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| 96-s-3245 | 96 | s | 3245 | A bill to modify federal restrictions with regard to discrimination in clinical investigations involving prisoners as subjects. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-12-04 | 1980-12-04 | Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Hayakawa, Samuel Ichiye [R-CA] | CA | R | H000384 | 0 | Nullifies the regulations entitled "Protection of Human Subjects: Prisoners Used as Subjects of Research", promulgated by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (21 Code of Federal Regulations part 50). | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 96-hjres-638 | 96 | hjres | 638 | A joint resolution directing the President to take certain actions with respect to the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-12-01 | 1980-12-01 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10] | IL | R | P000444 | 11 | Directs the President, 60 days after the end of the meeting of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe held in Madrid, to: (1) declare that the United States will no longer be bound by the terms of the Final Act; and (2) urge friendly countries to make similar declarations, unless the President certifies that the Soviet Union has made substantial progress toward compliance with and implementation of the principles set forth in the Final Act. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 96-hconres-450 | 96 | hconres | 450 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the International Year for Disabled Persons. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-11-18 | 1980-11-18 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Winn, Larry, Jr. [R-KS-3] | KS | R | W000636 | 38 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should implement the objectives of the International Year of Disabled Persons (1981). | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 96-hres-808 | 96 | hres | 808 | A resolution to express the concern of the House of Representatives over the continued repression of religious freedom in the Soviet Union. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-11-12 | 1980-11-12 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Cotter, William R. [D-CT-1] | CT | D | C000799 | 0 | Declares that Soviet authorities should: (1) honor the provisions of the Helsinki Final Act; (2) respect the human rights of Soviet citizens; and (3) free all Prisoners of Conscience and permit their emigration. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 96-hjres-626 | 96 | hjres | 626 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right to life. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-10-02 | 1980-10-02 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2] | IA | R | T000053 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the right to life vests from the moment of fertilization without regard to age, health, or condition of dependency. | 2021-06-14T19:18:01Z | |
| 96-hjres-621 | 96 | hjres | 621 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right to life. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-10-01 | 1980-10-01 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Hinson, Jon C. [R-MS-4] | MS | R | H000641 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the right to life vests from the moment of fertilization without regard to age, health, or condition of dependency. | 2021-06-14T19:18:00Z | |
| 96-hjres-623 | 96 | hjres | 623 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit court orders requiring busing. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-10-01 | 1980-10-01 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Volkmer, Harold L. [D-MO-9] | MO | D | V000112 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits any Federal court from requiring the transportation of students for the purpose of achieving racial or ethnic balance of any public school. | 2021-06-14T19:18:00Z | |
| 96-sconres-133 | 96 | sconres | 133 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the fulfillment by the Government of the Republic of Korea of its stated commitments to the democratization of the Republic of Korea and with respect to the death sentence imposed upon Kim Dae Jung and the harsh sentences imposed upon his 23 co-defendants. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-09-30 | 1980-09-30 | Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Tsongas, Paul E. [D-MA] | MA | D | T000393 | 5 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should urge the government of South Korea to fulfill its commitment to democracy and reconsider the process leading to the convictions of government critics. States that Congress will review U.S. South Korean relations if the harsh sentences are enforced. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 96-hr-8215 | 96 | hr | 8215 | Federal Privacy of Telephone Records Act | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-09-25 | 1980-09-25 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8] | PA | D | K000319 | 0 | Federal Privacy of Telephone Records Act - States as a purpose of this Act the protection of private telecommunications records from unwarranted disclosure. Amends the Privacy Act to prohibit any Federal agency from disclosing telephone record information to any person except: (1) upon written consent of the customer to whom the information pertains; (2) to a U.S. attorney who determines that disclosure is required for a proceeding before a court or grand jury which arose out of the investigation for which the information was acquired; or (3) to a Federal authority for the purpose of conducting intelligence activities. Requires that a telephone record custodian be designated in each Federal agency which maintains telephone record information to carry out such requirement. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit a service provider from disclosing telephone record information except to a Government authority under specified circumstances or pursuant to the specific authorization of the customer identified by the record. Stipulates that record information may be disclosed which does not identify a particular customer. Requires a service provider to destroy telephone record information within 180 days after the date of the telecommunication, except when ordered to maintain the information by a court or as needed by the provider for billing disputes or legal action with the customer. Sets forth the procedures by which a supervisory officer of a Federal agency may obtain an administrative or judicial summons or subpoena to obtain telephone information from a service provider. Authorizes the Attorney General to permit application to Federal court for an order to acquire telephone record information from a service provider or to intercept such information when such acquisition or intercept may provide evidence of a Federal criminal offense constituting a felony punishable by more than five years' imprisonment. Authorizes the Attorney General or a State attorney general to permit such an application to a Stat… | 2025-09-02T13:55:07Z | |
| 96-hr-8219 | 96 | hr | 8219 | Federal Privacy of Telephone Records Act | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-09-25 | 1980-09-25 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Preyer, Richardson [D-NC-6] | NC | D | P000520 | 4 | Federal Privacy of Telephone Records Act - States as a purpose of this Act the protection of private telecommunications records from unwarranted disclosure. Amends the Privacy Act to prohibit any Federal agency from disclosing telephone record information to any person except: (1) upon written consent of the customer to whom the information pertains; (2) to a U.S. attorney who determines that disclosure is required for a proceeding before a court or grand jury which arose out of the investigation for which the information was acquired; or (3) to a Federal authority for the purpose of conducting intelligence activities. Requires that a telephone record custodian be designated in each Federal agency which maintains telephone record information to carry out such requirement. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit a service provider from disclosing telephone record information except to a Government authority under specified circumstances or pursuant to the specific authorization of the customer identified by the record. Stipulates that record information may be disclosed which does not identify a particular customer. Sets forth the procedures by which a supervisory officer of a Federal agency may obtain an administrative or judicial summons or subpoena to obtain telephone information from a service provider. Authorizes the Attorney General to permit application to Federal court for an order to acquire telephone record information from a service provider or to intercept such information when such acquisition or intercept may provide evidence of a Federal criminal offense constituting a felony. Authorizes the Attorney General or a State attorney general to permit such an application to a State court when the acquisition or interception may provide evidence of a criminal offense involving murder, kidnapping, robbery, extortion, forgery, bribery, embezzlement, fraud, racketeering, or any other crime punishable by more than one year's imprisonment which threatens serious injury or damage. Specifies the cont… | 2025-09-02T13:55:07Z | |
