Topic
Minorities
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
1,128
bills in the 109th Congress.
Showing 61–90,
newest first.
Every Congress
| Bill | Title | Status | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCONRES 59 | Recognizing the contributions of African-American basketball teams and players for their achievements, dedication, and contributions to the sport of basketball and to the Nation. | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | December 22, 2005 |
| HCONRES 58 | 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. | Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform. | February 14, 2005 |
| HCONRES 57 | 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. | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1582) | July 22, 2005 |
| HCONRES 30 | Supporting the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | November 22, 2005 |
| HCONRES 26 | Honoring the Tuskegee Airmen for their bravery in fighting for our freedom in World War II, and for their contribution in creating an integrated United States Air Force. | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | May 10, 2005 |
| HCONRES 25 | Recognizing the contributions of Jibreel Khazan (Ezell Blair, Jr.), David Richmond, Joseph McNeil, and Franklin McCain, the "Greensboro Four", to the civil rights movement. | Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | February 16, 2005 |
| HCONRES 24 | 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 Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | March 2, 2005 |
| HCONRES 13 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that Harriet Tubman should have been paid a pension for her service as a nurse and scout in the United States Army during the Civil War. | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | January 27, 2005 |
| HCONRES 9 | Entitled the "English Plus Resolution". | Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform. | February 9, 2005 |
| HCONRES 5 | 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. | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | March 2, 2005 |
| HJRES 86 | Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes. | Became Public Law No: 109-251. | August 1, 2006 |
| HJRES 3 | To acknowledge a long history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the United States Government regarding Indian tribes and offer an apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the United States. | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | January 4, 2005 |
| HR 6436 | Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | December 8, 2006 |
| HR 6409 | Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health. | December 18, 2006 |
| HR 6408 | Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Resources, Education and the Workforce, and Government Reform, 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. | December 7, 2006 |
| HR 6407 | Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act | Became Public Law No: 109-435. | December 20, 2006 |
| HR 6396 | Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Environmental Justice Act | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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. | December 6, 2006 |
| HR 6395 | Expanding, Rebuilding, and Improving Access to Qualified Health Care Professionals in Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Affected Areas Act | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. | December 6, 2006 |
| HR 6393 | Emergency Child Care Lending for the Gulf Coast Act of 2006 | Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. | December 6, 2006 |
| HR 6386 | To establish the Congressional-Executive Commission on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. | Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. | December 6, 2006 |
| HR 6378 | September 11th Lessons Learned in Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Implementation Act of 2006 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight. | December 8, 2006 |
| HR 6373 | Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2006 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health. | December 18, 2006 |
| HR 6368 | Study of Ways to Improve the Accuracy of the Collection of Federal Oil, Condensate, and Natural Gas Royalties Act of 2006 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. | December 11, 2006 |
| HR 6358 | Summer of Service Act of 2006 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | December 5, 2006 |
| HR 6349 | 21st Century Emergency Communications Act of 2006 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology. | December 6, 2006 |
| HR 6344 | Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 | Became Public Law No: 109-469. | December 29, 2006 |
| HR 6337 | To provide equitable treatment for the people of the Village Corporation established for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska, and for other purposes. | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | November 20, 2006 |
| HR 6306 | Immigration and Border Security Act | Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Government Reform, Armed Services, and Ways and Means, 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. | September 29, 2006 |
| HR 6301 | Tribal Economic Development and Infrastructure Support Act of 2006 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. | October 18, 2006 |
| HR 6287 | National Heritage Areas Partnership Act | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | September 29, 2006 |
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.