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| Bill | Title | Congress | Status | Action Date |
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| HR 542 |
To require the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide mental health services in languages other than English, as needed, for v...
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110th | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | April 26, 2007 |
| HR 258 |
Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act of 2007
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110th | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | February 2, 2007 |
| HR 40 |
Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act
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110th | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. | February 2, 2007 |
| HRES 1496 |
Recognizing persons of African descent in Europe.
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110th | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1950) | September 25, 2008 |
| 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...
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110th | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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. | June 26, 2008 |
| HRES 1291 |
Expressing gratitude for the contributions of the American GI Forum on its 60th anniversary.
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110th | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | June 26, 2008 |
| HRES 1254 |
Supporting the values and goals of the "Joint Action Plan Between the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Gov...
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110th | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | September 9, 2008 |
| HRES 1061 |
Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and encouraging people of the United Stat...
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110th | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | April 1, 2008 |
| HRES 1055 |
Recognizing the enduring value of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) a...
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110th | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. | June 3, 2008 |
| HRES 826 |
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the hanging of nooses is a horrible act when used for the purpose of in...
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110th | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | December 5, 2007 |
| HRES 618 |
Recognizing the importance of addressing the plight of Afro-Colombians.
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110th | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | August 3, 2007 |
| HRES 476 |
Condemning bigotry, violence, and discrimination against Iranian-Americans.
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110th | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. | June 25, 2007 |
| HRES 431 |
Recognizing the 40th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia legalizing interracial marriage within the United States.
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110th | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | June 11, 2007 |
| HRES 373 |
Urging Turkey to respect the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
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110th | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | May 3, 2007 |
| HRES 221 |
Honoring the life, legacy, and contributions of Fannie Lou Townsend Hamer on the 30th anniversary of her death for her dedication...
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110th | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. | March 19, 2007 |
| HRES 206 |
Honoring the life, legacy, and contributions of Fannie Lou Townsend Hamer on the 30th anniversary of her death for her dedication...
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110th | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. | March 19, 2007 |
| HRES 194 |
Apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African-Americans.
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110th | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | July 29, 2008 |
| HRES 118 |
Condemning the existence of racially restrictive covenants in housing documents and urging States adopt legislation similar to th...
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110th | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. | March 1, 2007 |
| S 3612 |
Travelers' Privacy Protection Act of 2008
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110th | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9673-9676) | September 26, 2008 |
| S 3245 |
Justice Integrity Act of 2008
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110th | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6566-6567) | July 10, 2008 |
| S 3141 |
Preventing Student Loan Discrimination Act
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110th | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | June 17, 2008 |
| S 2918 |
Environmental Justice Enforcement Act of 2008
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110th | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | April 24, 2008 |
| S 2481 |
ERPA
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110th | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15471-15474) | December 13, 2007 |
| S 1989 |
Pigford Claims Remedy Act of 2007
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110th | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | August 3, 2007 |
| S 1105 |
Matthew Shepard Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007
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110th | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12087-12089) | September 26, 2007 |
| S 1087 |
Fair Pay Act of 2007
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110th | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | April 11, 2007 |
| S 515 |
Pigford Claims Remedy Act of 2007
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110th | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | February 7, 2007 |
| S 447 |
Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2007
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110th | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5174-5175) | April 26, 2007 |
| SCONRES 94 |
A concurrent resolution recognizing the 60th anniversary of the integration of the United States Armed Forces.
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110th | Held at the desk. | July 22, 2008 |
| SCONRES 10 |
A concurrent resolution honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of i...
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110th | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7677) | June 13, 2007 |
| SJRES 4 |
A joint resolution to acknowledge a long history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the United States Governm...
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110th | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 202. | June 18, 2007 |
| SRES 442 |
A resolution commemorating the life of A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr.
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110th | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S611; text as passed Senate: CR S611; text of measure as introduced: CR S603-604) | February 4, 2008 |
| SRES 396 |
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the hanging of nooses should be thoroughly investigated by Federal, State, a...
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110th | Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S15704-15705; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S15704-15705) | December 14, 2007 |
| HCONRES 352 |
Recognizing the contributions of the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in educating the pe...
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109th | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | March 7, 2006 |
| HCONRES 335 |
Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 97th anniversary.
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109th | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | May 11, 2006 |
| HCONRES 208 |
Recognizing the 50th anniversary of Rosa Louise Parks' refusal to give up her seat on the bus and the subsequent desegregation of...
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109th | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | November 18, 2005 |
| HCONRES 175 |
Acknowledging African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade in all of the Americas with an emphasis on descendants in Lati...
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109th | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | November 17, 2006 |
| HCONRES 80 |
Commemorating the service to the Nation during World War II of the African-American members of the United States Marine Corps who...
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109th | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | March 17, 2005 |
| HCONRES 79 |
Permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to award a Congressional gold medal to Jackie Robinson (posthumou...
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109th | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | March 1, 2005 |
| HCONRES 67 |
Honoring the soldiers of the Army's Black Corps of Engineers for their contributions in constructing the Alaska-Canada highway du...
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109th | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | September 15, 2005 |