| 96-hconres-437 | 96 | hconres | 437 | A concurrent resolution urging the Government of South Korea to fulfill its stated commitments to the democratization of South Korea and to commute the death sentence of Kim Dae Jung. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-09-23 | 1980-09-23 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Bonker, Don [D-WA-3] | WA | D | B000620 | 1 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should urge the government of South Korea to fulfill its commitment to democracy and reconsider the process leading to the convictions of government critics. States that Congress will review U.S.-South Korea relations if the harsh sentences are enforced. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 96-s-3114 | 96 | s | 3114 | A bill to amend section 1979 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1983), relating to civil actions for the deprivation of rights, to limit the applicability of that statute to laws relating to equal rights. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-09-15 | 1980-09-15 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 0 | Amends current law creating a Federal cause of action for the violation of a person's civil rights under color of State law to limit the availability of such action to the deprivation of constitutional rights or law providing for equal rights of citizens or all persons within United States jurisdiction. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 96-hr-8069 | 96 | hr | 8069 | A bill to make technical corrections in Public Law 96-247. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-09-03 | 1980-09-03 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10] | NJ | D | R000374 | 0 | Makes technical corrections in the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (Public Law 96-247). | 2021-06-14T19:46:59Z | |
| 96-sjres-200 | 96 | sjres | 200 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to affirmative action. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-09-03 | 1980-09-03 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the United States or any State from making or enforcing any law which makes distinctions on account of race, color, or national origin. Prohibits any such law to be construed to permit the establishment by private individuals or enterprises of any program that makes distinctions on account of race, color, or national origin. Prohibits the United States or any State from establishing, or permitting any private individual or enterprise from establishing, quotas which make distinctions on account of race, color, or national origin. Prohibits the United States or any State from making any law which prohibits any person without intent to discriminate on account of race, color, or national origin, from taking otherwise lawful actions which have a disproportionate impact on persons on the basis of race, color, or national origin. Prohibits any Federal or State court from issuing any order which makes distinctions on account of race, color, or national origin (except to enforce laws in violation of this article). | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 96-hconres-424 | 96 | hconres | 424 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States Constitution does not prohibit public schools from providing time for voluntary individual religious expression and prayer. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-08-27 | 1980-08-27 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Regula, Ralph [R-OH-16] | OH | R | R000141 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Constitution does not prohibit public schools from providing time for voluntary religious expression and prayer. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 96-hconres-417 | 96 | hconres | 417 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that public school administrators and teachers should provide students with periods for silent prayer, contemplation, or reflection and with ample opportunity to study the historical development of the world's religions. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-08-25 | 1980-08-25 | Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Preyer, Richardson [D-NC-6] | NC | D | P000520 | 0 | Declares the sense of the Congress that the administrators and teachers of the public schools should provide periods for silent prayer, contemplation, or reflection at the discretion of individual students and should provide opportunities for study of the development of the world's major religions. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 96-hconres-418 | 96 | hconres | 418 | A concurrent resolution declaring the sense of Congress regarding periods of silence in the public schools. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-08-25 | 1980-08-25 | Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Railsback, Thomas F. [R-IL-19] | IL | R | R000012 | 24 | Declares the sense of Congress that the Constitution of the United States does not preclude, and that public school authorities should recognize the value of, periods of silence (for silent prayer, meditation, contemplation, or introspection) in the public schools to be used at the discretion of individual students. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 96-sjres-195 | 96 | sjres | 195 | A joint resolution to designate September 1980, as "National Rehabilitation Month." | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-08-25 | 1980-09-19 | Measure passed Senate. | Senate | Sen. Culver, John C. [D-IA] | IA | D | C000979 | 1 | Designates the month of September, 1980, as "National Rehabilitation Month." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 96-sconres-111 | 96 | sconres | 111 | A concurrent resolution concerning the fifth anniversary of the Helsinki Accords and calling for prominent attention to human rights concerns at the Madrid conference. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-07-29 | 1980-07-29 | Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] | RI | D | P000193 | 19 | Reaffirms congressional support for full implementation of the Helsinki Final Act. Expresses the sense of Congress that human rights concerns should be given serious attention at the Madrid meeting to review such Act. Declares that any new measures should be balanced among all sections of the Final Act. Directs the U.S. delegation to seek another review meeting within two years. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 96-hconres-391 | 96 | hconres | 391 | A concurrent resolution concerning the fifth anniversary of the Helsinki Accords and calling for prominent attention to human rights concerns at the Madrid conference. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-07-28 | 1980-08-01 | Measure passed Senate. | House | Rep. Fenwick, Millicent H. [R-NJ-5] | NJ | R | F000078 | 55 | Reaffirms congressional support for full implementation of the Helsinki Final Act. Expresses the sense of Congress that human rights concerns should be given serious attention at the Madrid meeting to review such Act. Declares that any new measures should be balanced among all sections of the Final Act. Directs the U.S. delegation to seek another review meeting within two years. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 96-hr-7836 | 96 | hr | 7836 | Securities Law Investigation Privacy Protection Act | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-07-25 | 1980-07-25 | Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. | House | Rep. Preyer, Richardson [D-NC-6] | NC | D | P000520 | 9 | Securities Law Investigation Privacy Protection Act - Amends the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 to apply its provisions to the Securities and Exchange Commission, except as provided in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to authorize the Commission to obtain copies of information contained in financial records of a customer from a financial institution without prior notice to the customer upon an ex parte showing to an appropriate district court that the Commission: (1) seeks such records pursuant to a subpoena issued in conformity with the requirements of the Federal securities laws; and (2) has reason to believe that specified acts or results will occur. Requires, upon expiration of any authorized period of delay of notification, that the customer be served with a copy of the subpoena along with a specified notice which describes the nature of the investigation. Directs the Commission to compile an annual tabulation of the occasions on which the Commission obtains access to financial records of a customer as authorized under this Act and include such tabulation in its annual report to Congress. Permits a customer, following the expiration of the period of delay of notification, to reopen the proceeding in the district court. Authorizes such court to grant civil penalties against the Commission or issue injunctive relief if the Commission has obtained records in violation of this Act. Directs the Office of Personnel Management to initiate a proceeding to determine whether disciplinary action should be taken against an employee of the Commission who acted in a willful and intentional manner and without good faith with respect to the violation. Authorizes the Commission to transfer financial records to any government authority in accordance with the Right to Financial Privacy Act, but permits customer notice to be delayed upon an appropriate showing under this Act. Authorizes the Commission to obtain financial records from a financial institution or transfer such… | 2025-09-02T13:54:54Z | |
