Civil Rights And Liberties, Minority Issues

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US Congress 119th Congress

Qualified Immunity Act of 2025 [HB-503] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ]
To amend the Revised Statutes to codify the defense of qualified immunity in the case of any action under section 1979, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Harris Introduced In House on 01/16/2025

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Recognizing and honoring the work of community organizations and individuals who create and maintain services and educational programs for marginalized groups ensuring the resilience and prosperity of members of the LGBTQIA+ community. [HR-52] [Community Development ] [Education ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Children and Youth ]
Recognizing and honoring the work of community organizations and individuals who create and maintain services and educational programs for marginalized groups ensuring the resilience and prosperity of members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Submitted In House on 01/16/2025

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Honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by celebrating diversity, promoting tolerance, and condemning hate. [HR-48] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Human Rights ]
Honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by celebrating diversity, promoting tolerance, and condemning hate.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry C. Johnson Submitted In House on 01/16/2025

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Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 [HB-28] [Education ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Sports ] [Children and Youth ]
To amend the Education Amendments of 1972 to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of such Act in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs Received In The Senate. on 01/15/2025

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Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act [HB-40] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Human Rights ] [Economic Development ]
To address the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865 and to establish a commission to study and consider a national apology and proposal for reparations for the institution of slavery, its subsequent de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against African Americans, and the impact of these forces on living African Americans, to make recommendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly Introduced In House on 01/03/2025

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A resolution supporting the goals and principles of Transgender Day of Remembrance by recognizing the epidemic of violence toward transgender people and memorializing the lives lost this year. [SR-901] [Human Rights ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ]
A resolution supporting the goals and principles of Transgender Day of Remembrance by recognizing the epidemic of violence toward transgender people and memorializing the lives lost this year.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (text: Cr S6688) on 11/20/2024

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Supporting the goals and principles of Transgender Day of Remembrance by recognizing the epidemic of violence toward transgender people and memorializing the lives lost this year. [HR-1588] [Human Rights ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Supporting the goals and principles of Transgender Day of Remembrance by recognizing the epidemic of violence toward transgender people and memorializing the lives lost this year.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Introduced In House on 11/20/2024

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A resolution recognizing the second commemoration of the anti-LGBTQ+ attack that occurred on November 19-20, 2022, at Club Q, an LGBTQ+ bar in Colorado Springs, Colorado. [SR-895] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ] [Community Development ]
A resolution recognizing the second commemoration of the anti-LGBTQ+ attack that occurred on November 19-20, 2022, at Club Q, an LGBTQ+ bar in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Michael F. Bennet Senate Committee On The Judiciary Discharged By Unanimous Consent. on 12/18/2024

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Expressing support for the recognition of October 26, 2024, as Intersex Awareness Day, and supporting the goals and ideals of Intersex Awareness Day. [HR-1552] [Human Rights ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
Expressing support for the recognition of October 26, 2024, as Intersex Awareness Day, and supporting the goals and ideals of Intersex Awareness Day.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Introduced In House on 10/25/2024

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Affirming the term "woke" and its historical connection to Black history, Black liberation movements, and social justice. [HR-1513] [Race and Civil Rights ]
Affirming the term "woke" and its historical connection to Black history, Black liberation movements, and social justice.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 09/25/2024

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A resolution expressing concern about the spreading problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States. [SR-857] [Education ] [Libraries ] [Arts and Culture ] [Human Rights ]
A resolution expressing concern about the spreading problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (text: Cr S6448-6449) on 09/25/2024

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Expressing profound sorrow over the death of Alexander Michel Odeh. [HR-1506] [Human Rights ]
Expressing profound sorrow over the death of Alexander Michel Odeh.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Luis Correa Introduced In House on 09/25/2024

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A resolution honoring Wadee Alfayoumi, a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy, murdered as a victim of a hate crime for his Palestinian-Muslim identity, in the State of Illinois. [SR-847] [Human Rights ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ] [Religion ]
A resolution honoring Wadee Alfayoumi, a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy, murdered as a victim of a hate crime for his Palestinian-Muslim identity, in the State of Illinois.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S6382; Text: Cr S6374) on 09/24/2024

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Expressing concern about the spreading problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States. [HR-1499] [Education ] [Libraries ] [Arts and Culture ] [Human Rights ]
Expressing concern about the spreading problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Introduced In House on 09/24/2024

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Expressing support for the designation of September 23, 2024, as "Mary Church Terrell Day", and calling on Congress to recognize Mary Church Terrell's lasting contributions to the civil rights and women's rights movements. [HR-1490] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Human Rights ]
Expressing support for the designation of September 23, 2024, as "Mary Church Terrell Day", and calling on Congress to recognize Mary Church Terrell's lasting contributions to the civil rights and women's rights movements.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton Introduced In House on 09/23/2024

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To condemn racism and bigotry towards Haitian people, to celebrate the vast contributions of people of Haitian descent to the United States, to condemn the spread of misinformation, and to call on Americans to affirm our shared humanity. [HR-1473] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Human Rights ] [Immigration ]
To condemn racism and bigotry towards Haitian people, to celebrate the vast contributions of people of Haitian descent to the United States, to condemn the spread of misinformation, and to call on Americans to affirm our shared humanity.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Introduced In House on 09/19/2024

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Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the pay disparity between disabled women and both disabled and nondisabled men. [HR-1468] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Disabilities ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Human Rights ]
Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the pay disparity between disabled women and both disabled and nondisabled men.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky Introduced In House on 09/18/2024

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Elder Pride Protection Act of 2024 [HB-9369] [Senior Citizens ] [Human Rights ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ]
To establish a task force to combat the rising elder abuse of LGBTQI+ individuals.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva Introduced In House on 08/16/2024

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Original Slavery Remembrance Day Commemorative Remembrance Program Resolution [HCR-125] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Human Rights ]
Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress encourages people throughout the Nation to hold an annual commemorative event on or near August 20th honoring Slavery Remembrance Day, featuring its Official Remembrance Program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Al Green Introduced In House on 08/09/2024

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Original Resolution Honoring Prince Hall [HR-1413] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Arts and Culture ] [Human Rights ]
Recognizing Prince Hall for his contributions as a Revolutionary Era activist, Masonic leader, and his lasting impact in the African-American fight for justice.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Al Green Introduced In House on 08/09/2024

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