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USHB3445Intro
25%
To amend title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to restore the right to individual civil actions in cases involving disparate impact, and for other purposes.
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2023-05-17
To House Judiciary Committee
USHR368Intro
25%
Encouraging Americans to recognize the historical significance of Emancipation Day to the Virgin Islands of the United States and the Nation.
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2023-05-05
To House Oversight and Accountability Committee
USSJR4Intro
25%
A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
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2023-04-27
Motion by Senator Schumer to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S.J. Res. 4 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 99) entered in Senate.
USHB2847Intro
25%
To amend the Revised Statutes to remove the defense of qualified immunity in the case of any action under section 1979, and for other purposes.
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2023-04-25
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB2831Intro
25%
To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Robert Parris Moses, in recognition of his achievements and contributions to advancing American education and civil rights.
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2023-04-25
To House Financial Services Committee
USHR269Intro
25%
Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender and nonbinary people under the law and ensure their access to medical care, shelter, safet...
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2023-04-19
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1860)
USHB2708Intro
25%
To prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports, and for other purposes.
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2023-04-19
To House Energy And Commerce Committee
USHB2725Intro
25%
To amend the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to protect civil rights and otherwise prevent meaningful harm to third parties, and for other purposes.
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2023-04-19
To House Judiciary Committee
USSB1206Intro
25%
A bill to amend the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to protect civil rights and otherwise prevent meaningful harm to third parties, and for other purposes.
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2023-04-19
To Senate Judiciary Committee
USSB1193Intro
25%
A bill to prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports, and for other purposes.
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2023-04-19
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
USSB1196Intro
25%
A bill to amend the Revised Statutes to remove the defense of qualified immunity in the case of any action under section 1979, and for other purposes.
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2023-04-19
To Senate Judiciary Committee
USHR292Intro
25%
Condemning the expulsion of two Black, duly elected Tennessee Representatives as a blatant act of racism and an attack on the democracy of the United States and observing that the Tennessee House of Representatives preferred to take this action of ex...
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2023-04-17
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1749-1750)
USHR294Intro
25%
Recognizing the historic abolitionist events surrounding the Pearl, and honoring its legacy in American history.
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2023-04-13
To House Oversight and Accountability Committee
USHJR54Intro
25%
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights protected and extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only.
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2023-04-10
To House Judiciary Committee
USHR278Intro
25%
Expressing support for the designation of April 10, 2023, as "Venture Smith Freedom Day".
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2023-04-06
To House Oversight and Accountability Committee
USHR279Intro
25%
Supporting the designation of April 10 as "Dolores Huerta Day", in honor of the accomplishments and legacy of Dolores Huerta.
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2023-04-06
To House Oversight and Accountability Committee
USHCR32Intro
25%
Supporting the goals and ideals of International Transgender Day of Visibility.
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2023-03-30
To House Judiciary Committee
USHJR48Intro
25%
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only.
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2023-03-30
To House Judiciary Committee
USSR154Intro
25%
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of International Transgender Day of Visibility.
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2023-03-30
To Senate Judiciary Committee
USSR144Intro
25%
A resolution recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender and nonbinary people under the law and ensure their access to medical care, s...
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2023-03-30
To Senate Judiciary Committee
USSR151Intro
25%
A resolution recognizing March 31, 2023, as "Cesar Chavez Day" in honor of the accomplishments and legacy of Cesar Estrada Chavez.
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2023-03-30
To Senate Judiciary Committee
USHR273Intro
25%
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's History Month.
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2023-03-30
To House Oversight and Accountability Committee
USHR266Intro
25%
Expressing support for the recognition of March 31, 2023, as "César Chávez Day" in honor of the accomplishments and legacy of César Estrada Chávez.
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2023-03-30
To House Oversight and Accountability Committee
USSB1148Intro
25%
A bill to establish rights for people being considered for and in protective arrangements, including guardianships and conservatorships, or other arrangements, to provide decision supports.
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2023-03-30
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
USHR265Intro
25%
Supporting the goals and ideals of the Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Youth in Schools Initiative, a call to action to communities across the country to demand equal educational opportunity, basic civil rights protections, and freedom from erasure for all stude...