| 96-hr-7686 | 96 | hr | 7686 | A bill to amend section 1979 of the Revised Statutes of the United States to limit the availability of civil actions under such section to situations involving a deprivation of rights secured by the Constitution and civil rights and equal protections laws. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-06-27 | 1980-06-27 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Beard, Robin [R-TN-6] | TN | R | B000280 | 0 | Amends current law (42 U.S.C. 1983) creating a Federal cause of action for the violation of a person's civil rights under color of State law to limit the availability of such action to the deprivation of constitutional rights and civil rights and equal protection laws. | 2021-06-14T19:45:20Z | |
| 96-hjres-576 | 96 | hjres | 576 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right to life. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-06-19 | 1980-06-19 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Gaydos, Joseph M. [D-PA-20] | PA | D | G000105 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - States that the right to life is vested in each human being from the moment of fertilization. | 2021-06-14T19:17:49Z | |
| 96-hres-708 | 96 | hres | 708 | A resolution expressing concern over the Kaohsiung incident in Taiwan. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-06-16 | 1980-06-16 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-1] | IA | R | L000169 | 0 | Reaffirms as a U.S. objective the preservation of human rights in Taiwan. Calls on Taiwan to relax restrictions on freedom of expression and to return to democratic development. Urges a spirit of reconciliation in connection with the Kaohsiung incident (arrests in connection with a rally commemorating the 31st anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights). | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 96-hconres-358 | 96 | hconres | 358 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to periods of silence (for private prayer, meditation, contemplation or introspection) in public schools. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-06-05 | 1980-06-05 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Long, Clarence D. [D-MD-2] | MD | D | L000413 | 1 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the Constitution of the United States does not preclude periods of silence (for private prayer, meditation, contemplation, or introspection) in the public schools to be used at the discretion of individual students, even if such periods are supervised by a school official. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 96-hr-7423 | 96 | hr | 7423 | Equal Employment Opportunity for the Handicapped Act of 1980 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-05-21 | 1980-05-21 | Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-24] | IL | D | S000423 | 9 | Equal Employment Opportunity for the Handicapped Act of 1980 - Amends title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include discrimination because of an individual's handicapping condition as an unlawful employment practice. | 2025-09-02T13:54:46Z | |
| 96-hr-7384 | 96 | hr | 7384 | Civil Rights Improvements Act of 1980 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-05-19 | 1980-05-19 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7] | MD | D | M000826 | 7 | Civil Rights Improvements Act of 1980 - Amends current law (42 U.S.C. 1983) creating a Federal cause of action for the violation of a person's civil rights under color of State law to specify the circumstances under which a State or local government may be held liable for purposes of damages or other monetary relief and for injunctive or declaratory relief. Stipulates that it is not a defense for a government entity that the officer or employee clothed with the authority of such entity is personally immune from liability under common law or any statute. Makes supervisory officers, with command responsibility superior to a person engaging in actionable conduct, jointly and severally liable whenever a government unit would be liable. Permits a plaintiff to join to a claim under such law other claims deriving from a common nucleus of operative fact. Makes a State or local prosecuting officer liable for failure to disclose to a defendant in a criminal proceeding, upon request, all material evidence reasonably known to be exculpatory. Sets forth the circumstances under which a Federal court may certify a question of State law to the highest court of a State. Prohibits the dismissal or stay of civil actions under this Act on the grounds that State legal and administrative remedies were not exhausted. Limits the circumstances in which a Federal court may stay a pending State criminal prosecution. Specifies the circumstances under which, in any such action, the prior judgment of a State court shall have merger and bar effect. Requires the complaint in any such action to be filed within four years after the right of action first accrues. Prohibits a Federal court, in evaluating the need for relief under such law, from considering the availability of other remedies under State law. Makes the right to enjoy one's reputation a right secured by the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution. | 2025-09-02T13:54:45Z | |
| 96-sconres-95 | 96 | sconres | 95 | An original concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the overthrow on April 12, 1980, of the government of the Republic of Liberia. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-05-15 | 1980-06-11 | Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate (Similar provisions inserted in S.Con.Res. 89 as passed in Senate). | Senate | Sen. Church, Frank [D-ID] | ID | D | C000388 | 0 | Condemns the summary nature of military trials in Liberia, the executions, and other actions which offend basic principles of justice. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should communicate congressional concern that a continued disregard for internationally recognized standards of justice will seriously affect U.S.-Liberian relations. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 96-hr-7347 | 96 | hr | 7347 | Citizen Privacy Act of 1980 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-05-14 | 1980-05-14 | Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. | House | Rep. Green, S. William [R-NY-18] | NY | R | G000417 | 0 | Citizen Privacy Act of 1980 - Title I: Rights of Privacy of Individual Citizens - Prohibits the installation or use of any two-way mirror in any place reasonably expected to be frequented by the public, including fitting rooms, motel rooms, and restrooms, unless an appropriate notice is conspicuously displayed in or near such place. Establishes criminal penalties for violations and allows a United States district court to grant equitable relief. Allows any individual, who purchases or contracts to purchase any product or service at a cost of $25 or more from any solicitor at such individual's residence, to cancel such transaction for any reason and without penalty within three business days by providing written notice to such solicitor. Prohibits cancellation in certain instances, including a contracted-for service which has been completely performed. Title II: Telephone Privacy - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit any unsolicited commercial telephone call to any telephone if the subscriber for such telephone has notified the telephone company of a desire not to receive such calls. Prohibits any person from causing to be made any unsolicited commercial telephone call which is made entirely by automatic equipment and has or may have a duration of more than one minute. Directs the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe appropriate notice regulations. Establishes criminal penalties for violations of this title. | 2025-09-02T13:54:41Z | |
| 96-hr-7361 | 96 | hr | 7361 | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain practices in administering and using polygraph examinations for purposes of hiring, demoting, promoting, disciplining, and dismissing employees. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-05-14 | 1980-05-14 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2] | TX | D | W000570 | 0 | Amends the Federal criminal code to specify prohibited activities with respect to the administration or use of a polygraph examination on behalf of an employer engaged in business affecting interstate commerce. Forbids any such examination from including inquiries into: (1) any event occurring more than seven years before the examination date; (2) any information or belief relating to any matter involving religion, race, politics, or labor organizations; and (3) any matter relating to sexual behavior, unless such behavior is related to job performance. Prohibits a person from administering any such polygraph examination unless the individual taking the test: (1) is given a verbatim statement of each question to be asked; (2) consents in writing to participating in the examination; (3) is informed that no Federal law requires such participation; and (4) is provided an opportunity to explain any reaction indicating emotional stress occurring during the examination. Prohibits a person administering such an examination from: (1) refusing to provide the individual with a copy of any report or recommendation prepared for the employer on whose behalf the examination was administered; (2) disclosing the test results to anyone except the individual or employer or in certain types of investigations; and (3) intentionally preparing any misleading, biased, or falsified report or recommendation in connection with such examination. | 2021-06-14T19:43:38Z | |
