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Recognizing June 19, 2017, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day. [HR-386] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Human Rights ]
Recognizing June 19, 2017, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day. Recognizes the historical significance and supports the continued celebration of Juneteenth Independence Day, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 06/15/2017

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A resolution honoring the memory of the victims of the terrorist attack on the Pulse Orlando nightclub one year ago. [SR-190] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ] [Community Development ]
A resolution honoring the memory of the victims of the terrorist attack on the Pulse Orlando nightclub one year ago. Commemorates the victims killed in the attack at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016. Honors the survivors of the attack and pledges continued support for their recovery.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 06/12/2017

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Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2017 [S.1292] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Religion ]
Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2017 This bill amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to provide that the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism shall have the rank of ambassador and be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Special Envoy shall: (1) be a person of recognized distinction in the field of combating anti-Semitism or religious freedom; (2) serve as the primary advisor to, and coordinate efforts across, the U.S. government relating to monitoring (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/06/2017

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Recognizing the significance of National Caribbean American Heritage Month. [HR-372] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Human Rights ]
Recognizing the significance of National Caribbean American Heritage Month. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Caribbean-American Heritage Month. Affirms that: (1) the contributions of Caribbean-Americans are a significant part of the history, progress, and heritage of the United States; and (2) the ethnic and racial diversity of the United States enriches and strengthens the nation.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 06/02/2017

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Affirming the need to achieve environmental justice, commending the work of environmental justice advocates, and for other purposes. [HR-362] [Environmental ] [Air Quality ] [Water ] [Public Health ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Human Rights ]
Affirming the need to achieve environmental justice, commending the work of environmental justice advocates, and for other purposes. Reaffirms the importance of clean air, clean water, resource conservation, and other policy goals that led to the enactment of existing environmental and public health protections. Affirms the need to achieve environmental justice so that environmental and public health policies adequately and equally protect all Americans. Commends environmental justice advocates for their work to achieve fairer, healthier, more sustainable (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee Hastings Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 05/26/2017

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A resolution recognizing the significance of May 2017 as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month and as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States. [SR-183] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Human Rights ]
A resolution recognizing the significance of May 2017 as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month and as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States. Recognizes the significance of May 2017 as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month as an important time to celebrate the contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States. Recognizes that the Asian American and Pacific Islander community enhances the rich diversity of the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 05/25/2017

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Environmental Justice Small Grants Program Act of 2017 [HB-2695] [Environmental ] [Public Health ] [Grants ] [Community Development ]
Environmental Justice Small Grants Program Act of 2017 This bill establishes in the Environmental Protection Agency an Office of Environmental Justice. The office must create an environmental justice grant program that empowers and educates communities that are affected by local environmental or public health issues to understand those issues and identify ways to address them at the local level.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 06/09/2017

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Executive Office of Environmental Justice Act of 2017 [HB-2696] [Environmental ] [Public Health ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
Executive Office of Environmental Justice Act of 2017 This bill establishes in the Executive Office of the President an Office of Environmental Justice, which must: complete and publish online environmental justice assessments of executive orders and discuss the assessments with the President before the executive orders are signed, review progress being made on implementing environmental justice policies at certain agencies, coordinate community and stakeholder outreach, and ensure that the goals of Executive Order 12898 relating to federal actions (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 05/26/2017

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Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act [HB-2650] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Senior Citizens ] [Disabilities ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act This bill amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to establish an unlawful employment practice when the complaining party demonstrates that age or participation in investigations, proceedings, or litigation under such Act was a motivating factor for any unlawful employment practice, even though other factors also motivated the practice (thereby allowing what are commonly known as "mixed motive" claims). The bill: (1) permits a complaining party to rely on any type or form of admissible (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Young Introduced In House on 05/25/2017

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Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act [HB-2611] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Arts and Culture ] [Community Development ] [Education ]
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act (Sec. 2) This bill adjusts the boundary of the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site in Arkansas to include the 7 residences on South Park Street in Little Rock, which consist of 1.47 acres of specified land. The Department of the Interior may enter into separate cooperative agreements with the owners of such residences to mark, interpret, improve, restore, and provide technical assistance for the preservation and interpretation of their properties. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Lewis Became Public Law No: 115-117. (txt | Pdf) on 01/12/2018

