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| 100-hr-5382 | 100 | hr | 5382 | Civil Rights Enforcement Act of 1988 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1988-09-26 | 1988-09-30 | Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Courter, Jim [R-NJ-12] | NJ | R | C000809 | 2 | Civil Rights Enforcement Act of 1988 - Amends Federal law to declare that certain Federal statutory provisions guaranteeing all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States equal rights under the law extend to nongovernmental as well as to governmental discrimination, except that they do not extend: (1) as against an individual, to personal services provided to that individual not in connection with that individual's business activities; or (2) to an employment relationship with an employer other than an employer as defined in specified provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. | 2025-08-28T20:07:46Z | |
| 100-hr-5155 | 100 | hr | 5155 | Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Amendments Act of 1988 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1988-08-03 | 1988-09-20 | House Incorporated this Measure in S.2393 as an Amendment. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 1 | (Measure passed House, amended) Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Amendments Act of 1988 - Amends the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986 to redefine the terms "abuse" and "neglect" to include acts which result in the death of a mentally ill individual. Includes within such Act's coverage persons who are in the process of being transported to a facility for admission or who are involuntarily confined in a municipal detention facility for reasons other than a criminal conviction. Sets forth requirements for the responsibilities and composition of State governing boards. Makes State governing boards responsible for: (1) developing, jointly with the system advisory council, the annual priorities of the system established to protect and advocate the rights of the mentally ill; and (2) the planning, design, implementation, and functioning of the system. Includes among the responsibilities of the system advisory council giving advice on ongoing policies and priorities and annual plans, priorities, and reports. Requires each system to include in its annual report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services a section prepared by the advisory council that describes the activities of the council and its assessment of the operations of the system. Grants the system access to all records of any individual who has died or whose whereabouts are unknown. Encourages systems to consider subcontracting with: (1) groups run by individuals who are receiving mental health services; and (2) family members of the mentally ill. Increases the percentage of funds which may be used by systems for training and technical assistance. Limits the percentage of appropriated funds which may be used by the Secretary to provide technical assistance for eligible systems. Requires each eligible system to: (1) provide the public with a mechanism to comment on the priorities and activities of the system; and (2) establish a grievance procedure for clients and prospective clients of the system. A… | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 100-hr-4699 | 100 | hr | 4699 | Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1988-05-26 | 1988-08-01 | House Incorporated this Measure in S.496 as an Amendment. | House | Rep. English, Glenn [D-OK-6] | OK | D | E000184 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 - Requires Federal agencies to enter into written agreements with other agencies or non-Federal entities before disclosing records for use in computer matching programs. Specifies areas to be addressed in such agreements, including justification for matching, notifying individuals (including Federal employees) whose records are to be matched, procedures for retention and destruction of data after matching, and prohibitions on disclosure of records and the compilation of data. Requires a copy of each agreement to be transmitted to specified congressional committees and available to the public upon request. Prohibits an agency from terminating, suspending, reducing, or making final denial of financial assistance to any individual, or to take any other adverse action against such individual, as a result of information produced by the programs until the agency has verified such information. Provides individuals an opportunity to refute such information. Requires agencies to publish in the Federal Register notice of the establishment or the revision of such programs. Requires agencies to provide notice to the Congress and the Office of Management and Budget of any proposal to establish or alter such programs. Requires each agency to establish a Data Integrity Board to oversee and coordinate the implementation of this Act. Prohibits a Board from approving any written agreement for a matching program unless the agency demonstrates that the proposed program is cost effective through a cost-benefit analysis. Authorizes a Board to waive the requirements for such analysis. Sets forth a process for appeal to the Director of Management and Budget of matching agreements that are disapproved. Requires the Director to report to the Congress on information obtained from reports from the various Boards. Defines "matching program" as the computerized comparison of: (1) two or more automated systems of records with a set of non-Federal records; … | 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z | |
| 100-s-2393 | 100 | s | 2393 | Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Amendments Act of 1988 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1988-05-13 | 1988-10-20 | Became Public Law No: 100-509. | Senate | Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] | IA | D | H000206 | 10 | (Senate agreed to House amendments with an amendment) Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Amendments Act of 1988 - Amends the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986 to redefine the terms "abuse" and "neglect" to include acts which result in the death of a mentally ill individual. Includes within such Act's coverage persons who are in the process of being admitted to a facility for care or treatment (including during transport to the facility) or who are involuntarily confined in a municipal detention facility for reasons other than a criminal conviction. States that "neglect" includes the failure to maintain adequate numbers of appropriately trained staff. Requires that each system established in a State, under provisions of such Act, to protect and advocate the rights of mentally ill individuals have a governing authority. Sets forth requirements for the composition of certain State governing authorities. Makes an authority responsible for the planning, design, implementation, and functioning of the system and for developing, jointly with the system advisory council, the annual priorities of the system. Requires each system to include in its annual report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services a section prepared by the advisory council that describes the activities of the council and its assessment of the operations of the system. Grants the system access to: (1) all records of any individual who has died or whose whereabouts are unknown; (2) reports prepared by any staff of a facility rendering care or treatment; (3) reports prepared by an agency charged with investigating reports of abuse, neglect, or injury; and (4) discharge planning records. Encourages systems to consider subcontracting with: (1) groups run by individuals who are receiving mental health services; and (2) family members of the mentally ill. Increases the percentage of funds which may be used by systems for training and technical assistance. Limits the percentage of appropriated funds whi… | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 100-hr-4498 | 100 | hr | 4498 | Americans with Disabilities Act of 1988 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1988-04-29 | 1988-09-27 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Coelho, Anthony Lee [D-CA-15] | CA | D | C000581 | 124 | Americans with Disabilities Act of 1988 - Provides that no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the basis of handicap in: (1) employment practices and training covered by title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; (2) the sale or rental of housing covered by title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968; (3) any public accommodation covered by title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; (4) transportation services; (5) the actions, practices, and operations of State and local governments; and (6) broadcasts, communications, or telecommunications services. Lists the forms of discrimination which are prohibited by this Act, including: (1) denying any person the opportunity to participate in or benefit from a service, program, job, or other opportunity on the basis of his or her handicap; (2) establishing (or failing to remove) any architectural, transportation, or communication barriers that prevent the access or limit the participation of persons because of their handicap; (3) failing or refusing to make a reasonable accommodation to permit a handicapped individual to have access to a program, activity, job, or opportunity; (4) imposing any unnecessary standard or criteria that screens out or places the handicapped at a disadvantage; and (5) denying services, programs, jobs, or other opportunities to any person because of that person's relationship to, or association with, a handicapped person. Permits the exclusion or denial of equal access to services, programs, jobs, or other opportunities to persons: (1) for reasons unrelated to the existence of their handicap; or (2) based upon the application of standards or criteria that are necessary and substantially related to the ability to perform essential components of the job, program, activity, or opportunity, and such performance can not be accomplished by a reasonable accommodation. States that it shall be an act of discrimination, in regard to housing, to discriminate in the sale or rental of a dwelling (or in the terms, conditions, or privileges of such… | 2025-08-28T20:04:57Z | |