| 96-hjres-546 | 96 | hjres | 546 | A joint resolution designating May 10, 1980, as Lucretia Mott Day. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-05-08 | 1980-05-08 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Gray, William H., III [D-PA-2] | PA | D | G000402 | 0 | Designates May 10, 1980, as "Lucretia Mott Day." | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 96-hjres-543 | 96 | hjres | 543 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that all persons shall have the right to be free from discrimination. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-05-07 | 1980-05-07 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] | IL | R | H001022 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Gives all persons the right to be free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, national ancestry, sex, age, or physical handicap. | 2021-06-14T19:17:37Z | |
| 96-sconres-89 | 96 | sconres | 89 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the overthrow on April 12, 1980, of the Government of the Republic of Liberia. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-04-28 | 1980-06-12 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Hayakawa, Samuel Ichiye [R-CA] | CA | R | H000384 | 1 | (Measure passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. Con. Res. 95) Condemns the summary nature of military trials in Liberia, the executions, and other actions which offend basic principals of justice. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should communicate congressional concern that a continued disregard for internationally recognized standards of justice will seriously affect U.S.-Liberian relations. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 96-hr-7096 | 96 | hr | 7096 | A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize that handicapped or disabled individuals under age 60 yet living at senior citizen centers may participate in congregate nutrition services offered at the center. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-04-17 | 1980-04-17 | Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] | MN | D | V000087 | 0 | Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to extend congregate nutrition services to handicapped or disabled individuals who are under age 60 and living at senior citizen centers where such services are provided. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 96-hr-7052 | 96 | hr | 7052 | Fair Insurance Information Practices Act of 1980 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-04-15 | 1980-04-15 | Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. | House | Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-14] | FL | D | P000218 | 0 | Fair Insurance Information Practices Act of 1980 - Title I: Records Subject to the Privacy Act - Excludes from specified provisions of the Privacy Act any insurance record contained in a system of records maintained by an agency or by an insurance institution, agent, or insurance support organization for the purposes of any Federal program, if the maintenance and disclosure of such insurance record are subject to this Act. Title II: Notice Requirements - Requires an insurance institution or agent to notify in writing an applicant, policyholder, or certificate holder in the case of a group policy, prior to collecting personal information about any person in connection with an application for insurance, policy renewal, or request for change in coverage. Specifies the information to be included in such notice, such as: (1) the types of information expected to be collected from third party sources about any natural person proposed for coverage; (2) the techniques that may be used to collect the personal information; (3) that the individual has the right to prohibit the disclosure of information for marketing purposes; and (4) that a right of access, correction, and amendment exists with respect to personal information collected. Permits such notice requirement to be satisfied by alternative summary notice. Requires an insurance institution, agent, or support organization to notify in writing an individual, prior to collecting personal information with respect to a claim, of: (1) information to be collected solely for marketing purposes; and (2) that such individual has the right to prohibit such disclosure. Makes these notice requirements inapplicable to a renewal or change in coverage if: (1) no new personal information is collected; or (2) the individual or certificate holder has received notice within the past year. Requires the insurance institution or agent to designate the notice which applies to each existing policyholder, such designation to be binding and not changed without further notice. Requires th… | 2025-09-02T13:54:34Z | |
| 96-hr-6923 | 96 | hr | 6923 | A bill to authorize common carriers to establish special rates for transportation of certain handicapped individuals accompanied by their guide dogs and to authorize guide dogs accompanying their handicapped masters to enter public buildings. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-03-25 | 1980-03-25 | Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. | House | Rep. Richmond, Frederick W. [D-NY-14] | NY | D | R000232 | 0 | Authorizes common carriers to establish special rates for transportation of handicapped (presently only totally blind) individuals accompanied by guides or guide dogs. Allows guide dogs to enter Government buildings when accompanied by their handicapped (presently blind) masters. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 96-hres-616 | 96 | hres | 616 | A resolution expressing concern over the Kaohsiung incident in Taiwan. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-03-20 | 1980-03-20 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-1] | IA | R | L000169 | 0 | Calls on Taiwan to relax restrictions on freedom of expression and to continue democratic development. Urges a spirit of reconciliation in connection with the Kaohsiung incident (arrests in connection with a rally commemorating the 31st anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights). | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 96-hr-6797 | 96 | hr | 6797 | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain practices in administering and using polygraph examinations for purposes of hiring, demoting, promoting, disciplining, and dismissing employees. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-03-12 | 1980-03-12 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Mathis, Dawson [D-GA-2] | GA | D | M000244 | 0 | Amends the Federal criminal code to specify prohibited activities with respect to the administration or use of a polygraph examination on behalf of an employer engaged in business affecting interstate commerce. Forbids any such examination from including inquiries into: (1) any event occurring more than seven years before the examination date; (2) any information or belief relating to any matter involving religion, race, politics, or labor organizations; and (3) any matter relating to sexual behavior, unless such behavior is related to job performance. Prohibits a person from administering any such polygraph examination unless the individual taking the test: (1) is given a verbatim statement of each question to be asked; (2) consents in writing to participating in the examination; (3) is informed that no Federal law requires such participation; and (4) is provided an opportunity to explain any reaction indicating emotional stress occurring during the examination. Prohibits a person administering such an examination from: (1) refusing to provide the individual with a copy of any report or recommendation prepared for the employer on whose behalf the examination was administered; (2) disclosing the test results to anyone except the individual or employer or in certain types of investigations; and (3) intentionally preparing any misleading, biased, or falsified report or recommendation in connection with such examination. | 2021-06-14T19:41:17Z | |
