Minorities Bills in the 108th Congress

4,228 bills on this subject

Filed across 4 Congresses, from the 107th to the 110th, and most in the 109th at 1,128. 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

1,100 bills in the 108th Congress. Showing 1–30, newest first. Every Congress

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
HCONRES 532	Commending the Aero Squad After School Program at Tomorrow's Aeronautical Museum in Compton, California, as well as other youth aviation programs that expose young minorities to the field of civil aviation.	Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.	December 8, 2004
HCONRES 527	Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the murder of Emmett Till.	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 racially motivated conviction of Johnson, which diminished his athletic, cultural, and historic significance, and tarnished his reputation.	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 in the United States and to make reparations to their descendants for slavery and its lingering effects.	Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.	October 9, 2004
HCONRES 517	Recognizing the continuing legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers and expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the establishment of a Buffalo Soldiers Heritage Month.	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.	October 8, 2004
HCONRES 516	Congratulating Jimmy Haywood and Kenny Roy for setting world records in civil aviation history and commending youth aviation programs that encourage young minorities to enter the field of civil aviation.	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.	October 8, 2004
HCONRES 511	Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to Inez Sitter.	Referred to the House Committee on Resources.	October 7, 2004
HCONRES 499	Recognizing the 40th anniversary of the Latin American Research and Service Agency and commending the directors and staff of that organization for addressing the needs and concerns of Latino and Hispanic Americans.	Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.	September 23, 2004
HCONRES 496	Expressing the sense of Congress with regard to providing humanitarian assistance to countries of the Caribbean devastated by Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne.	Received in the Senate.	October 5, 2004
HCONRES 495	Recommending expenditures for an appropriate visitor's center at Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site to commemorate the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School.	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 legendary Apollo Theatre of Harlem and as a trailblazer in business, politics, telecommunications, and law.	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, Uruguay, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Peru, and Venezuela, and for other purposes.	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 United States to recognize the accomplishments of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party by committing themselves to the fundamental principles of freedom, equality, and democracy.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.	July 26, 2004
HCONRES 467	Declaring genocide in Darfur, Sudan.	Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.	September 7, 2004
HCONRES 451	Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the establishment of a scholarship fund to make tuition grants available to eligible former students who were denied an education in Prince Edward County, Virginia, when the public schools closed rather than comply with the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education.	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 their lives in the struggle to guarantee the right to vote for every citizen of the United States and encouraging all Americans to observe the anniversary of the deaths of the 3 men by committing themselves to ensuring equal rights, equal opportunities, and equal justice for all people.	Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	June 22, 2004
HCONRES 445	Recognizing the invaluable contribution of Native American Veterans and honoring their service to the Nation.	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.	June 8, 2004
HCONRES 439	Honoring the members of the Army Motor Transport Brigade who during World War II served in the trucking operation known as the Red Ball Express for their service and contribution to the Allied advance following the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France.	Message on Senate action sent to the House.	July 23, 2004
HCONRES 427	Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of Charles Hamilton Houston.	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) in combating anti-Semitism, racism, xenophobia, discrimination, intolerance, and related violence.	Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.	May 13, 2004
HCONRES 417	Honoring the Tuskegee Airmen and their contribution in creating an integrated United States Air Force, the world's foremost Air and Space Supremacy Force.	Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	June 2, 2004
HCONRES 403	Condemning the Government of the Republic of the Sudan for its attacks against innocent civilians in the impoverished Darfur region of western Sudan.	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 Statuary Hall, and for other purposes.	Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.	March 25, 2004
HCONRES 394	Recognizing the 100th anniversary of Citizens Bank, the Nation's oldest continuously operating minority-owned bank, and honoring the many contributions of the Nation's minority-owned banks.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.	March 29, 2004
HCONRES 360	Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the murder of Emmett Till.	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.	Message on Senate action sent to the House.	February 26, 2004
HCONRES 347	Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of William C. Velasquez, the national Hispanic civic leader.	Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.	December 8, 2003
HCONRES 341	Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the restoration of Federal recognition of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon.	Referred to the House Committee on Resources.	November 21, 2003
HCONRES 319	Expressing the grave concern of Congress regarding the continuing repression of the religious freedom and human rights of the Iranian Baha i community by the Government of Iran.	Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.	June 24, 2004
HCONRES 306	Honoring the service of American Indians in the United States Armed Forces.	Received in the Senate.	October 6, 2004

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.