| 100-s-2345 | 100 | s | 2345 | Americans with Disabilities Act of 1988 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1988-04-28 | 1988-05-16 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, Justice Department, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, HUD, Transportation Department, Commerce Department, Federal Communications Commission, OMB. | Senate | Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT] | CT | R | W000253 | 26 | Americans with Disabilities Act of 1988 - Provides that no person shall be subjected to discrimination on the basis of handicap in: (1) employment practices and training covered by title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; (2) the sale or rental of housing covered by title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968; (3) any public accommodation covered by title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; (4) transportation services; (5) the actions, practices, and operations of State and local governments; and (6) broadcasts, communications, or telecommunications services. Lists the forms of discrimination which are prohibited by this Act, including: (1) denying any persons the opportunity to participate in or benefit from a service, program, job, or other opportunity on the basis of his or her handicap; (2) establishing (or failing to remove) any architectural, transportation, or communication barriers that prevent the access or limit the participation of persons because of their handicap; (3) failing or refusing to make a reasonable accommodation to permit a handicapped individual to have access to a program, activity, job, or opportunity; (4) imposing any unnecessary standard or criteria that screens out or places the handicapped at a disadvantage; and (5) denying services, programs, jobs, or other opportunities to any person because of that person's relationship to, or association with, a handicapped person. Permits the exclusion or denial of equal access to services, programs, jobs, or other opportunities to persons: (1) for reasons unrelated to the existence of their handicap; or (2) based upon the application of standards or criteria that are necessary and substantially related to the ability to perform essential components of the job, program, activity, or opportunity, and such performance cannot be accomplished by a reasonable accommodation. States that it shall be an act of discrimination, in regard to housing, to discriminate in the sale or rental of a dwelling (or in the terms, conditions, or privileges of such… | 2025-08-28T20:07:53Z | |
| 100-hjres-529 | 100 | hjres | 529 | A joint resolution declaring that the preborn are persons entitled to the guarantees contained in the fifth, thirteenth, and fourteenth amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America and prohibiting abortion within the United States. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1988-03-31 | 1988-04-07 | Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38] | CA | R | D000435 | 46 | Declares that all human beings, from the moment of conception and without regard to age, health, or condition of dependency, are persons entitled to the guarantees contained in the fifth, 13th, and 14th amendments to the Constitution. Prohibits abortion. | 2021-06-10T20:27:39Z | |
| 100-hr-4223 | 100 | hr | 4223 | Civil Rights Protection Act of 1988 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1988-03-22 | 1988-03-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Michel, Robert H. [R-IL-18] | IL | R | M000692 | 2 | Civil Rights Protection Act of 1988 - Amends title IX (Prohibition of Sex Discrimination) of the Education Amendments of 1972 to define the phrase "program or activity" and the term "program" to mean all the operations of the following entities, any part of which is extended Federal financial assistance: (1) the part of a department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or local government to which the assistance is extended; (2) the part of the entity of a State or local government which distributes such assistance; (3) a college, university, or other postsecondary institution, or public system of higher education; (4) a local educational agency, system of vocational education, or other school system; and (5) a corporation, partnership, or other private organization or sole proprietorship. States that such terms do not include any operation of an entity which is controlled by a religious organization. States that nothing in such Act shall be construed to: (1) require or prohibit any person or entity to provide or pay for an abortion; or (2) permit a penalty to be imposed upon any person who is seeking or has had a legal abortion. Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to define the phrase "program or activity" to mean all of the activities of the aforementioned entities. States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to extend the application of such Acts to: (1) ultimate beneficiaries of Federal financial assistance excluded from coverage before the enactment of this Act; (2) any part of a church or synagogue, if such part does not receive Federal financial assistance; (3) any grocery store, supermarket, or other similar business entity based upon participation in the Federal Food Stamp Program; or (4) any farm, farmer, ranch, or rancher based upon participation in any Federal agricultural program. States that this Act does not require any individual or hospital, or other institution, program, or activi… | 2025-08-28T20:08:21Z | |
| 100-s-2197 | 100 | s | 2197 | Age Discrimination in Apprenticeship Programs Act | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1988-03-18 | 1988-03-25 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Labor Department. | Senate | Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY] | WY | R | W000092 | 0 | Age Discrimination in Apprenticeship Programs Act - Amends the National Apprenticeship Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to assure that no apprenticeship program discriminates on the basis of age against any person who is between the ages of 18 and 45. | 2025-08-28T20:06:29Z | |
| 100-hr-4203 | 100 | hr | 4203 | Civil Rights Protection Act of 1988 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1988-03-17 | 1988-03-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-9] | WI | R | S000244 | 20 | Civil Rights Protection Act of 1988 - Amends title IX (Prohibition of Sex Discrimination) of the Education Amendments of 1972 to define the phrase "program or activity" and the term "program" to mean all the operations of the following entities, any part of which is extended Federal financial assistance: (1) the part of a department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or local government to which the assistance is extended; (2) the part of the entity of a State or local government which distributes such assistance; (3) a college, university, or other postsecondary institution, or public system of higher education; (4) a local educational agency, system of vocational education, or other school system; and (5) a corporation, partnership, or other private organization or sole proprietorship. States that such terms do not include any operation of an entity which is controlled by a religious organization. States that nothing in such Act shall be construed to: (1) require or prohibit any person or entity to provide or pay for an abortion; or (2) permit a penalty to be imposed upon any person who is seeking or has had a legal abortion. Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to define the phrase "program or activity" to mean all of the activities of the aforementioned entities. States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to extend the application of such Acts to: (1) ultimate beneficiaries of Federal financial assistance excluded from coverage before the enactment of this Act; (2) any part of a church or synagogue, if such part does not receive Federal financial assistance; (3) any grocery store, supermarket, or other similar business entity based upon participation in the Federal Food Stamp Program; or (4) any farm, farmer, ranch, or rancher based upon participation in any Federal agricultural program. States that this Act does not require any individual or hospital, or other institution, program, or activi… | 2025-08-28T20:07:32Z | |
| 100-s-2184 | 100 | s | 2184 | Civil Rights Protection Act of 1988 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1988-03-17 | 1988-03-25 | Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Justice Department. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 1 | Civil Rights Protection Act of 1988 - Amends title IX (Prohibition of Sex Discrimination) of the Education Amendments of 1972 to define the phrase "program or activity" and the term "program" to mean all the operations of the following entities, any part of which is extended Federal financial assistance: (1) the part of a department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or local government to which the assistance is extended; (2) the part of the entity of a State or local government which distributes such assistance; (3) a college, university, or other postsecondary institution, or public system of higher education; (4) a local educational agency, system of vocational education, or other school system; and (5) a corporation, partnership, or other private organization or sole proprietorship. States that such terms do not include any operation of an entity which is controlled by a religious organization. States that nothing in such Act shall be construed to: (1) require or prohibit any person or entity to provide or pay for an abortion; or (2) permit a penalty to be imposed upon any person who is seeking or has had a legal abortion. Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to define the phrase "program or activity" to mean all of the activities of the aforementioned entities. States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to extend the application of such Acts to: (1) ultimate beneficiaries of Federal financial assistance excluded from coverage before the enactment of this Act; (2) any part of a church or synagogue, if such part does not receive Federal financial assistance; (3) any grocery store, supermarket, or other similar business entity based upon participation in the Federal Food Stamp Program; or (4) any farm, farmer, ranch, or rancher based upon participation in any Federal agricultural program. States that this Act does not require any individual or hospital, or other institution, program, or activity… | 2025-08-28T20:08:38Z | |