| 96-hres-603 | 96 | hres | 603 | A resolution urging closer attention to the human rights situation in Taiwan before further military sales or assistance is provided to the Taiwanese authorities. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-03-11 | 1980-03-11 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] | CA | D | S000810 | 22 | Expresses the concern of the House of Representatives for the civil rights of political prisoners in Taiwan and of native Formosans. Urges closer attention to the human rights situation in Taiwan before further military sales or assistance is provided. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 96-hr-6735 | 96 | hr | 6735 | A bill to provide for the striking of medals in commemoration of Maggie Lena Walker. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-03-06 | 1980-03-06 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7] | MD | D | M000826 | 45 | Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell commemorative medals honoring Maggie Lena Walker's contributions to the banking industry of the United States. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 96-hr-6695 | 96 | hr | 6695 | National Educational Opportunities Act of 1980 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-03-04 | 1980-03-04 | Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Preyer, Richardson [D-NC-6] | NC | D | P000520 | 32 | National Educational Opportunities Act of 1980 - States the purpose of this Act to be to: (1) establish a national policy on equal educational opportunities based on the implementation of quality education with equal educational opportunities for all students regardless of race, color, or national origin; (2) provide an experimental mechanism for States and their local educational systems to implement such national policy; (3) support experimental efforts to reduce achievement disparities between racial and socio-economic groups in the schools; and (4) facilitate, where possible, a reduction in the concentration of children from low-income and minority groups in certain schools primarily by means other than busing. Requires a State wishing to receive funds under this Act to submit a desegregation plan and an implementation plan. Sets forth the guidelines and requirements for such implementation plan, including: (1) the creation of a State advisory council and local advisory committees: (2) an intradistrict and interdistrict transfer plan; (3) an intradistrict and interdistrict cooperation plan; and (4) a compensatory education program. Requires such implementation to: (1) be submitted to the Secretary of Education by January 31, 1982; (2) be developed in consultation with local educational agencies and the State advisory council; and (3) define goals consistent with the purpose of this Act and provide for attaining such goals by a date approved by the Secretary, but in no event later than October 1, 1987. Requires the Secretary to provide notice to applicants 30 days before a final selection is made. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1981-1985. | 2025-09-02T13:54:29Z | |
| 96-hr-6696 | 96 | hr | 6696 | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain practices in administering and using polygraph examinations for purposes of hiring, demoting, promoting, disciplining, and dismissing employees. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-03-04 | 1980-03-04 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7] | NC | D | R000436 | 0 | Amends the Federal criminal code to specify prohibited activities with respect to the administration or use of a polygraph examination on behalf of an employer engaged in business affecting interstate commerce. Forbids any such examination from including inquiries into: (1) any event occurring more than seven years before the examination date; (2) any information or belief relating to any matter involving religion, race, politics, or labor organizations; and (3) any matter relating to sexual behavior, unless such behavior is related to job performance. Prohibits a person from administering any such polygraph examination unless the individual taking the test: (1) is given a verbatim statement of each question to be asked; (2) consents in writing to participating in the examination; (3) is informed that no Federal law requires such participation; and (4) is provided an opportunity to explain any reaction indicating emotional stress occurring during the examination. Prohibits a person administering such an examination from: (1) refusing to provide the individual with a copy of any report or recommendation prepared for the employer on whose behalf the examination was administered; (2) disclosing the test results to anyone except the individual or employer or in certain types of investigations; and (3) intentionally preparing any misleading, biased, or falsified report or recommendation in connection with such examination. | 2021-06-14T19:40:53Z | |
| 96-hconres-288 | 96 | hconres | 288 | A concurrent resolution authorizing a statue of Frederick Douglass to be placed in the Capitol. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-02-26 | 1980-02-26 | Referred to House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7] | MD | D | M000826 | 57 | Directs the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to procure a bust or statute of Frederick Douglas, to be placed in a suitable location in the Capitol. | 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z | |
| 96-sres-375 | 96 | sres | 375 | A resolution to commend the Baltimore Braille Association. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-02-26 | 1980-02-26 | Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] | MD | R | M000241 | 0 | Commends the Baltimore Braille Association for their work in providing services and materials to the blind and handicapped. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 96-hr-6591 | 96 | hr | 6591 | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain practices in administering and using polygraph examinations for purposes of hiring, demoting, promoting, disciplining, and dismissing employees. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-02-25 | 1980-02-25 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Derrick, Butler C. [D-SC-3] | SC | D | D000267 | 2 | Amends the Federal criminal code to specify prohibited activities with respect to the administration or use of a polygraph examination on behalf of an employer engaged in business affecting interstate commerce. Forbids any such examination from including inquiries into: (1) any event occurring more than seven years before the examination date; (2) any information or belief relating to any matter involving religion, race, politics, or labor organizations; and (3) any matter relating to sexual behavior, unless such behavior is related to job performance. Prohibits a person from administering any such polygraph examination unless the individual taking the test: (1) is given a verbatim statement of each question to be asked; (2) consents in writing to participating in the examination; (3) is informed that no Federal law requires such participation; and (4) is provided an opportunity to explain any reaction indicating emotional stress occurring during the examination. Prohibits a person administering such an examination from: (1) refusing to provide the individual with a copy of any report or recommendation prepared for the employer on whose behalf the examination was administered; (2) disclosing the test results to anyone except the individual or employer or in certain types of investigations; and (3) intentionally preparing any misleading, biased, or falsified report or recommendation in connection with such examination. | 2021-06-14T19:40:26Z | |
| 96-hr-6592 | 96 | hr | 6592 | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain practices in administering and using polygraph examinations for purposes of hiring, demoting, promoting, disciplining, and dismissing employees. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-02-25 | 1980-02-25 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Evans, Billy Lee [D-GA-8] | GA | D | E000233 | 0 | Amends the Federal criminal code to specify prohibited activities with respect to the administration or use of a polygraph examination on behalf of an employer engaged in business affecting interstate commerce. Forbids any such examination from including inquiries into: (1) any event occurring more than seven years before the examination date; (2) any information or belief relating to any matter involving religion, race, politics, or labor organizations; and (3) any matter relating to sexual behavior, unless such behavior is related to job performance. Prohibits a person from administering any such polygraph examination unless the individual taking the test: (1) is given a verbatim statement of each question to be asked; (2) consents in writing to participating in the examination; (3) is informed that no Federal law requires such participation; and (4) is provided an opportunity to explain any reaction indicating emotional stress occurring during the examination. Prohibits a person administering such an examination from: (1) refusing to provide the individual with a copy of any report or recommendation prepared for the employer on whose behalf the examination was administered; (2) disclosing the test results to anyone except the individual or employer or in certain types of investigations; and (3) intentionally preparing any misleading, biased, or falsified report or recommendation in connection with such examination. | 2021-06-14T19:40:26Z | |
| 96-hr-6575 | 96 | hr | 6575 | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain practices in administering and using polygraph examinations for purposes of hiring, demoting, promoting, disciplining, and dismissing employees. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-02-22 | 1980-02-22 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8] | NC | D | H000448 | 0 | Amends the Federal criminal code to specify prohibited activities with respect to the administration or use of a polygraph examination on behalf of an employer engaged in business affecting interstate commerce. Forbids any such examination from including inquiries into: (1) any event occurring more than seven years before the examination date; (2) any information or belief relating to any matter involving religion, race, politics, or labor organizations; and (3) any matter relating to sexual behavior, unless such behavior is related to job performance. Prohibits a person from administering any such polygraph examination unless the individual taking the test: (1) is given a verbatim statement of each question to be asked; (2) consents in writing to participating in the examination; (3) is informed that no Federal law requires such participation; and (4) is provided an opportunity to explain any reaction indicating emotional stress occurring during the examination. Prohibits a person administering such an examination from: (1) refusing to provide the individual with a copy of any report or recommendation prepared for the employer on whose behalf the examination was administered; (2) disclosing the test results to anyone except the individual or employer or in certain types of investigations; and (3) intentionally preparing any misleading, biased, or falsified report or recommendation in connection with such examination. | 2021-06-14T19:40:23Z | |