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RISK Act Reporting on Influence and Subversion by the Kremlin Act [HB-2586] [International ] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ] [Elections ] [Funding ]
RISK Act Reporting on Influence and Subversion by the Kremlin Act This bill directs the Department of State to submit to Congress an assessment of subversive activities by the Russian Federation. The assessment shall be conducted by a federally funded research and development center or another appropriate independent entity with expertise in diplomatic and military developments in Europe and the Russian Federation. Such entity may use and incorporate information from previous studies and shall include assessments of: disinformation and propaganda (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Walter Jones Referred To The Subcommittee On Europe, Eurasia, And Emerging Threats. on 06/27/2017

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Calling for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws. [HR-349] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Religion ]
Calling for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws. Calls on the President and the Department of State to: (1) make the repeal of blasphemy, heresy, or apostasy laws a priority in the bilateral relationships of the United States with all countries that have such laws; and (2) designate countries that enforce such laws as "countries of particular concern for religious freedom" under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. Urges the governments of countries that: (1) enforce such laws to amend or repeal such laws; and (2) (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights And International Organizations. on 06/27/2017

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Keeping Girls in School Act [S.1171] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ]
Keeping Girls in School Act This bill establishes an Adolescent Girls Education Challenge Fund from which funds may be made available for the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and other federal agencies to work with external partners to implement innovative programs to ensure that adolescent girls enroll and succeed in school. The State Department and USAID are authorized to initiate and advance programs that support educational opportunities for adolescent girls and that reduce specific barriers adolescent (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 05/18/2017

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Intern Protection Act [HB-2538] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Human Rights ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Law Enforcement ] [Disabilities ] [Veterans ] [Military ] [Ethics ] [Human Services ] [Small Business ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Intern Protection Act This bill prohibits certain employers from refusing to employ, discriminating against, or harassing interns because of age, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, military status, disability, gender identity, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, or status as a victim of domestic violence. The bill bars employers from compelling a pregnant intern to take a leave of absence, unless the intern is prevented by such pregnancy from performing internship activities in a reasonable manner. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Grace Meng Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 06/23/2017

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Recognizing the significance of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month in May as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States. [HR-338] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Arts and Culture ] [Human Rights ]
Recognizing the significance of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month in May as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States. Recognizes the significance of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month as an important time to celebrate the contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States. Recognizes that the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities enhance the rich diversity of the United States.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 05/18/2017

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To authorize the Secretary of Education to provide grants for education programs on the history of the treatment of Italian Americans during World War II. [HB-1706] [Education ] [Arts and Culture ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Rights ]
To authorize the Secretary of Education to provide grants for education programs on the history of the treatment of Italian Americans during World War II. This bill authorizes the Department of Education to provide grants for public awareness education programs on the history of the treatment of Italian Americans during World War II. In awarding such grants, priority shall be given to Italian American historical and cultural organizations.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Capuano Introduced In House on 03/23/2017

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Medgar Evers House Study Act [HB-1715] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Community Development ] [Arts and Culture ] [Human Rights ]
Medgar Evers House Study Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the home of the late civil rights activist Medgar Evers, located at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive in Jackson, Mississippi. Interior shall: (1) evaluate the national significance of the site; (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the site as a unit of the National Park System (NPS); (3) determine the effect of the site's designation on existing commercial and recreational uses and on state and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bennie Thompson Reported By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-123. on 05/16/2017

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To apologize for the treatment of Italian Americans during World War II. [HB-1707] [Human Rights ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
To apologize for the treatment of Italian Americans during World War II. This bill declares that Congress apologizes on behalf of the nation for violations of the civil liberties and constitutional rights of Italian Americans during World War II.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Capuano Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 04/06/2017

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Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2017 [HB-1673] [Water ] [Environmental ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Health ] [Taxes ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Education ] [Healthcare ] [Children and Youth ]
Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish a Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Trust Fund; (2) modify the definition of subpart F income (i.e., income of a controlled foreign corporation earned outside the United States that is not tax-deferred) to include income of a controlled foreign corporation derived from a foreign country; and (3) transfer to the fund revenues from the newly included subpart F income. The Environmental Protection (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Commodity Exchanges, Energy, And Credit. on 04/11/2017

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding past genocides, and for other purposes. [HR-220] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Religion ]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding past genocides, and for other purposes. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States, in seeking to prevent war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide against religious and ethnic groups in the Middle East, should draw upon relevant lessons of the U.S. government, civil society, and humanitarian response to the Armenian Genocide, Seyfo, and the broader genocidal campaign by the Ottoman Empire.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Introduced In House on 03/22/2017

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