Blacks Bills in the 109th Congress

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

124 bills in the 109th Congress. Showing 1–30, newest first. Every Congress

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HCONRES 497	To honor the memory of Arnold "Red" Auerbach.	Message on Senate action sent to the House.	December 7, 2006
HCONRES 451	Honoring John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil and urging his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.	Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.	July 19, 2006
HCONRES 393	Honoring the African Americans who have served in the Armed Forces.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.	May 18, 2006
HCONRES 386	Honoring Mary Eliza Mahoney, America's first professionally trained African-American nurse.	Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.	September 20, 2006
HCONRES 384	Recognizing and honoring the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans.	Message on Senate action sent to the House.	November 17, 2006
HCONRES 352	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.	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.	March 7, 2006
HCONRES 292	Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring the late Rosa Parks.	Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.	November 7, 2005
HCONRES 286	Authorizing the remains of Rosa Parks to lie in honor in the rotunda of the Capitol.	Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.	October 28, 2005
HCONRES 277	Designating the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as America's National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.	October 31, 2005
HCONRES 273	Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott.	Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	December 12, 2005
HCONRES 271	Honoring the life and accomplishments of Judge Constance Baker Motley and recognizing her as a symbol of hope and inspiration for all men and women.	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.	February 6, 2006
HCONRES 246	Paying tribute to John Harold Johnson in recognition of his many achievements and contributions.	Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.	September 20, 2005
HCONRES 229	Supporting the goal of the United States establishing a responsible energy policy toward the Gulf of Guinea region in Western Africa that encourages local content development and greater governmental transparency.	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1711)	July 29, 2005
HCONRES 208	Recognizing the 50th anniversary of Rosa Louise Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and the subsequent desegregation of American society.	Message on Senate action sent to the House.	November 18, 2005
HCONRES 175	Acknowledging African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade in all of the Americas with an emphasis on descendants in Latin America and the Caribbean, recognizing the injustices suffered by these African descendants, and recommending that the United States and the international community work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean.	Message on Senate action sent to the House.	November 17, 2006
HCONRES 161	Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for an event to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the Million Man March.	Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11334)	October 7, 2005
HCONRES 119	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.	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.	April 4, 2005
HCONRES 118	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.	Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.	March 17, 2005
HCONRES 117	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.	Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.	March 17, 2005
HCONRES 116	Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring Arthur Ashe, and that the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.	Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.	March 17, 2005
HCONRES 115	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.	Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.	March 17, 2005
HCONRES 114	Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued by the United States Postal Service honoring Roy Campanella, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.	Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.	March 17, 2005
HCONRES 113	Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States Postal Service should issue a postage stamp commemorating Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.	Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.	March 17, 2005
HCONRES 112	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 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.	Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.	March 17, 2005
HCONRES 96	Recognizing the significance of African American women in the United States scientific community.	Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	April 27, 2005
HCONRES 84	Directing the Architect of the Capitol to enter into a contract for the design and construction of a monument to commemorate the contributions of minority women to women's suffrage and to the participation of women in public life, and for other purposes.	Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.	March 3, 2005
HCONRES 80	Commemorating the service to the Nation during World War II of the African-American members of the United States Marine Corps who came to be known as the Montford Point Marines.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.	March 17, 2005
HCONRES 79	Permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to award a Congressional gold medal to Jackie Robinson (posthumously), in recognition of his many contributions to the Nation.	Message on Senate action sent to the House.	March 1, 2005
HCONRES 77	Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the murder of Emmett Till.	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.	April 4, 2005
HCONRES 72	Expressing the sense of Congress that W.E.B. DuBois should be recognized for his legacy of devotion civil rights and scholarly advancement, and as a defender of freedom.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.	March 24, 2005

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.