| 96-hr-6579 | 96 | hr | 6579 | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain practices in administering and using polygraph examinations for purposes of hiring, demoting, promoting, disciplining, and dismissing employees. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-02-22 | 1980-02-22 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Railsback, Thomas F. [R-IL-19] | IL | R | R000012 | 4 | Amends the Federal criminal code to specify prohibited activities with respect to the administration or use of a polygraph examination on behalf of an employer engaged in business affecting interstate commerce. Forbids any such examination from including inquiries into: (1) any event occurring more than seven years before the examination date; (2) any information or belief relating to any matter involving religion, race, politics, or labor organizations; and (3) any matter relating to sexual behavior, unless such behavior is related to job performance. Prohibits a person from administering any such polygraph examination unless the individual taking the test: (1) is given a verbatim statement of each question to be asked; (2) consents in writing to participating in the examination; (3) is informed that no Federal law requires such participation; and (4) is provided an opportunity to explain any reaction indicating emotional stress occurring during the examination. Prohibits a person administering such an examination from: (1) refusing to provide the individual with a copy of any report or recommendation prepared for the employer on whose behalf the examination was administered; (2) disclosing the test results to anyone except the individual or employer or in certain types of investigations; and (3) intentionally preparing any misleading, biased, or falsified report or recommendation in connection with such examination. | 2021-06-14T19:40:24Z | |
| 96-s-2319 | 96 | s | 2319 | Affirmative Action Program Improvements Act of 1980 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-02-20 | 1980-02-20 | Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Schweiker, Richard S. [R-PA] | PA | R | S000159 | 2 | Affirmative Action Program Improvements Act of 1980 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to exempt contractors or subcontractors who employed and will employ five or fewer employees at all times within the 12-month period preceding the awarding of and at all times during the term of a Federal contract, or a subcontract with a Government contractor, from provisions included in any Executive order relating to equal employment opportunities, or agency regulation promulgated pursuant thereto, that require Government contractors or subcontractors to carry out affirmative action programs or activities. Directs the Secretary of Labor, through the United States Employment Service, to develop and implement a program to identify potentially qualified applicants and minority-owned businesses in connection with the affirmative action obligations of Government contractors and subcontractors. Declares that, beginning six months after the effective date of this Act, any Government contractor or subcontractor shall satisfy affirmative action obligations and objectives under any applicable Executive order relating to equal employment opportunities or agency regulation promulgated pursuant to any Executive order, plan, or agreement by: (1) making a reasonable, good faith effort to obtain employment referrals (except with respect to managerial, professional, and supervisory positions) and subcontractor referrals from the Service and to employ qualified applicants and contract with qualified subcontractors so referred; (2) complying with specified requirements; (3) complying with reasonable affirmative action obligations with respect to promotion and training opportunities; and (4) maintaining and submitting necessary records. | 2025-09-02T13:56:43Z | |
| 96-hr-6518 | 96 | hr | 6518 | Fair Insurance Information Practices Act of 1980 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-02-13 | 1980-02-13 | Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. | House | Rep. Preyer, Richardson [D-NC-6] | NC | D | P000520 | 0 | Fair Insurance Information Practices Act of 1980 - Title I: Records Subject to Privacy Act - Exempts any insurance record maintained as part of a system of records by an agency, insurance institution, or agent (for the purposes of any Federal program) from certain Federal disclosure requirements if otherwise subject to the Fair Insurance Information Practices Act. Title II: Notice Requirements - Requires an insurance company or agent to provide an applicant, prior to collecting personal information about such applicant, with a written application notice, including: (1) types of information to be collected from third-parties, especially regarding character, reputation, or lifestyle; (2) information-gathering techniques; (3) kinds of third-parties; (4) to whom, and under what circumstances, information may be disclosed without prior authorization; (5) types of information that may be so disclosed; (6) an applicant's right to know (upon request) to whom such disclosures were made; (7) information collected for noneligibility or noninsurance, such as marketing purposes; (8) an applicant's right to prohibit the disclosure of such noninsurance information; and (9) an applicant's right to correct or amend such personal information. States that such application notice may be provided as part of the insurance application. Provides that summary notice (a written summary of the required information including a statement that full notice may be obtained upon request) shall be considered full notice. Requires that prior to collecting marketing or other noninsurance information about an individual in connection with an insurance claim, such individual must be notified by the company or agent of his/her right to prohibit such information's disclosure. Exempts renewal or change in coverage applications from notification requirements under this title if: (1) no new personal information is used; or (2) notification has been received by the individual within the preceeding 12 months. Authorizes the company or agent to collect … | 2025-09-02T13:54:19Z | |
| 96-hconres-272 | 96 | hconres | 272 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Andrei Sakharov should be released from internal exile, urging the President to protest the continued suppression of human rights in the Soviet Union, and for other purposes. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-02-05 | 1980-02-19 | Measure passed Senate, roll call #42 (91-0). | House | Rep. Bonker, Don [D-WA-3] | WA | D | B000620 | 81 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the Soviet Union should release Andrei Sakharov from internal exile immediately. Urges the President to: (1) protest Sakharov's exile and the continued suppression of human rights in the Soviet Union; (2) call upon other nations to join in such protests and impose sanctions against the Soviet Union; and (3) inform Helsinki signatory governments that the U.S. delegation intends to raise these violations at the 1980 Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe review meeting. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 96-sconres-73 | 96 | sconres | 73 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to implementing the objectives of the International Year of Disabled Persons. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-01-31 | 1980-09-30 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 24 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should implement the objectives of the International Year of Disabled Persons (1981). | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 96-hres-551 | 96 | hres | 551 | A resolution directing the Secretary of State to provide certain information on Human Rights. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-01-30 | 1980-01-30 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Collins, James M. [R-TX-3] | TX | R | C000638 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of State to report to the House of Representatives concerning human rights objectives and policies with respect to specified countries. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 96-hconres-265 | 96 | hconres | 265 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Andrei Sakharov should be released from internal exile, and urging the President to protest the continued suppression of human rights in the Soviet Union. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-01-29 | 1980-01-29 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Fenwick, Millicent H. [R-NJ-5] | NJ | R | F000078 | 4 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the Soviet Union should release Andrei Sakharov from internal exile immediately. Urges the President and other Federal officials to: (1) protest Sakharov's exile and the continued suppression of human rights in the Soviet Union; (2) call upon other nations to join in such protests and impose sanctions against the Soviet Union; and (3) inform Helsinki signatory governments that the U.S. delegation intends to raise these violations at the 1980 Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe review meeting. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 96-hconres-266 | 96 | hconres | 266 | A concurrent resolution calling for the immediate release of Andrei Sakharov from the internal exile being imposed on him by the Soviet Union. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-01-29 | 1980-01-29 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Wolff, Lester L. [D-NY-6] | NY | D | W000680 | 22 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should press for the immediate release of Andrei Sakharov from internal exile. Declares that Congress will continue to raise the issue of Sakharov's treatment until he is accorded his legal rights by the Soviet Union. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 96-sres-340 | 96 | sres | 340 | A resolution regarding Andrei Sakharov. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-01-28 | 1980-01-28 | Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Hayakawa, Samuel Ichiye [R-CA] | CA | R | H000384 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Soviet Union: (1) has violated the Helsinki Accords; and (2) by its actions towards Audrei Sakharov has shown it is an enemy of freedom. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 96-hconres-259 | 96 | hconres | 259 | A concurrent resolution calling upon the Soviet Union to release Andrei Sakharov from internal exile immediately. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-01-24 | 1980-01-24 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Maguire, Andrew [D-NJ-7] | NJ | D | M000058 | 57 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the Soviet Union should release Andrei Sakharov from internal exile immediately. Urges the President, through the Secretary of State to: (1) express U.S. opposition to Sakharov's exile; (2) inform the Soviet Union that the United States will take into account, in evaluating its reactions with other countries, the extent to which those countries honor their commitments under international law. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 96-hconres-251 | 96 | hconres | 251 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the denouncement and internal exile of Nobel Laureate Andrei Sakharov. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-01-23 | 1980-01-23 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Albosta, Donald J. [D-MI-10] | MI | D | A000076 | 85 | Expresses the sense of Congress to condemn Soviet actions taken against Andrei Sakharov which further show the lack of the Soviet Union's fitness to host the Olympics. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 96-hjres-475 | 96 | hjres | 475 | 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 | 1980-01-22 | 1980-01-22 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-25] | NY | R | F000141 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - Declares the term "person," with respect to due process and equal protection, applicable to human beings irrespective of age, health, function or condition of dependency, including the unborn. Prohibits the deprivation of life of an unborn person, except under laws permitting medical procedures required to prevent the death of the pregnant woman. | 2021-06-14T19:17:13Z | |
| 96-hjres-479 | 96 | hjres | 479 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the Right to Life. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1980-01-22 | 1980-01-22 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Murphy, John M. [D-NY-17] | NY | D | M001098 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment - States that the right to life is vested in each human being from the moment of fertilization. | 2021-06-14T19:17:15Z | |
| 96-hr-6224 | 96 | hr | 6224 | Editorial Process Protection Act of 1979 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-12-20 | 1979-12-20 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-3] | CA | D | M000249 | 0 | Editorial Process Protection Act of 1979 - Prohibits Federal district courts, courts of appeals, and the Supreme Court from issuing in a defamation action for damages any judicial process which requires the disclosure of information by a journalist or communication entity relating to the editorial process of a publication, broadcast, release, or report, unless the individual bringing the action establishes to the court that: (1) the publication, broadcast, release, or report contains the statement alleged by the public figure to be a defamatory falsehood; and (2) such statement is prima facie false and defamatory. | 2025-09-02T13:54:11Z | |
| 96-sjres-127 | 96 | sjres | 127 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to proclaim June 27, 1980, as "Helen Keller Day". | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-12-20 | 1980-06-17 | Public Law 96-278. | Senate | Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL] | AL | D | H000445 | 25 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate June 27, 1980, as "Helen Keller Day." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 96-sconres-62 | 96 | sconres | 62 | A concurrent resolution urging the Soviet Union to allow Irina Astakhova McClellan to emigrate to the United States, and for other purposes. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-12-14 | 1980-09-25 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Bayh, Birch [D-IN] | IN | D | B000254 | 12 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the Soviet Union should permit Irina Astakhova McClellan and her family to emigrate to the United States to join her husband. Urges the President to: (1) express U.S. support on behalf of Irina Astakhova McClellan; and (2) inform the Soviet Union that the United States will take into account a country's commitment to human rights in evaluating U.S. relations with such country. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 96-hconres-222 | 96 | hconres | 222 | A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the leaders of the Communist nations in Eastern Europe should release certain Christian political prisoners who have committed no crimes against the state according to the provisions of Basket I of the Helsinki Accords. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-12-10 | 1979-12-10 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Kemp, Jack [R-NY-38] | NY | R | K000086 | 4 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, and Romania are urged: (1) to release certain political prisoners; and (2) to halt the incarceration and harassment of individuals contrary to the Helsinki Accords. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 96-sconres-61 | 96 | sconres | 61 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the treatment of Christians by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and for other purposes. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-12-10 | 1979-12-10 | Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Jepsen, Roger W. [R-IA] | IA | R | J000101 | 28 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, and Romania are urged: (1) to release certain political prisoners; and (2) to halt the incarceration and harassment of individuals contrary to the Helsinki Accords. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 96-s-2081 | 96 | s | 2081 | A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-12-05 | 1979-12-05 | Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Tsongas, Paul E. [D-MA] | MA | D | T000393 | 3 | Prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of an individual's sexual orientation. Prohibits: (1) the use of statistical differences in determining whether such discrimination exists; or (2) requiring quotas as a remedy. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 96-hres-494 | 96 | hres | 494 | A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives in support of the "Day of Solidarity with Oppressed Jewry". | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-12-03 | 1979-12-03 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Brodhead, William [D-MI-17] | MI | D | B000862 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the President help insure the basic human rights of all peoples of the world; and (2) all countries remove obstacles to free emigration and insure the free exercise of religious beliefs and cultural expression. Expresses congressional support for the "Day of Solidarity with Oppressed Jewry." | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 96-s-2070 | 96 | s | 2070 | A bill to restore voluntary prayer in our public schools. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-11-30 | 1979-11-30 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 1 | Removes the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the United States and the Federal district courts over any case arising out of any State statute, ordinance, rule or regulation, which relates to the exercise of free religious expression or the saying of voluntary prayers in public schools and public buildings. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 96-hjres-450 | 96 | hjres | 450 | A joint resolution designating January 15 of each year as "Martin Luther King, Junior, Day". | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-11-28 | 1979-11-28 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Bowen, David R. [D-MS-2] | MS | D | B000682 | 0 | Designates January 15 of each year as "Martin Luther King, Junior, Day." | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 96-hr-5977 | 96 | hr | 5977 | World War II Japanese-American Human Rights Violations Redress Act | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-11-28 | 1979-11-28 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7] | WA | D | L000486 | 16 | World War II Japanese-American Human Rights Violations Redress Act - Directs the Attorney General to locate those individuals of Japanese ancestry who were interned, detained, or forcibly relocated by the United States at any time during the World War II internment period and pay them $15,000 plus $15 multiplied by the number days such individual was so interned or detained. Provides for payments due deceased individuals to go to family members. | 2025-09-02T13:54:05Z | |