| 100-hr-4132 | 100 | hr | 4132 | A bill to amend section 1977 of the Revised Statutes of the United States to require equal treatment of males and females. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1988-03-10 | 1988-03-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4] | WI | D | K000259 | 28 | Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1866 to prohibit sex discrimination against women. (Thereby allowing legal proceedings to be brought for sexual discrimination against women.) | 2021-06-10T21:18:22Z | |
| 100-s-2109 | 100 | s | 2109 | Civil Rights Protection Act of 1988 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1988-02-29 | 1988-03-14 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 2 | Civil Rights Protection Act of 1988 - Amends the Federal criminal code to add affectional or sexual orientation to the list of protected categories under Federal civil rights laws respecting: (1) conspiracy against the rights of citizens; (2) deprivation of rights under color of law; (3) certain federally protected activities (including attending public schools, serving as a juror, and traveling in or using any facility of interstate commerce); and (4) deprivation of relief benefits. | 2025-08-28T20:08:45Z | |
| 100-s-2001 | 100 | s | 2001 | Voluntary School Prayer Act | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1988-01-25 | 1988-01-26 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 520. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 0 | Voluntary School Prayer Act - Precludes Supreme Court and Federal district court jurisdiction to review and hear any case arising out of State law relating to voluntary prayer, Bible reading, or religious meetings in public buildings and schools. | 2025-08-28T20:06:07Z | |
| 100-hr-3607 | 100 | hr | 3607 | A bill to amend Federal laws to grant the same rights and privileges afforded to blind individuals who depend on seeing-eye dogs to other disabled individuals who depend on guide, hearing, or service dogs. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-11-04 | 1987-11-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds. | House | Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19] | PA | R | G000291 | 29 | Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to include the costs of securing and maintaining a guide, hearing, or service dog as allowable medical expenses for the purpose of income-related calculations to determine eligibility for the food stamp program. Amends Federal law to: (1) include as a benefit to certain veterans the provision of guide, hearing, or service dogs trained to assist disabled individuals; (2) permit guide, hearing, or service dogs accompanying a disabled individual to be admitted to public buildings and other properties owned by the United States; and (3) permit certain common carriers to continue to establish a special rate for transportation of a disabled individual and accompanying attendant when they are accompanied by a dog trained to assist the disabled individual. (Current law covers only seeing-eye dogs for the blind.) | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 100-hjres-392 | 100 | hjres | 392 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect unborn children and other persons. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-10-28 | 1987-11-02 | Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Russo, Martin A. [D-IL-3] | IL | D | R000543 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Defines "person" to include the unborn for the purpose of the right to life guarantee. Prohibits the performance of any abortion except under and in conformance with a law that: (1) authorizes the performance of an abortion only when a reasonable medical certainty exists that continuation of the pregnancy would result in the death of the mother; and (2) requires the person performing the abortion to make every effort to preserve the life of the unborn child. | 2021-06-10T20:26:18Z | |
| 100-hres-262 | 100 | hres | 262 | A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the right to life of handicapped infants. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-09-15 | 1987-10-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Select Education. | House | Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38] | CA | R | D000435 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that a handicapped child's right to life should not be abridged or denied on account of age, health, defect, or condition of dependency. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-hr-3033 | 100 | hr | 3033 | Protection for Institutionalized Disabled Individuals Amendments Act of 1987 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-07-28 | 1987-08-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice. | House | Rep. Ravenel, Arthur, Jr. [R-SC-1] | SC | R | R000072 | 0 | Protection for Institutionalized Disabled Individuals Amendments Act of 1987 - Amends the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act to establish a role for State "protection and advocacy systems" (protection and advocacy supported with allotments under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act or the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act) in actions taken by the Attorney General under such Act with respect to institutions for the mentally ill, disabled, retarded, handicapped, or chronically ill. | 2025-08-28T20:05:24Z | |
| 100-s-1540 | 100 | s | 1540 | Protection for Institutionalized Disabled Individuals Amendments Act of 1987 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-07-24 | 1987-09-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT] | CT | R | W000253 | 3 | Protection for Institutionalized Disabled Individuals Amendments Act of 1987 - Amends the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act to establish a role for State "protection and advocacy systems" (protection and advocacy supported with allotments under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act or the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act) in actions taken by the Attorney General under such Act with respect to institutions for the mentally ill, disabled, retarded, handicapped, or chronically ill. | 2025-08-28T20:06:42Z | |
| 100-s-1519 | 100 | s | 1519 | A bill to authorize the President of the United States to award a congressional gold medal to Lawrence Eugene Doby and posthumously to Jack Roosevelt Robinson in recognition of their accomplishments in sport and in the advancement of civil rights, and to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to sell bronze duplicates of that medal. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-07-21 | 1987-12-30 | Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 61 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Authorizes and requests the President to present a gold medal to Lawrence Eugene Doby and, posthumously, to Jack Roosevelt Robinson in recognition of their achievements in baseball and their contributions to the advancement of civil rights. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to cause bronze duplicates of the gold medal to be coined and sold at a price sufficient to cover the cost of such duplicates and such gold medal. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 100-hres-224 | 100 | hres | 224 | A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of working women to our economy and our Nation as a whole. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-07-14 | 1988-06-13 | Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote. | House | Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-30] | CA | D | M000206 | 53 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) women's pay scales should be reexamined by employers to provide job and pay equality in the workplace; and (2) employers should reexamine their employee benefit plans in order to ensure that women are not being discriminated against. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-hr-2577 | 100 | hr | 2577 | Economic Equity Act of 1987 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-06-02 | 1988-10-13 | Provisions of Measure Incorporated Into H.R.1720. | House | Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1] | CO | D | S000142 | 109 | Economic Equity Act of 1987 - Title I: Work - Subtitle A: Pay Equity - Federal Equitable Pay Practices Act of 1987 - Establishes the Commission on Equitable Pay Practices to determine whether the Government's position-classification system and prevailing rate system are designed and administered in accordance with the general policy that sex, race, and ethnicity should not be among the factors considered in determining pay rates. Requires the Commission to conduct, by contract with a consultant selected under this Act, a study under which job-content analysis and economic analysis shall be applied to a representative sample of occupations in which: (1) either sex is numerically predominant; or (2) any race or ethnic group is disproportionately represented. Directs the Commission to report to the Congress and the President on the results of such study not later than 18 months after the Commission's date of establishment. Declares that such study shall be considered of an advisory nature only. Terminates the Commission 90 days after its submission of the required report. Makes sums appropriated to the Office of Personnel Management for general operating expenses available to carry out this Act. Establishes the Commission on Employment Discrimination in the Legislative Branch to carry out similar duties with respect to job classification and the personnel policies and practices in the Library of Congress. Requires the Commission to submit its final report to the Congress within 18 months. Terminates the Commission 30 days after submission of the report. Subtitle B: Women in Business - Amends the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from exempting from such Act any class of credit transactions that are primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. Permits the Board to exempt (for five years) a type or class of business or commercial transaction only after determining that application of such Act to such transaction would not contribute substant… | 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z | |