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2023-03-29
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USSR134Intro
25%
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of the Rise Up for LGBTQI+ Youth in Schools Initiative, a call to action to communities across the country to demand equal educational opportunity, basic civil rights protections, and freedom from erasure ...
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2023-03-29
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
USHB2042Intro
25%
To provide for a limitation on availability of funds for Related Agencies, National Council on Disability for fiscal year 2024.
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2023-03-29
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USSR129Intro
25%
A resolution designating March 2023 as "National Women's History Month".
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2023-03-28
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S989; text: CR S1003-1004)
USHB1831Intro
25%
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Billie Jean King, an American icon, in recognition of a remarkable life devoted to championing equal rights for all, in sports and in society.
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2023-03-28
To House Financial Services Committee
USSR118Intro
25%
A resolution recognizing the contributions of Clela Rorex, a pioneering county clerk who, in 1975, advanced civil rights for all couples seeking to be married.
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2023-03-23
To Senate Judiciary Committee
USHR248Intro
25%
Recognizing the contributions of Clela Rorex, pioneering county clerk who advanced civil rights for all couples seeking to be married in 1975.
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2023-03-23
To House Judiciary Committee
USHR144Intro
25%
Recognizing and celebrating the 70th anniversary of the 1953 Baton Rouge Bus Boycott.
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2023-03-22
To House Subcommittee on Federal Lands
USSB840Intro
25%
A bill to protect the rights of the people of the United States under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
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2023-03-16
To Senate Judiciary Committee
USHR223Intro
25%
Recognizing the significance of Atlanta, Georgia, as the cradle of the civil rights movement.
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2023-03-10
To House Judiciary Committee
USHR218Intro
25%
Commemorating the life and legacy of labor pioneer Kate Mullany in honor of Women's History Month.
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2023-03-09
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
USHB1524Intro
25%
To provide for equal protection of the law and to prohibit discrimination and preferential treatment on the basis of race, color, or national origin in Federal actions, and for other purposes.
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2023-03-09
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB1237Intro
25%
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Sarah Keys Evans, and for other purposes.
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2023-03-07
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1133)
USSB613Intro
25%
A bill to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth.
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2023-03-01
To Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
USHR180Intro
25%
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Thomas Garrett was and should be recognized as a national abolitionist leader and activist in the struggle against slavery in the United States.
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2023-02-28
To House Judiciary Committee
USHR184Intro
25%
Recognizing and celebrating the significance of Black History Month.
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2023-02-28
To House Oversight and Accountability Committee
USHB1247Intro
25%
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Freedom Riders, collectively, in recognition of their unique contribution to Civil Rights, which inspired a revolutionary movement for equality in interstate travel.
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2023-02-28
To House Financial Services Committee
USHB1244Intro
25%
To posthumously award a historic Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants enslaved within our country from August 20, 1619, to December 6, 1865.
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2023-02-28
To House Financial Services Committee
USHR160Intro
25%
Recognizing Black History Month as an important time to celebrate the remarkable and unique contributions of all LGBTQI+ Black Americans in United States history.
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2023-02-24
To House Oversight and Accountability Committee
USHJR34Intro
25%
Expressing the sense of Congress that a woman's ability to travel out of State to receive services available in that State which would otherwise not be available in the State that they reside in, is protected under Article IV of the Constitution.
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2023-02-17
To House Judiciary Committee
USHR133Intro
25%
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to Marcus Garvey.
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2023-02-17
To House Judiciary Committee
USHB1077Intro
25%
To posthumously award a congressional gold medal to Constance Baker Motley, in recognition of her enduring contributions and service to the United States.
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2023-02-17
To House Financial Services Committee
USSB492Intro
25%
A bill to prohibit the imposition of certain substantial burdens, relating to COVID-19 vaccine mandates, on religious exercise, and for other purposes.
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2023-02-16
To Senate Judiciary Committee
USSB514Intro
25%
A bill to award posthumously the Congressional Gold Medal to Constance Baker Motley, in recognition of her enduring contributions and service to the United States.
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2023-02-16
To Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
USSR63Intro
25%
A resolution celebrating Black History Month.
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2023-02-14
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S402; text: CR S400-401)
USHB1054Intro
25%
To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to require the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to approve commencing, intervening in, or participating in certain litigation, and for other purposes.
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2023-02-14
To House Education And The Workforce Committee
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