Topic

Racial and ethnic relations

Bills 2,987 First seen 110th Most recent 119th

2,987 bills on this subject

Filed across 10 Congresses, from the 110th to the 119th, and most in the 116th at 672. 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 110th to 119th
171 bills in the 112th Congress. Showing 1–30, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
HCONRES 137 Expressing the sense of Congress that the Azeri people, currently divided between Azerbaijan and Iran, have the right to self-determination and to their own sovereign country if they so choose. Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. September 12, 2012
HCONRES 130 Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 103rd anniversary. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. July 11, 2012
HCONRES 128 Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for an event to award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the Montford Point Marines. Message on Senate action sent to the House. June 15, 2012
HCONRES 99 Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to unveil the marker which acknowledges the role that slave labor played in the construction of the United States Capitol. Message on Senate action sent to the House. February 16, 2012
HCONRES 88 Honoring Brigadier General Hazel Winifred Johnson-Brown, the first African-American woman to hold the rank of General in the United States Armed Forces. Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. February 7, 2012
HCONRES 80 Expressing the sense of Congress that the United Nations or NATO should investigate the treatment of black Africans in Libya. Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. September 15, 2011
HCONRES 66 Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and recognize the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity for its work to erect a monument to the civil rights leader. Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. July 21, 2011
HCONRES 63 Supporting the formation of a bipartisan Presidential Commission to study the establishment of a National Museum of the American People. Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. July 7, 2011
HCONRES 52 Expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation. Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. August 25, 2011
HCONRES 26 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 Oversight and Government Reform. March 3, 2011
HCONRES 19 Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 102nd anniversary. Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. February 28, 2011
HCONRES 5 Supporting the reunification of Jerusalem. Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia . March 1, 2011
HR 6644 Global Partnerships Act of 2012 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, Armed Services, and 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 11, 2012
HR 6571 Korean Immigration Commemorative Coin Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology. October 23, 2012
HR 6336 To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and to provide for the permanent display of the statue in Emancipation Hall of the United States Capitol. Became Public Law No: 112-174. September 20, 2012
HR 6257 United States Civil Rights Trail Special Resource Study Act of 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. August 10, 2012
HR 6230 Grow Your Own Teacher Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. September 26, 2012
HR 6175 National Park Service Study Act of 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. July 26, 2012
HR 5593 John Hope Franklin Tulsa-Greenwood Race Riot Claims Accountability Act of 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. May 18, 2012
HR 5331 Violence Against Immigrant Women Act of 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. October 1, 2012
HR 4398 Racial Profiling Prevention Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. April 19, 2012
HR 4376 Ending Tax Breaks for Discrimination Act of 2012 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. April 17, 2012
HR 4310 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 Became Public Law No: 112-239. January 2, 2013
HR 4130 Althea Gibson Excellence Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology. April 26, 2012
HR 4080 To direct the Architect of the Capitol to acquire a statue of "The Unknown Slave" for permanent display in Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. February 17, 2012
HR 4007 Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. February 17, 2012
HR 3868 To grant the congressional gold medal to John H. Johnson in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the United States. Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology. February 9, 2012
HR 3866 To award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the pioneers and participants of the Civil Rights movement. Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology. February 9, 2012
HR 3830 To restrict the provision of defense articles and defense services to the Government of Iraq, and for other purposes. Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. January 25, 2012
HR 3618 End Racial Profiling Act of 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. January 6, 2012

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.