| 100-s-1309 | 100 | s | 1309 | Economic Equity Act of 1987 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-06-02 | 1987-06-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 13 | Economic Equity Act of 1987 - Title I: Employment - Part A: Pay Equity - Federal Employee Compensation Equity Act of 1987 - Establishes the Commission on Compensation Equity to provide for a consultant to study the classification, grading, and pay-setting processes within and between the position classification system and the job-grading system. Requires the study to determine whether these processes result in the payment of rates of basic pay for positions: (1) in which either sex is numerically predominant or any race or ethnic group is disproportionately represented; and (2) where such differences in pay are not in proportion to the duties, difficulty, responsibility, or qualification requirements of the work performed. Provides a timetable for: (1) the Commission to report to appropriate congressional committees and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management with advisory recommendations; (2) the Director to report to the committees and the Commission with a plan to carry out any of the recommendations; (3) additional comments from the Commission; and (4) termination of the Commission. Part B: Equal Credit - Amends the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from exempting from such Act any class of credit transactions that are primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. Permits the Board to exempt (for five years) a type or class of business or commercial transaction only after determining that application of such Act to such transaction would not contribute substantially to effecting the purposes of such Act. Part C: Pension and Health Benefits for Nonfull-time Workers - Part-Time and Temporary Workers Protection Act of 1987 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to bring certain part-time employees within the participation, vesting, and accrual rules governing pension plans. Addresses any employee who, within a relevant 12-month period: (1) has customarily completed more than 500 but fewer than 1,0… | 2025-08-28T20:06:35Z | |
| 100-s-1268 | 100 | s | 1268 | Foreign Agents Registration Improvement Act of 1988 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-05-21 | 1988-07-26 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate | Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL] | IL | D | S000423 | 0 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Foreign Agents Registration Improvement Act of 1988 - Amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to replace the term "political propaganda" with the term "advocacy material." Deletes the requirement that an agent for a foreign principal must submit a signed statement in connection with certain mailings of advocacy material on behalf of such foreign principal. Deletes the requirement that an agent for a foreign principal must include the agent's address in such mailings. Deletes the requirement that agents of foreign principals must include in such mailings notice that their registration statements are available at the Department of Justice. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 100-s-1009 | 100 | s | 1009 | A bill to accept the findings and to implement the recommendations of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-04-10 | 1988-04-20 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] | HI | D | M000250 | 76 | (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 442 passed, in lieu) Title I: Recognition of Injustice and Apology on Behalf of the Nation - States that the Congress: (1) accepts the findings of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (the Commission) and recognizes that a grave injustice was done to both citizens and resident aliens of Japanese ancestry by the evacuation, relocation, and internment of civilians during World War II; and (2) apologizes on behalf of the Nation for such injustice. Title II: United States Citizens of Japanese Ancestry and Resident Japanese Aliens - Requests the President, upon the recommendation of the Attorney General, to offer pardons to those convicted of violating laws during the internment period whose conduct was based on a refusal to accept racially or ethnically discriminatory treatment. Provides that Federal departments or agencies that review applications for restitution of positions, status, or entitlement lost during the internment period shall review such applications giving full consideration to the findings of the Commission. Establishes within the Treasury a Civil Liberties Public Education Fund. Authorizes appropriations to the Fund for FY 1989 through 1993. Requires the Attorney General to pay $20,000 from the Fund in compensation to each surviving internee. Conditions any such payments on the availability of appropriated funds. Provides that such payments shall be considered as damages for human suffering and shall not be included in determining eligibility to receive certain income-based Federal benefits. Establishes a Board of Directors which shall be responsible for making disbursements from the Fund. Provides that disbursements from the Fund shall be used to: (1) sponsor research and public educational activities dealing with the internment; (2) fund studies of similar civil liberties abuses; (3) prepare and distribute hearings and findings of the Commission; and (4) promote the general welfare of the ethnic Japanese community in… | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 100-hr-1967 | 100 | hr | 1967 | Free Exchange of Ideas Judiciary Amendments of 1987 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-04-07 | 1987-04-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law. | House | Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] | MA | D | F000339 | 1 | Free Exchange of Ideas Judiciary Amendments of 1987 - Amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to replace the term "political propaganda" with the term "advocacy material." Deletes the requirement that an agent for a foreign principal must submit a signed statement in connection with certain mailings of advocacy material on behalf of such foreign principal. Deletes the requirement that an agent for a foreign principal must include the agent's address in such mailings. Deletes the requirement that agents of foreign principals must include in such mailings notice that their registration statements are available at the Department of Justice. Deletes the provision authorizing the Postmaster General to declare nonmailable certain material which is offered for transmittal in the United States to someone in another American republic if a representative of that republic has informed the Postmaster that such material is illegal in such republic and has requested that its transmittal be stopped. Amends the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950 to repeal the provision denying passports to members of communist organizations. | 2025-08-28T20:09:13Z | |
| 100-hr-1881 | 100 | hr | 1881 | Civil Rights Act of 1987 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-03-31 | 1987-04-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-9] | WI | R | S000244 | 11 | Civil Rights Act of 1987 - Amends title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide that the phrase "program or activity" shall, as applied to educational institutions receiving Federal financial assistance, mean the educational institution (notwithstanding the decisions of the Supreme Court in Grove City College v. Bell and North Haven Board of Education v. Bell). Amends title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to state that such Act's prohibition of sex discrimination shall be inapplicable to educational institutions which are controlled by, or closely associated with the tenants of, a particular religious organization if the application of such prohibition would be inconsistent with the organization's religious intent. (Current law provides that such prohibitions are inapplicable where the educational institutions are controlled by religious organizations.) States that nothing in such Act shall be construed to grant or deny any right relating to abortion. | 2025-08-28T20:06:46Z | |
| 100-hr-1719 | 100 | hr | 1719 | Free Trade in Ideas Foreign Affairs Amendments of 1987 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-03-19 | 1987-03-30 | Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade. | House | Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26] | CA | D | B000410 | 1 | Free Trade in Ideas Foreign Affairs Amendments of 1987 - Prohibits denying, revoking, or limiting a passport because of any speech, activity, belief, affiliation, or membership which, if held or conducted within the United States, would be protected by the first amendment. Prohibits denying, revoking, or limiting a passport except to the extent necessary to prevent conduct not described in the preceding sentence. Amends the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Trading with the Enemy Act to declare that the authority granted the President under such Acts does not include the authority to regulate or prohibit: (1) any transactions ordinarily incident to travel to and from any country; (2) any transactions ordinarily incident to travel and maintenance within any country; (3) any transactions incident to nonscheduled flights or voyages to and from any country; (4) normal banking transactions incident to travel to and from any country; or (5) the importation or exportation of publications or other informational materials from any country. Provides that Federal agencies, in carrying out a specified agreement on educational, scientific, and cultural exchanges, may not consider visual or auditory material as failing to qualify as international educational material simply because it advocates a particular position or because it might lend itself to misinterpretation or misrepresentation of the United States or other countries, their people, or institutions. | 2025-08-28T20:04:58Z | |
