th January 16, 2008
HCONRES 214 Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should grant a posthumous pardon to John Arthur "Jack" Johnson for the 1913 racially motivated conviction of Johnson, which diminished his athletic, cultural, and historic significance, and tarnished his reputation. 110th October 2, 2008
HCONRES 212 Expressing the sense of Congress that Romare Howard Bearden should be recognized as one of the preeminent artists of the 20th century for his artistic genius and visual creativity in the depiction of the complexity and richness of African American life in the United States. 110th September 17, 2007
HCONRES 180 Supporting the goals and ideals of African American Bone Marrow Awareness Month. 110th June 28, 2007
HCONRES 167 Expressing the sense of Congress that Lena Horne should be recognized as one of the most popular performers of the 1940s and 1950s and for her outspoken opposition to racial and social injustice. 110th June 11, 2007
HCONRES 141 Honoring the life of Betty Shabazz. 110th May 3, 2007
HCONRES 114 Encouraging recognition of February 13th of each year for the founding for the Negro Leagues in Kansas City, Missouri. 110th April 17, 2007
HCONRES 108 Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring Rosa Louise McCauley Parks. 110th March 29, 2007
HCONRES 84 Encouraging recognition of February 13th of each year for the founding for the Negro Leagues in Kansas City, Missouri. 110th March 7, 2007
HCONRES 78 Authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Tuskegee Airmen. 110th March 8, 2007
HCONRES 59 Expressing the sense of Congress that Zora Neale Hurston should be recognized for her achievements as a novelist and anthropologist, and for her contributions to the Harlem Renaissance movement. 110th February 6, 2007
HCONRES 58 Expressing the sense of Congress that Madame C. J. Walker should be recognized for her achievements in business, her inventions, and her commitment to the African-American community. 110th February 6, 2007
HCONRES 57 Recognizing the contributions of the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in educating the people of the United States about the African-American migration experience, and for other purposes. 110th February 6, 2007
HCONRES 56 Expressing the sense of Congress that Arthur Schomburg should be recognized for his leadership and contributions in documenting, recording, and researching the historical contributions to society of peoples of African descent and for his efforts to combat racial and ethnic discrimination in the United States. 110th March 19, 2007
HCONRES 35 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. 110th February 7, 2007
HCONRES 34 Honoring the life of Percy Lavon Julian, a pioneer in the field of organic chemistry research and development and the first and only African American chemist to be inducted into the National Academy of Sciences. 110th February 5, 2007
HCONRES 31 Honoring the Mare Island Original 21ers for their efforts to remedy racial discrimination in employment at Mare Island Naval Shipyard. 110th January 18, 2007
HCONRES 26 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a postage stamp commemorating Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. 110th January 10, 2007
HCONRES 24 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should grant a pardon to Marcus Mosiah Garvey to clear his name and affirm his innocence of crimes for which he was unjustly prosecuted and convicted. 110th March 15, 2007
HCONRES 9 Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring former Representative Shirley Chisholm, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued. 110th January 4, 2007
HR 7052 Kids with Healthy Hearts Act of 2008 110th September 24, 2008
HR 5773 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into a long-term ground lease for the operation and maintenance of Rock Creek, Langston, and East Potomac as golf courses, and for other purposes. 110th April 17, 2008

Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.