Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

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HCONRES 527
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the murder of Emmett Till.
108th Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. November 19, 2004
HCONRES 526
Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should grant a posthumous pardon to John Arthur "Jack" Johnson for the 1913 r...
108th Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. November 19, 2004
HCONRES 520
Supporting the efforts and activities of individuals, organizations, and other entities to honor the lives of enslaved Africans i...
108th Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. October 9, 2004
HCONRES 505
Recognizing, commending, and supporting the efforts of the Celebrate Freedom Foundation.
108th Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. September 29, 2004
HCONRES 495
Recommending expenditures for an appropriate visitor's center at Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site to commem...
108th Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands. September 27, 2004
HCONRES 484
Expressing the sense of Congress that the Honorable Percy Sutton be recognized as primarily responsible for the rebirth of the le...
108th Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. July 22, 2004
HCONRES 482
Recognizing and celebrating the abolition of slavery more than 150 years ago in the Latin American countries of Mexico, Chile, Ur...
108th Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. July 22, 2004
HCONRES 481
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding high level visits by democratically elected officials of Taiwan to the United States.
108th Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. July 22, 2004
HCONRES 476
Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and encouraging the people of the Un...
108th Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization. July 26, 2004
HCONRES 472
Expressing the sense of Congress that the apprehension, detention, and interrogation of terrorists are fundamental elements in th...
108th Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. July 15, 2004
HCONRES 467
Declaring genocide in Darfur, Sudan.
108th Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. September 7, 2004
HCONRES 466
Urging the Government of India to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation of the scope of abusive child labor in circuse...
108th Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. June 24, 2004
HCONRES 465
Commending the efforts of women in the Republic of Colombia to promote peace.
108th Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. June 24, 2004
HCONRES 457
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the murders of James E. Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman.
108th Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. June 28, 2004
HCONRES 453
Celebrating the establishment of democracy in Iraq and urging the people of the United States and of other countries in all commu...
108th Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. June 17, 2004
HCONRES 451
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the establishment of a scholarship fund to make tuition grants available to eligible f...
108th Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. July 15, 2004
HCONRES 450
Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the day civil rights organizers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner gave thei...
108th Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. June 22, 2004
HCONRES 440
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume normal diplomatic relations with the Republic of China on T...
108th Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. June 2, 2004
HCONRES 427
Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of Charles Hamilton Houston.
108th Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. May 17, 2004
HCONRES 425
Expressing the sense of Congress in support of the ongoing work of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)...
108th Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. May 13, 2004
HCONRES 415
Urging the Government of Ukraine to ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair election process for the presidential election on...
108th Received in the Senate. October 5, 2004
HCONRES 414
Expressing the sense of the Congress that, as Congress recognizes the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education decisio...
108th Message on Senate action sent to the House. May 20, 2004
HCONRES 413
Honoring the contributions of the women, symbolized by "Rosie the Riveter", who served on the homefront during World War II, and...
108th Star Print ordered on the concurrent resolution. June 25, 2004
HCONRES 411
To express the sense of the Congress regarding the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education...
108th Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. June 28, 2004
HCONRES 406
Remembering the victims of the genocide that occurred in 1994 in Rwanda and pledging to work to ensure that such an atrocity does...
108th Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. April 2, 2004
HCONRES 403
Condemning the Government of the Republic of the Sudan for its attacks against innocent civilians in the impoverished Darfur regi...
108th Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. May 18, 2004
HCONRES 397
Providing for the acceptance of a statue of Sarah Winnemucca, presented by the people of Nevada, for placement in National Statua...
108th Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. March 25, 2004
HCONRES 396
Supporting the goals and ideals of the Day of Silence and encouraging units of local government, States, and school districts to...
108th Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. April 30, 2004
HCONRES 392
Calling for the adoption of a Sensible, Multilateral American Response to Terrorism ("SMART") Security Platform for the 21st Cent...
108th Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10920-10921) December 6, 2004
HCONRES 384
Calling for the removal of all restrictions from the public, the press, and military families in mourning that would prohibit the...
108th Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force. March 25, 2004
HCONRES 378
Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to immediately and unconditionally release Father Thaddeus Nguyen...
108th Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. May 13, 2004
HCONRES 372
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the urgency of cessation of hostilities in the Republic of Haiti.
108th Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. February 26, 2004
HCONRES 369
Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of Matthew Lyon.
108th Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. February 25, 2004
HCONRES 363
Expressing the grave concern of Congress regarding the continuing gross violations of human rights and civil liberties of the Syr...
108th Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. September 14, 2004
HCONRES 360
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the murder of Emmett Till.
108th Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2890-2891) May 12, 2004
HCONRES 357
Permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. Dorothy Height.
108th Message on Senate action sent to the House. February 26, 2004
HCONRES 346
Commemorating the tenth anniversary of the first democratic elections held in South Africa, recognizing the historical significan...
108th Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. December 8, 2003
HCONRES 342
Commending Iraqi women for their participation in Iraqi government and civil society, encouraging the inclusion of Iraqi women in...
108th Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2415) November 22, 2003
HCONRES 336
Expressing the sense of Congress that the continued participation of the Russian Federation in the Group of 8 nations should be c...
108th Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Voice Vote. March 31, 2004
HCONRES 330
International Human Rights Equality Resolution
108th Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2455-2456, E2457-2458) November 25, 2003