| 100-hr-1676 | 100 | hr | 1676 | Tenants' Protection Act of 1987 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-03-18 | 1987-03-24 | Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7] | NY | D | A000022 | 0 | Tenants' Protection Act of 1987 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1968 to prescribe penalties for acts of violence and intimidation against persons participating in tenant organizations. | 2025-08-28T20:06:27Z | |
| 100-hr-1636 | 100 | hr | 1636 | Federal Council on Women Act | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-03-17 | 1987-03-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security. | House | Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] | CA | D | B000711 | 45 | Federal Council on Women Act - Establishes a Federal Council on Women to: (1) collect and evaluate information with respect to any problems that are particular to women in the United States; (2) review and evaluate Federal policy related to any such problems; (3) coordinate the activities of the Council with similar activities conducted by States, local governments, and concerned organizations; and (4) make recommendations. Directs the Council to report its findings and recommendations to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-28T20:05:43Z | |
| 100-hr-1546 | 100 | hr | 1546 | Cancer Patients' Employment Rights Act | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-03-11 | 1987-06-17 | Executive Comment Requested from EEOC. | House | Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19] | NY | D | B000432 | 125 | Cancer Patients' Employment Rights Act - Makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer, because of an individual's cancer history, to: (1) fail or refuse to hire or to discharge the individual, or to otherwise discriminate against the individual with respect to compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment; or (2) limit, segregate, or classify employees or applicants for employment in any way which would tend to deprive an individual of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect the individual's status as an employee. Makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employment agency to: (1) fail or refuse to refer for employment, or otherwise discriminate against, an individual because of the individual's cancer history; or (2) classify or refer for employment an individual on the basis of the individual's cancer history. Makes it an unlawful employment practice for a labor organization to: (1) exclude or to expel from its membership, or otherwise discriminate against, an individual because of the individual's cancer history; (2) limit, segregate, or classify its membership, or to classify or fail or refuse to refer an individual for employment because of the individual's cancer history; or (3) cause or attempt to cause an employer to discriminate against an individual. Makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer, labor organization, or joint labor-management committee controlling an apprenticeship, training, or retraining program to discriminate against an individual because of the individual's cancer history in admission to, or employment in, such programs. Declares that it is not an unlawful employment practice to hire individuals on the basis of their cancer history in cases where cancer history is a bona fide occupational qualification. Declares it to be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to give and to act upon the results of a professionally developed ability test if such test is designed or used to discriminate because of cancer history. P… | 2025-08-28T20:05:47Z | |
| 100-hr-1549 | 100 | hr | 1549 | Individual Privacy Protection Act of 1987 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-03-11 | 1987-04-02 | Referred to Subcommittee on Government Information, Justice, and Agriculture. | House | Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] | IL | D | C000634 | 0 | Individual Privacy Protection Act of 1987 - Amends the Privacy Act of 1974 to increase the minimum amount of civil damages against the United States from $1,000 to $2,000 when an agency fails to maintain a record on an individual with accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness in order to assure fairness. Imposes a $20,000 limitation on such recoveries. Establishes an Individual Privacy Protection Board composed of five members appointed by the President. Requires the Board to: (1) make a study of the data banks, automated data processing programs, and information systems of public and private organizations to determine standards and procedures in force for the protection of personal information; (2) recommend to the President and the Congress the extent to which provisions of the Privacy Act should be applied to such organizations; (3) report on other legislative recommendations necessary to protect the privacy of individuals while meeting the legitimate needs of government and society for information; (4) develop guidelines, provide continuing assistance, investigate compliance with, and file comments on the maintenance of individual records; (5) review Federal law, Executive orders, regulations, directives, and judicial decisions and report on their consistency with the rights of privacy, due process of law, and other guarantees in the Constitution; and (6) comment on the implications for data protection of proposed Federal, State, or local statutes, regulations, or procedures. Authorizes the Board to research, examine, and analyze: (1) the interstate transfer of information about individuals; (2) data banks and information systems that affect privacy rights; (3) the use of social security numbers and other universal identifiers to gain access to centralized information systems; and (4) the matching and analysis of statistical data. Permits the Board to examine personal information activities in the following areas: (1) medical; (2) insurance; (3) education; (4) employment and personnel; (5) credit;… | 2025-08-28T20:05:29Z | |
| 100-hjres-161 | 100 | hjres | 161 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to equal access by voluntary student religious groups and moments of silence which may be used for voluntary silent prayer or reflection in public schools. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-02-26 | 1987-03-02 | Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Erdreich, Ben [D-AL-6] | AL | D | E000201 | 1 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the authorization by the United States or any State of equal access to the use of public school facilities by student voluntary religious groups shall not constitute an establishment of religion. Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit a moment of silence for individual or group silent prayer or reflection in public schools. Prohibits the United States or any State from requiring any person to participate in such prayer or to encourage any particular form of prayer or reflection. | 2021-06-10T20:25:09Z | |
| 100-hr-1214 | 100 | hr | 1214 | Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-02-24 | 1988-03-02 | For Further Action See S.557. | House | Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29] | CA | D | H000367 | 153 | Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 - Amends title IX (Prohibition of Sex Discrimination) of the Education Amendments of 1972 to define the phrase "program or activity" and the term "program" to mean all of the operations of the following entities, any part of which is extended Federal financial assistance: (1) a department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or local government; (2) a State or local government agency which distributes such assistance and the agency or department to which such assistance is extended; (3) a college, university, or other postsecondary institution, or public system of higher education; (4) a local educational agency, system of vocational education, or other school system; and (5) a corporation, partnership, or other private organization. States that such terms do not include any operation of an entity which is controlled by a religious organization. Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to define the phrase "program or activity" to mean all of the activities of the aforementioned entities. | 2025-08-28T20:06:47Z | |
| 100-hr-1158 | 100 | hr | 1158 | Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-02-19 | 1988-09-13 | Became Public Law No: 100-430. | House | Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-21] | NY | R | F000141 | 103 | (Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #283 (94-3)) Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 - Establishes statutorily: (1) the Civil Rights Act of 1968 as the short title of P.L. 90-284; and (2) title VIII of such Act as the Fair Housing Act. Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1968 to include within the definition of discriminatory housing practice new prohibitions against coercion, intimidation, threats, or interference because of a handicap. Defines handicap as: (1) a substantially limiting physical or mental impairment; (2) a record of having such an impairment; or (3) being regarded as having such an impairment. Stipulates that the following shall not be considered a handicap: (1) current illegal use of or addiction to a controlled substance; and (2) transvestism. Extends the protections against discrimination based on familial status to pregnant women and adopting parents. Makes it unlawful to: (1) refuse to sell or rent a dwelling to an individual, someone associated with such individual, or a resident or potential resident, who is handicapped; (2) discriminate against a handicapped individual in the conditions of sale or rental, or in the provision of a related service or facility; (3) refuse to permit reasonable modifications, at the expense of the handicapped renter, except that a landlord may condition interior modifications where reasonable; (4) refuse to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, or services to afford handicapped individuals equal use and enjoyment of a dwelling; or (5) fail to design and construct multifamily dwellings with specified adaptive accessibility and usability designs. Provides with regard to accessibility and adaptability requirements for multifamily dwellings: (1) that State and local incorporation of new construction and design requirements (as set forth in this Act), will serve as compliance under this Act; and (2) that States and localities are encouraged but not required to include such construction and design provisions in their own review procedures. States… | 2022-12-13T15:12:00Z | |
