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A resolution designating June 19, 2021, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States. [SR-269] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Human Rights ]
A resolution designating June 19, 2021, as "Juneteenth Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 06/15/2021

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Blue Carbon Protection Act [HB-3906] [Environmental ] [Water ] [Climate Change ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Science ]
To establish a Blue Carbon program to conserve and restore marine and coastal blue carbon ecosystems, and other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Committee Hearings Held. on 06/22/2021

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To apologize for the treatment of Italian Americans during World War II. [HB-3872] [Human Rights ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
To apologize for the treatment of Italian Americans during World War II.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 11/01/2022

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Community-Based Response Act of 2021 [HB-3862] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Disaster Relief ]
To provide for a Community-Based Emergency and Non-Emergency Response Grant Program.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 11/01/2022

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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-3871] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Rights ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Arts and Culture ]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline Introduced In House on 06/14/2021

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To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on disparities associated with race and ethnicity with respect to certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. [HB-3856] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Veterans ]
To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on disparities associated with race and ethnicity with respect to certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Takano Referred To The Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations. on 09/07/2021

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Saving American History Act of 2021 [HB-3810] [Education ] [Funding ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
To prohibit Federal funds from being made available to teach the 1619 Project curriculum in elementary schools and secondary schools, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs Introduced In House on 06/11/2021

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Saving American History Act of 2021 [S.2035] [Education ] [Funding ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
A bill to prohibit Federal funds from being made available to teach the 1619 Project curriculum in elementary schools and secondary schools, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/10/2021

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Digital Equity Act of 2021 [S.2018] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ] [Grants ]
A bill to require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish a State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 06/10/2021

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Enhancing Oversight to End Discrimination in Policing Act [S.1989] [Crime ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
A bill to reform pattern of practice investigations conducted by the Department of Justice, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 06/09/2021

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Urging the International Olympic Committee to take into consideration the mass detention of Uyghurs and consider all options to uphold the fundamental rights of persecuted minorities in China ahead of the 2022 Olympic Games. [HR-466] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Sports ]
Urging the International Olympic Committee to take into consideration the mass detention of Uyghurs and consider all options to uphold the fundamental rights of persecuted minorities in China ahead of the 2022 Olympic Games.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks Referred To The Subcommittee On Asia, The Pacific, Central Asia And Nonproliferation. on 08/04/2021

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STRONG Support for Children Act of 2021 Services and Trauma-informed Research of Outcomes in Neighborhoods Grants for Support for Children Act of 2021 [HB-3792] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Science ] [Community Development ] [Mental Health ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to support the development and implementation of programs using data analysis to identify and facilitate strategies to improve outcomes for children in geographic areas with a high prevalence of trauma from exposure to adverse childhood experiences, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/09/2021

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A resolution remembering the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre and condemning the continued and intensifying crackdown on human rights and basic freedoms within the People's Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, by the Chinese Community Party, and for other purposes. [SR-259] [Human Rights ] [International ]
A resolution remembering the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre and condemning the continued and intensifying crackdown on human rights and basic freedoms within the People's Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, by the Chinese Community Party, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/08/2021

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A resolution remembering the 32nd anniversary of the violent repression of peaceful protests centered in Beijing's Tiananmen Square and expressing the sense of the Senate condemning the Government of the People's Republic of China's ongoing denial of basic rights and fundamental freedoms. [SR-260] [Human Rights ] [International ]
A resolution remembering the 32nd anniversary of the violent repression of peaceful protests centered in Beijing's Tiananmen Square and expressing the sense of the Senate condemning the Government of the People's Republic of China's ongoing denial of basic rights and fundamental freedoms.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Merkley Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/08/2021

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Military Education and Values Act [HB-3754] [Defense ] [Military ] [Education ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [National Security ]
To direct the Secretary of Defense to issue guidance prohibiting race-based education and training in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Vern Buchanan Introduced In House on 06/08/2021

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Recognizing the significant impact and legacy of Cecil Corbin-Mark in the environmental justice community and further recognizing that climate change most severely impacts vulnerable and disadvantaged communities in the United States and around the world, and that it is the responsibility of the United States Government to work with its global partners to promote environmental justice and climate. [HR-460] [Environmental ] [Climate Change ] [Human Rights ] [Energy ] [International ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
Recognizing the significant impact and legacy of Cecil Corbin-Mark in the environmental justice community and further recognizing that climate change most severely impacts vulnerable and disadvantaged communities in the United States and around the world, and that it is the responsibility of the United States Government to work with its global partners to promote environmental justice and climate.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette Clarke Referred To The Subcommittee On Europe, Energy, The Environment And Cyber. on 08/04/2021

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Remembering the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre and condemning the continued and intensifying crackdown on human rights and basic freedoms within the People's Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, by the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes. [HR-456] [Human Rights ] [International ]
Remembering the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre and condemning the continued and intensifying crackdown on human rights and basic freedoms within the People's Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, by the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Referred To The Subcommittee On Asia, The Pacific, Central Asia And Nonproliferation. on 08/04/2021

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Enhancing Oversight To End Discrimination in Policing Act [HB-3732] [Crime ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ]
To reform pattern or practice investigations conducted by the Department of Justice, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 11/01/2022

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Expressing support for the designation of the 1st day in June as "Black Wall Street Day". [HR-454] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ]
Expressing support for the designation of the 1st day in June as "Black Wall Street Day".

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ritchie Torres Introduced In House on 06/01/2021

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National Institutes of Clean Energy Act of 2021 [HB-3606] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Science ]
To establish the National Institutes of Clean Energy.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Huffman Introduced In House on 05/28/2021

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