Category: Blacks

Bills

109th Congress

Bill	Title
H CON RES 175	Acknowledging African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade in all of the Americas with an emphasis on descendants in Latin America and the Caribbean, recognizing the injustices suffered by these African descendants, and recommending that the United States and the international community work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean.
H CON RES 25	Recognizing the contributions of Jibreel Khazan (Ezell Blair, Jr.), David Richmond, Joseph McNeil, and Franklin McCain, the "Greensboro Four", to the civil rights movement.
H CON RES 26	Honoring the Tuskegee Airmen for their bravery in fighting for our freedom in World War II, and for their contribution in creating an integrated United States Air Force.
H CON RES 30	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
H CON RES 384	Recognizing and honoring the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans.
H R 1259	To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress, collectively, to the Tuskegee Airmen in recognition of their unique military record, which inspired revolutionary reform in the Armed Forces.

108th Congress

Bill	Title
H CON RES 220	Commending Medgar Wiley Evers and his widow, Myrlie Evers-Williams, for their lives and accomplishments.
H CON RES 417	Honoring the Tuskegee Airmen and their contribution in creating an integrated United States Air Force, the world's foremost Air and Space Supremacy Force.
H R 3491	To establish within the Smithsonian Institution the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and for other purposes.
H R 4818	Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.

106th Congress

Bill	Title
H R 150	To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey National Forest System lands for use for educational purposes, and for other purposes.

105th Congress

Bill	Title
H R 4274	Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
H RES 466	Condemning the brutal killing of Mr. James Byrd, Jr.

103rd Congress

Bill	Title
H R 3355	To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow grants to increase police presence, to expand and improve cooperative efforts between law enforcement agencies and members of the community to address crime and disorder problems, and otherwise to enhance public safety.
H R 4092	To control and prevent crime.
S 1569	An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend programs relating to the health of individuals who are members of minority groups, and for other purposes.

102nd Congress

Bill	Title
S 869	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the availability of treatment of veterans for post-traumatic stress disorder; and for other purposes.