| 100-s-557 | 100 | s | 557 | Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-02-19 | 1988-03-22 | Became Public Law No: 100-259. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 58 | (Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #12 (75-14)) Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 - Amends title IX (Prohibition of Sex Discrimination) of the Education Amendments of 1972 to define the phrase "program or activity" and the term "program" to mean all of the operations of the following entities, any part of which is extended Federal financial assistance: (1) a department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or local government; (2) a State or local government entity which distributes such assistance and the agency or department to which such assistance is extended; (3) a college, university, or other postsecondary institution, or public system of higher education; (4) a local educational agency, system of vocational education, or other school system; and (5) a corporation, partnership, or other private organization or certain sole proprietorships. States that such terms do not include any operation of an entity which is controlled by a religious organization. States that nothing in such Act shall be construed to: (1) require or prohibit any person or entity to provide or pay for an abortion; or (2) permit a penalty to be imposed on any person because such person is seeking or has received any benefit or service related to a legal abortion. Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to define the phrase "program or activity" to mean all of the activities of the aforementioned entities. States that this Act does not require any individual or hospital, or other institution, program, or activity that receives Federal financial assistance to perform or pay for an abortion. Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to provide that the anti-discrimination provisions relating to employment shall not apply to individuals having a contagious disease or infection who, by reason of such disease or infection: (1) would constitute a direct threat to the health or safety of others; or (2) is unable to perform the duties of … | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 100-s-558 | 100 | s | 558 | Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1987 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-02-19 | 1987-07-01 | Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 39 | Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1987 - Amends specified Acts to rename them the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and the Fair Housing Act. Amends the Fair Housing Act to make it unlawful to: (1) refuse to sell or rent a dwelling to an individual because that individual, or someone associated with that individual, is handicapped; (2) discriminate against a handicapped individual in the conditions of sale or rental, or in the provision of a related service or facility; (3) refuse to permit reasonable modifications, at the expense of the handicapped person, to permit access to the premises; or (4) refuse to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, or services to afford handicapped individuals equal use and enjoyment of a dwelling. Makes it unlawful for anyone engaged in residential real estate-related transactions to discriminate in the provision or terms of a transaction because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin. States that nothing in this Act limits the applicability of any reasonable local, State, or Federal restrictions on the maximum number of occupants permitted to occupy a dwelling unit. States that nothing in this Act regarding familial status applies to any State or Federal program aimed at assisting the elderly. Establishes new administrative enforcement authority in addition to existing enforcement provisions. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to transmit an annual report to the Congress on the progress made in eliminating discriminatory housing practices. Allows an aggrieved person to file a complaint with the Secretary alleging a discriminatory housing practice. Allows the Secretary to file such a complaint on his own initiative or investigate a housing practice to determine whether such a complaint should be brought. Requires the Secretary to attempt to correct the discriminatory practice by informal methods of conciliation. Requires the Secretary to refer matters to the Attorney General, recommending that civil actions be filed, wher… | 2025-08-28T20:08:27Z | |
| 100-s-496 | 100 | s | 496 | Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-02-05 | 1988-10-18 | Became Public Law No: 100-503. | Senate | Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME] | ME | R | C000598 | 1 | (Senate agreed to House amendment with an amendment) Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 - Requires Federal agencies to enter into written agreements with other agencies or non-Federal entities before disclosing records for use in computer matching programs. Specifies areas to be addressed in such agreements, including justification for matching, notifying individuals (including Federal employees) whose records are to be matched, procedures for retention and destruction of data after matching, and prohibitions on disclosure of records and the compilation of data. Requires a copy of each agreement to be transmitted to specified congressional committees and available to the public upon request. Prohibits an agency from terminating, suspending, reducing, or making final denial of financial assistance or payment to any individual, or to take any other adverse action against such individual, as a result of information produced by the programs until the agency has verified such information. Provides individuals an opportunity to refute such information. Requires agencies to publish in the Federal Register notice of the establishment or the revision of such programs. Requires agencies to provide notice to the Congress and the Office of Management and Budget of any proposal to establish or alter such programs. Requires each agency to establish a Data Integrity Board to oversee and coordinate the implementation of this Act. Prohibits a Board from approving any written agreement for a matching program unless the agency demonstrates that the proposed program is cost effective through a cost-benefit analysis. Authorizes a Board to waive the requirements for such analysis. Does not require a cost-benefit analysis before the initial approval of a written agreement specifically required by statute. Requires a cost-benefit analysis for any subsequent written agreement for such a program as conducted under the preceding agreement approval. Sets forth a process for appeal to the Director of Management and Bud… | 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z | |
| 100-hconres-40 | 100 | hconres | 40 | A concurrent resolution declaring the sense of Congress regarding periods of silence in the public schools. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-02-04 | 1987-02-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. | House | Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] | NJ | D | H000930 | 0 | Declares the sense of the Congress that the Constitution of the United States does not preclude the use of, and that public school authorities should recognize the value of, discretionary periods of silence for silent prayer, meditation, contemplation, or introspection in the public schools. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-s-464 | 100 | s | 464 | Civil Rights Amendments Act of 1987 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-02-04 | 1987-02-13 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 9 | Civil Rights Amendments Act of 1987 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation. Provides that this Act shall not be construed to permit a finding of discrimination based on statistical differences or the fashioning of any remedy requiring a quota. | 2025-08-28T20:06:25Z | |
| 100-sjres-36 | 100 | sjres | 36 | A joint resolution to amend the Constitution to establish legislative authority in Congress and the States with respect to abortion. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-28 | 1987-02-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 12 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the Constitution does not secure a right to abortion. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 100-sjres-37 | 100 | sjres | 37 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary silent prayer or reflection. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-28 | 1987-02-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 3 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit individual or group silent prayer or reflection in public schools. Prohibits the United States or any State from requiring any person to participate in such prayer or encouraging any particular prayer. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 100-hjres-103 | 100 | hjres | 103 | A joint resolution to amend the Constitution of the United States to protect the right to life. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-22 | 1987-02-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38] | CA | R | D000435 | 30 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the right to life vests in a human being from the moment of fertilization. | 2021-06-10T20:24:50Z | |
| 100-hjres-104 | 100 | hjres | 104 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-22 | 1987-02-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Luken, Thomas A. [D-OH-1] | OH | D | L000508 | 53 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the right to life is the paramount and most fundamental right of a person. Defines "person" to include the unborn for the purpose of the right to life guarantee. States that nothing in this article shall prohibit a law allowing medical procedures required to prevent the death of either the pregnant woman or the unborn offspring. | 2021-06-10T20:24:50Z | |
