Topic

Civil rights workers

Bills 262 First seen 107th Most recent 110th

262 bills on this subject

Filed across 4 Congresses, from the 107th to the 110th, and most in the 109th at 78. 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
262 bills across every Congress on file. Showing 1–30, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HCONRES 381 Honoring and recognizing the dedication and achievements of Thurgood Marshall on the 100th anniversary of his birth. 110th July 17, 2008
HCONRES 327 Congratulating and saluting Focus: HOPE on its 40th anniversary and for its remarkable commitment and contributions to Detroit, the State of Michigan, and the United States. 110th April 15, 2008
HCONRES 310 Expressing support for a national day of remembrance for Harriet Ross Tubman. 110th April 2, 2008
HCONRES 289 Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 99th anniversary. 110th March 5, 2008
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 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 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 44 Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 98th anniversary. 110th March 26, 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 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 6250 To revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006. 110th July 28, 2008
HR 5156 John Lewis Civil Rights Trail System Act 110th February 1, 2008
HR 4834 Ossie Davis Congressional Gold Medal Act 110th April 8, 2008
HR 3935 To extend the time limit of the authority of the Frederick Douglass Gardens, Inc., to establish a memorial and gardens on Department of the Interior lands in the District of Columbia or its environs in honor and commemoration of Frederick Douglass, and for other purposes. 110th October 25, 2007
HR 2771 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2008 110th June 28, 2007
HR 1734 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 630 Northeast Killingsworth Avenue in Portland, Oregon, as the "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Post Office". 110th June 19, 2008
HR 954 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 365 West 125th Street in New York, New York, as the "Percy Sutton Post Office Building". 110th September 28, 2007
HR 745 To revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006. 110th March 1, 2007
HR 706 To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2777 Logan Avenue in San Diego, California, as the "Cesar E. Chavez Post Office". 110th January 29, 2007
HR 705 To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of George Henry White. 110th January 29, 2007
HR 622 Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act 110th April 11, 2007
HR 399 To designate the United States Courthouse to be constructed in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse". 110th March 14, 2007
HR 359 Cesar Estrada Chavez Study Act 110th June 11, 2008
HR 18 To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of Rosa Parks. 110th January 4, 2007
HRES 1309 Recognizing and honoring the 44th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and those who worked to achieve this goal. 110th June 26, 2008
HRES 1293 Commemorating the 44th anniversary of the deaths of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, Mississippi, while working in the name of American democracy to register voters and secure civil rights during the summer of 1964, which has became known as "Freedom Summer". 110th June 23, 2008
HRES 1061 Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and encouraging people of the United States to pause and remember the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and for other purposes. 110th April 1, 2008
HRES 1043 Honoring the life and legacy of Chief Standing Bear, a pioneer in civil rights for Native Americans, on the 100th anniversary of Chief Standing Bear's death. 110th April 29, 2008

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