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 1,021–1,050, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
S 326 Renewable Energy Production Incentive Reform Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. February 9, 2005
S 305 Department of the Interior Volunteer Recruitment Act of 2005 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-19. March 8, 2005
S 293 A bill to provide for the continuation of higher education through the conveyance of certain public lands in the State of Alaska to the University of Alaska, and for other purposes. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. February 3, 2005
S 279 A bill to amend the Act of June 7, 1924, to provide for the exercise of criminal jurisdiction. Became Public Law No: 109-133. December 20, 2005
S 259 Federal Emergency Meth Lab Cleanup Funding Act of 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. February 2, 2005
S 250 Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 Became Public Law No: 109-270. August 12, 2006
S 249 Great Basin National Heritage Route Act Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 13. February 16, 2005
S 232 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to assist in the implementation of fish passage and screening facilities at non-Federal water projects, and for other purposes. Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans. August 2, 2005
S 231 Wallowa Lake Dam Rehabilitation and Water Management Act of 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. August 2, 2005
S 215 Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization Act of 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S660-668) January 31, 2005
S 214 United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act Became Public Law No: 109-448. December 22, 2006
S 205 Buffalo Soldiers Commemoration Act of 2005 Became Public Law No: 109-152. December 30, 2005
S 203 National Heritage Areas Act of 2006 Became Public Law No: 109-338. October 12, 2006
S 168 Indian School Bus Route Safety Reauthorization Act of 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S578) January 26, 2005
S 156 Ojito Wilderness Act Became Public Law No: 109-94. October 26, 2005
S 155 Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act of 2005 Committee on the Judiciary. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held. June 29, 2006
S 154 A bill to grant a Federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. January 25, 2005
S 148 Professional Boxing Safety Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. May 31, 2005
S 147 Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2005 Cloture not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 41. Record Vote Number: 165. (consideration: CR S5640) June 8, 2006
S 140 Domestic Defense Fund Act of 2005 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1378) February 15, 2005
S 138 SBA Microenterprise Improvements Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (text of measure as introduced: CR S355-356) January 24, 2005
S 113 A bill to modify the date as of which certain tribal land of the Lytton Rancheria of California is deemed to be held in trust. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 204. September 12, 2005
S 105 Personal Responsibility, Work, and Family Promotion Act of 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S264-278) January 24, 2005
S 91 Strengthen Social Work Training Act of 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S259) January 24, 2005
S 68 Native Hawaiian Medicaid Coverage Act of 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S246) January 24, 2005
S 63 Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area Act Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 8. February 16, 2005
S 57 Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Trust Act of 2005 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. July 26, 2005
S 49 Alaska Floodplain and Erosion Mitigation Commission Act of 2005 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-138. July 12, 2005
S 46 A bill to authorize the extension of unconditional and permanent nondiscriminatory treatment (permanent normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Ukraine, and for other purposes. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S232-233) January 24, 2005
S 36 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to recognize the United States Military Cancer Institute as an establishment within the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, to require the Institute to promote the health of members of the Armed Forces and their dependents by enhancing cancer research and treatment, to provide for a study of the epidemiological causes of cancer among various ethnic groups for cancer prevention and early detection efforts, and for other purposes. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S227) January 24, 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.