| 100-hr-720 | 100 | hr | 720 | Preborn Children's Civil Rights Act of 1987 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-22 | 1987-02-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education. | House | Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38] | CA | R | D000435 | 37 | Preborn Children's Civil Rights Act of 1987 - Prohibits the use of Federal funds to perform, promote, or do research on any procedure to take the life of a preborn child (except for medical procedures required to prevent the death of either the pregnant women or her preborn child). Prohibits the Federal Government from entering into any contract for insurance which provides for payment or reimbursement for abortion services. States that no institution receiving Federal financial assistance shall: (1) discriminate against any employee, applicant, or student on the basis of that person's opposition to abortion; or (2) require any employee or student to participate, directly or indirectly, in abortion procedures, counseling, or an insurance program which includes abortion coverage. States that attorney's fees shall not be allowed in any civil action involving a law prohibiting or restricting abortions. Provides for Supreme Court review of lower court decisions which declare State and local anti-abortion statutes unconstitutional. | 2025-08-28T20:05:38Z | |
| 100-s-381 | 100 | s | 381 | Unborn Children's Civil Rights Act | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-22 | 1987-01-26 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 8. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 7 | Unborn Children's Civil Rights Act - Prohibits the use of Federal funds to perform, promote, or do research on any procedure to take the life of an unborn child (except for medical procedures required to prevent the death of either the pregnant women or her unborn child). Prohibits the Federal Government from entering into any contract for insurance which provides for payment or reimbursement for abortion services. States that no institution receiving Federal financial assistance shall: (1) discriminate against any employee, applicant, or student on the basis of that person's opposition to abortion; or (2) require any employee or student to participate in abortion procedures. States that attorney's fees shall not be allowed in any civil action involving a law prohibiting or restricting abortions. Provides for Supreme Court review of lower court decisions which declare State and local anti-abortion statutes unconstitutional. | 2025-08-28T20:09:08Z | |
| 100-sjres-27 | 100 | sjres | 27 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States for the protection of unborn children and other persons. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-22 | 1987-02-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] | UT | R | G000072 | 20 | Constitutional Amendment - Defines "person" to include the unborn for the purpose of the right to life guarantee. Exempts from applicability of this amendment laws permitting medical procedures required to prevent the death of the mother. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 100-sjres-29 | 100 | sjres | 29 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-22 | 1987-02-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 4 | Constitutional Amendment - Defines "person" to include the unborn for the purpose of the right to life guarantee. Exempts from applicability of this amendment laws permitting medical procedures required to prevent the death of the mother. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 100-sjres-31 | 100 | sjres | 31 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-22 | 1987-02-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH] | NH | R | H000951 | 6 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the right to life vests in a human being from the moment of fertilization. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 100-sjres-32 | 100 | sjres | 32 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-22 | 1987-02-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH] | NH | R | H000951 | 5 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the right to life is the paramount and most fundamental right of a person. Defines "person" to include the unborn for the purpose of the right to life guarantee. States that nothing in this article shall prohibit a law allowing medical procedures required to prevent the death of either the pregnant woman or the unborn offspring. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 100-hjres-99 | 100 | hjres | 99 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-21 | 1987-02-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1] | RI | D | S000762 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the right to life is the paramount and most fundamental right of a person. Defines "person" to include the unborn for the purpose of the right to life guarantee. States that nothing in this article shall prohibit a law allowing medical procedures required to prevent the death of either the pregnant woman or the unborn offspring. | 2021-06-10T20:24:48Z | |
| 100-hr-709 | 100 | hr | 709 | Civil Rights Amendments Act of 1987 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-21 | 1987-02-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. | House | Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17] | NY | D | W000258 | 73 | Civil Rights Amendments Act of 1987 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation. Provides that this Act shall not be construed to permit a finding of discrimination based on statistical differences or the fashioning of any remedy requiring a quota. | 2025-08-28T20:05:24Z | |
| 100-hjres-87 | 100 | hjres | 87 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-20 | 1987-02-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Volkmer, Harold L. [D-MO-9] | MO | D | V000112 | 3 | Constitutional Amendment - Defines "person" to include the unborn for the purpose of the right to life guarantee. Exempts from applicability of this amendment laws permitting medical procedures required to prevent the death of the mother. | 2021-06-10T20:24:43Z | |
| 100-s-325 | 100 | s | 325 | A bill to amend section 1979 of the Revised Statutes (42 USC 1983), relating to civil actions for the deprivation of rights, to limit the applicability of that statute to laws relating to equal rights and to provide a special defense to the liability of political subdivisions of States. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-20 | 1987-02-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 1 | Limits the applicability of the current statute providing a Federal cause of action for the deprivation of a person's civil rights to the violation of laws which provide for the equal rights of citizens. States that damages shall not be awarded against any government entity if the court finds that the officials involved were acting in good faith. Requires the exhaustion of all administrative and judicial remedies before Federal jurisdiction may be granted. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 100-s-327 | 100 | s | 327 | Public School Civil Rights Act of 1987 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-20 | 1987-02-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 2 | Public School Civil Rights Act of 1987 - Eliminates inferior Federal court jurisdiction to issue any order requiring the assignment or transportation of students to public schools on the basis of race, color, or national origin. Permits individuals and school boards to seek relief from court orders made prior to this Act unless the court makes certain findings, including: (1) that the acts giving rise to the order intentionally and specifically caused the segregation; (2) that no other remedy would work; (3) that the benefits of the order outweigh its economic, social, and educational costs; and (4) that the busing required by the order does not consume more than 30 minutes of travel time or ten miles of travel distance daily. Lists remedies which remain available for unconstitutional segregation. | 2025-08-28T20:08:33Z | |
| 100-hconres-20 | 100 | hconres | 20 | A concurrent resolution declaring the sense of Congress regarding periods of silence in the public schools. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-07 | 1987-02-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. | House | Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10] | IN | D | J000033 | 0 | Declares the sense of the Congress that the Constitution of the United States does not preclude the use of, and that public school authorities should recognize the value of, discretionary periods of silence for silent prayer, meditation, contemplation, or introspection in the public schools. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-hconres-22 | 100 | hconres | 22 | A concurrent resolution declaring the sense of Congress regarding periods of silence in the public schools. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-07 | 1987-02-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. | House | Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5] | NC | D | N000016 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Constitution does not preclude periods of stillness and silence in public schools to be used at the discretion of the individual for prayer or introspection; and (2) individual religious conscience should not be violated or compromised in the establishment of any such period. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-hconres-23 | 100 | hconres | 23 | A concurrent resolution declaring the sense of Congress regarding periods of silence in the public schools. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-07 | 1987-02-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education. | House | Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5] | NC | D | N000016 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Constitution does not preclude periods of silence in public schools from being used solely at the discretion of the individual for prayer or introspection, even if supervised; and (2) public school authorities should recognize the historic importance of religion by encouraging such periods of silence. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-hjres-68 | 100 | hjres | 68 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution prohibiting abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, or life endangerment of the woman. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-07 | 1987-02-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10] | IN | D | J000033 | 1 | Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits abortion unless the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, or such termination is necessary to prevent the death of the mother. States that for purposes of the fifth and 14th amendments to the Constitution, the word "person" applies to all human beings without regard to age, health, function, or condition of dependency. | 2021-06-10T20:24:40Z | |
