United States Colored Troops Congressional Gold Medal Act [HB-6816]
[Military ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Veterans ]
[Arts and Culture ]
To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the African Americans who served with Union forces during the Civil War, in recognition of their bravery and outstanding service.
HB-6816: United States Colored Troops Congressional Gold Medal Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 02/22/2022
John P. Parker House Study Act [S.3685]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Community Development ]
[Recreation ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the John P. Parker House in Ripley, Ohio, as a unit of the National Park System.
S.3685: John P. Parker House Study Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Manchin Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 10/14/2022 Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 117-190. on 10/18/2022
United States Colored Troops Congressional Gold Medal Act [S.3702]
[Military ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Veterans ]
[Arts and Culture ]
A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the African Americans who served with Union forces during the Civil War, in recognition of their bravery and outstanding service.
S.3702: United States Colored Troops Congressional Gold Medal Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 02/17/2022
SR-521: A resolution celebrating Black History Month.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 02/17/2022
African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Act [S.3667]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Community Development ]
A bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to establish within the National Park Service the United States African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Reported By Senator Manchin Without Amendment. With Written Report No. 117-244. on 12/12/2022
Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022 [S.3655]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
A bill to amend the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 to extend the termination date of the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board.
S.3655: Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022
Sponsored by: Sen. Gary Peters
Became Public Law No: 117-222. on 12/05/2022
HB-6720: To authorize the Thomas Paine Memorial Association to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Reported By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-680. on 12/30/2022
You have voted HB-6720: To authorize the Thomas Paine Memorial Association to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes..
HR-917: Condemning the atrocities that occurred in Forsyth County, Georgia, in 1912 in which over 1,100 Black Americans were terrorized and driven out by white supremacist mobs, including dozens of Black Americans who owned land in the county, and reaffirming the House of Representatives' commitment to combating white supremacy, hatred, and injustice.
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 11/01/2022
You have voted HR-917: Condemning the atrocities that occurred in Forsyth County, Georgia, in 1912 in which over 1,100 Black Americans were terrorized and driven out by white supremacist mobs, including dozens of Black Americans who owned land in the county, and reaffirming the House of Representatives' commitment to combating white supremacy, hatred, and injustice..
Sarah Collins Rudolph Civil Rights Compensation Act of 2022 [HB-6655]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
To amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to provide compensation for direct victims of civil rights movement violence, and for other purposes.
HB-6655: Sarah Collins Rudolph Civil Rights Compensation Act of 2022
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 11/01/2022
First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act [HB-6660]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[Arts and Culture ]
To award a Congressional gold medal, collectively, to the First Rhode Island Regiment, in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War.
HB-6660: First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 02/09/2022
First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act [S.3607]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[Arts and Culture ]
A bill to award a Congressional gold medal, collectively, to the First Rhode Island Regiment, in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War.
S.3607: First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 02/09/2022
HB-6623: To designate the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in Pooler, Georgia, as the official National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Rice
Introduced In House on 02/07/2022
You have voted HB-6623: To designate the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in Pooler, Georgia, as the official National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in the United States, and for other purposes..
African American History Act [S.3547]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
A bill to authorize the Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture to support African American history education programs, and for other purposes.
S.3547: African American History Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 02/01/2022
SR-502: A resolution acknowledging and commemorating the World War II women in the Navy who served in the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service ("WAVES").
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. on 02/01/2022
You have voted SR-502: A resolution acknowledging and commemorating the World War II women in the Navy who served in the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service ("WAVES")..
Japanese American World War II History Network Act [HB-6434]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Veterans ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Human Rights ]
[Military ]
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish, within the National Park Service, the Japanese American World War II History Network, and for other purposes.
HB-6434: Japanese American World War II History Network Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 514. on 09/27/2022
SCR-28: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that September 30 should be observed as a national day of remembrance for the Native American children who died while attending a United States Indian boarding school and recognizing, honoring, and supporting the survivors of Indian boarding schools, their families, and their communities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Held At The Desk. on 01/21/2022
You have voted SCR-28: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that September 30 should be observed as a national day of remembrance for the Native American children who died while attending a United States Indian boarding school and recognizing, honoring, and supporting the survivors of Indian boarding schools, their families, and their communities..
SR-493: A resolution recognizing the necessity of school choice as a tool to empower all parents with the freedom to choose the best educational environment for their children and to combat destructive ideologies like Critical Race Theory promoted by many public schools.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Wicker
Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/19/2022
You have voted SR-493: A resolution recognizing the necessity of school choice as a tool to empower all parents with the freedom to choose the best educational environment for their children and to combat destructive ideologies like Critical Race Theory promoted by many public schools..