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 91–120, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
S 1513 Predominantly Black Institution Act of 2007 110th May 24, 2007
S 1359 Lupus Research, Education, Awareness, Communication, and Healthcare Amendments of 2007 110th May 10, 2007
S 1317 Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2007 110th May 7, 2007
S 755 Diabetes Screening and Medicaid Savings Act of 2007 110th March 2, 2007
S 682 Edward William Brooke III Congressional Gold Medal Act 110th July 1, 2008
S 515 Pigford Claims Remedy Act of 2007 110th February 7, 2007
S 295 SEARCH Act 110th March 30, 2007
SCONRES 98 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress on the need for a national AIDS strategy. 110th September 15, 2008
SCONRES 94 A concurrent resolution recognizing the 60th anniversary of the integration of the United States Armed Forces. 110th July 22, 2008
SCONRES 69 A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of a national day of remembrance for Harriet Tubman. 110th March 6, 2008
SCONRES 44 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued honoring Rosa Louise McCauley Parks. 110th October 19, 2007
SCONRES 29 A concurrent resolution encouraging the recognition of the Negro Baseball Leagues and their players on May 20th of each year. 110th May 14, 2007
SCONRES 15 A concurrent resolution authorizing the Rotunda of the Capitol to be used on March 29, 2007, for a ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Tuskegee Airmen. 110th March 6, 2007
SCONRES 5 A concurrent resolution honoring the life of Percy Lavon Julian, a pioneer in the field of organic chemistry and the first and only African-American chemist to be inducted into the National Academy of Sciences. 110th January 31, 2007
SRES 383 A resolution honoring and recognizing the achievements of Carl Stokes, the first African-American mayor of a major American city, in the 40th year since his election as Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. 110th November 15, 2007
SRES 335 A resolution recognizing that the occurrence of prostate cancer in African American men has reached epidemic proportions and urging Federal agencies to address that health crisis by designating funds for education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how that disease affects African American men. 110th September 27, 2007
SRES 152 A resolution honoring the lifetime achievements of Jackie Robinson. 110th April 17, 2007
SRES 88 A resolution honoring the extraordinary achievements of Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick. 110th February 28, 2007
HCONRES 497 To honor the memory of Arnold "Red" Auerbach. 109th December 7, 2006
HCONRES 451 Honoring John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil and urging his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. 109th July 19, 2006
HCONRES 393 Honoring the African Americans who have served in the Armed Forces. 109th May 18, 2006
HCONRES 386 Honoring Mary Eliza Mahoney, America's first professionally trained African-American nurse. 109th 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. 109th 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. 109th 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. 109th November 7, 2005
HCONRES 286 Authorizing the remains of Rosa Parks to lie in honor in the rotunda of the Capitol. 109th October 28, 2005
HCONRES 277 Designating the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as America's National Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. 109th October 31, 2005
HCONRES 273 Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott. 109th 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. 109th February 6, 2006
HCONRES 246 Paying tribute to John Harold Johnson in recognition of his many achievements and contributions. 109th September 20, 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.