| 100-hjres-1 | 100 | hjres | 1 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-06 | 1987-02-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10] | CA | D | E000064 | 185 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex. | 2021-06-10T20:24:27Z | |
| 100-hjres-19 | 100 | hjres | 19 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit compelling the attendance of a student in a public school other than the public school nearest the residence of such student. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-06 | 1987-02-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8] | MO | R | E000174 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits a student from being compelled to attend a public school other than the one nearest his or her residence which is located within the student's school district and which provides the course of study pursued by such student. | 2021-06-10T20:24:31Z | |
| 100-hjres-20 | 100 | hjres | 20 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-06 | 1987-02-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8] | MO | R | E000174 | 3 | Constitutional Amendment - Defines "person" to include the unborn for the purpose of the right to life guarantee. Exempts from applicability of this amendment laws permitting medical procedures required to prevent the death of the mother. | 2021-06-10T20:24:31Z | |
| 100-hjres-21 | 100 | hjres | 21 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right to life. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-06 | 1987-02-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Gaydos, Joseph M. [D-PA-20] | PA | D | G000105 | 1 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the right to life vests in a human being from the moment of fertilization. | 2021-06-10T20:24:31Z | |
| 100-hjres-35 | 100 | hjres | 35 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-06 | 1987-02-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] | MN | D | O000006 | 14 | See digest of H.J. Res. 20. | 2021-06-10T20:24:34Z | |
| 100-hjres-45 | 100 | hjres | 45 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States pertaining to prayer. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-06 | 1987-02-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15] | TX | D | D000203 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit individual or group prayer in public schools or other public institutions. States that no person shall be required by the United States or by any State to participate in prayer. | 2021-06-10T20:24:36Z | |
| 100-hjres-47 | 100 | hjres | 47 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the offering of prayer in public buildings. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-06 | 1987-02-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3] | AR | R | H000124 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall abridge the right of persons to participate in voluntary prayer in public buildings. | 2021-06-10T20:24:36Z | |
| 100-hjres-59 | 100 | hjres | 59 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-06 | 1987-02-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Smith, Virginia [R-NE-3] | NE | R | S000622 | 0 | See digest of H.J. Res. 20. | 2021-06-10T20:24:38Z | |
| 100-hjres-61 | 100 | hjres | 61 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-06 | 1987-02-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. | House | Rep. Smith, Virginia [R-NE-3] | NE | R | S000622 | 10 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the U.S. Constitution shall be construed to prohibit individual or group prayer in public schools or other public institutions. States that no person shall be required by the United States or any State to participate in prayer. Provides that neither the United States nor any State shall compose prayers to be said in public schools. | 2021-06-10T20:24:39Z | |
| 100-hr-105 | 100 | hr | 105 | A bill to limit the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and of the district courts in certain cases. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-06 | 1987-02-10 | Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice. | House | Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-12] | IL | R | C000873 | 0 | Eliminates Federal court jurisdiction to hear or review State actions or laws related to compulsory attendance at public schools on the basis of a student's race, color, creed, or sex. | 2025-01-16T12:12:20Z | |
| 100-hr-192 | 100 | hr | 192 | A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make discrimination against handicapped individuals an unlawful employment practice. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-06 | 1987-06-17 | Executive Comment Requested from EEOC. | House | Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9] | MA | D | M000834 | 69 | Amends title VII (Equal Employment Opportunity) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make it an unlawful employment practice to discriminate against any individual who is physically or mentally handicapped. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-hr-442 | 100 | hr | 442 | Civil Liberties Act of 1987 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-06 | 1988-08-10 | Became Public Law No: 100-383. | House | Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5] | WA | D | F000239 | 166 | (Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 100-785) Declares that: (1) a grave injustice was done to citizens and permanent resident aliens of Japanese ancestry by the evacuation, relocation, and internment of civilians during World War II; (2) these actions were without security reasons and without any acts of espionage or sabotage documented by the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, and were motivated by racial prejudice, wartime hysteria, and a failure of political leadership; (3) the excluded individuals suffered enormous damages for which appropriate compensation has not been made; and (4) the Congress apologizes on behalf of the Nation. Declares that: (1) the Aleut civilian residents of certain islands who were relocated during World War II remained relocated long after any potential danger had passed; (2) the United States failed to provide reasonable care for the Aleuts, resulting in illness, disease, and death, and failed to protect Aleut personal and community property; (3) the United States has not compensated the Aleuts adequately; and (4) there is no remedy for injustices suffered by the Aleuts except an Act of Congress. Title I: United States Citizens of Japanese Ancestry and Resident Japanese Aliens - Civil Liberties Act of 1988 - Requests the President, upon the recommendation of the Attorney General, to offer pardons to those convicted of violating laws or executive orders during the internment period because they refused to accept treatment which discriminated on the basis of their Japanese ancestry. Provides that Federal departments and agencies that review applications for restitution of positions, status, or entitlement lost during the internment period shall review the applications with liberality, giving full consideration to the findings of the Commission and the declarations of the Congress. Establishes within the Treasury a Civil Liberties Public Education Fund (the Fund). Terminates the Fund after all authorized funds have been expended or ten years after … | 2022-12-13T14:26:29Z | |
| 100-hr-55 | 100 | hr | 55 | A bill to amend section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to eliminate discrimination against handicapped or disabled individuals in programs provided by a recipient of Federal financial assistance. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-06 | 1987-02-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Select Education. | House | Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] | FL | D | B000371 | 1 | Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to extend the prohibition of discrimination against handicapped or disabled individuals by recipients of Federal financial assistance. Prohibits such discrimination in any program or activity of such a recipient, not only (as at present) in the program or activity receiving the Federal assistance. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-s-213 | 100 | s | 213 | Voluntary School Prayer Act | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-06 | 1987-02-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 1 | Voluntary School Prayer Act - Precludes Supreme Court and Federal district court jurisdiction to review and hear any case arising out of State law relating to voluntary prayer, Bible reading, or religious meetings in public buildings and schools. | 2025-08-28T20:08:02Z | |
| 100-sjres-1 | 100 | sjres | 1 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for women and men. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-06 | 1987-02-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000105 | 52 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 100-sjres-7 | 100 | sjres | 7 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1987-01-06 | 1987-02-09 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] | SC | R | T000254 | 7 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit individual or group prayer in public schools or other public institutions. States that no person shall be required by the United States or any State to participate in prayer. Provides that neither the United States nor any State shall compose prayers to be said in public schools. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z |
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