| 96-sconres-54 | 96 | sconres | 54 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the Baltic States and with respect to Soviet claims of citizenship over certain United States citizens. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-11-28 | 1979-11-28 | Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Baker, Howard H., Jr. [R-TN] | TN | R | B000063 | 4 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should instruct the U.S. delegation to the 1980 Madrid meeting of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe to seek full implementation of the Helsinki Final Act concerning equal rights and self determination of peoples. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should inform and gain the support and cooperation of other nations in realizing independence for the Baltic States. Expresses the sense of Congress that the: (1) President should warn the Soviet Union against making citizenship claims on U.S. citizens; and (2) Secretary of State should inform U.S. citizens planning to visit the Soviet Union of the implications of the Soviet law on citizenship. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 96-hjres-447 | 96 | hjres | 447 | A joint resolution designating January 15 of each year as "Martin Luther King, Junior, Day". | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-11-16 | 1979-11-16 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-36] | NY | D | L000556 | 88 | Designates January 15 of each year as "Martin Luther King, Junior, Day." | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 96-hjres-444 | 96 | hjres | 444 | A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating January 15, 1980, as "Martin Luther King, Junior, Day". | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-11-13 | 1979-11-13 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Broyhill, James T. [R-NC-10] | NC | R | B000966 | 1 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate January 15, 1980, as "Martin Luther King, Junior, Day." | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 96-sconres-50 | 96 | sconres | 50 | A concurrent resolution urging the Soviet Union to allow Ida Nudel to emigrate to Israel, and for other purposes. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-11-13 | 1979-11-13 | Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | W000502 | 32 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the Soviet Union should release Ida Nudel and allow her to emigrate to Israel. Urges the President to: (1) express U.S. opposition to the exile of Ida Nudel to Siberia; and (2) inform the Soviet Union that the United States will take into account the extent to which countries honor their commitments under international law, particularly concerning human rights. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 96-hconres-207 | 96 | hconres | 207 | A concurrent resolution requesting the President to publicly condemn the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, to to request the United Nations to consider the imposition of sanctions against the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, for violating the fundamental human rights of the people of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-11-07 | 1979-11-07 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Rousselot, John H. [R-CA-26] | CA | R | R000469 | 0 | Requests the President to: (1) publicly condemn Vietnam for violations of the human rights of the people of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos; and (2) request a session of the United Nations General Assembly to impose sanctions on Vietnam for such violations. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 96-hr-5820 | 96 | hr | 5820 | Privacy of Correspondence Act | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-11-07 | 1979-11-07 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Preyer, Richardson [D-NC-6] | NC | D | P000520 | 6 | Privacy of Correspondence Act - Prohibits the opening of mail which is sealed against inspection except: (1) with the consent of the sender or addressee; (2) pursuant to a search warrant; (3) by a Postal Service employee for the purpose of determining an address of delivery or upon suspicion that the mail contains an explosive device; or (4) by an employee of the Customs Service upon suspicion that an item weighing more than one ounce contains material which is being imported illegally. Authorizes any person whose mail is illegally opened to bring a civil action against those persons responsible and to a recover a minimum of $1,000 plus court costs. | 2025-09-02T13:54:00Z | |
| 96-s-1983 | 96 | s | 1983 | Civil Rights Improvements Act of 1979 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-11-06 | 1979-11-06 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] | MD | R | M000241 | 3 | Civil Rights Improvements Act of 1979 - Amends current law (42 U.S.C. 1983) creating a Federal cause of action for the violation of a person's civil rights under color of State law to specify the circumstances under which a State or local government may be held liable for purposes of damages or other monetary relief and for injunctive or declaratory relief. Stipulates that it is not a defense for a government entity that the officer or employee clothed with the authority of such entity is personally immune from liability under common law or any statute. Makes supervisory officers, with command responsibility superior to a person engaging in actionable conduct, jointly and severally liable whenever a government unit would be liable. Permits a plaintiff to join to a claim under such law other claims deriving from a common nucleus of operative fact. Sets forth the circumstances under which a Federal court may certify a question of State law to the highest court of a State. Prohibits the dismissal or stay of civil actions under this Act on the grounds that State legal and administrative remedies were not exhausted. Limits the circumstances in which a Federal court may stay a pending State criminal prosecution. Specifies the circumstances under which, in any such action, the prior judgment of a State court shall have merger and bar effect. Requires the complaint in any such action to be filed within four years after the right of action first accrues. Prohibits a Federal court, in evaluating the need for relief under such law, from considering the availability of other remedies under State law. | 2025-09-02T13:56:33Z | |
| 96-s-1928 | 96 | s | 1928 | Fair Financial Information Practices Act of 1979 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-10-23 | 1979-10-23 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] | WI | D | P000553 | 0 | Fair Financial Information Practices Act of 1979 - Title I: To Amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act - Privacy Protection Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to revise the definition of consumer report to include those prepared in connection with insurance transactions, governmental benefits, and business transactions. Broadens the exemptions from such definition. Specifies those services or agencies that are not considered to be consumer reporting agencies. Sets forth the agencies and persons to whom a consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report. Raises the amounts involved in transactions which make consumer credit reports exempt from the provision prohibiting the inclusion of specified information in such reports. Requires consumers to be notified prior to the procurement or preparation of an investigative consumer report on such consumer. Requires specified information to be given to applicants for insurance concerning such reports. Directs persons who procure or cause to be prepared such reports to make a complete disclosure, at the request of the consumer, of the nature and scope of the investigation requested. Directs credit reporting agencies or independent authorization services to notify consumers of impermissible uses of consumer reports. Directs such agencies to assure that file items reflect good faith exercises by consumers of their rights. Prohibits such agencies from requiring a quota of reports. Requires regular reporters of consumer information to agencies to ensure the accuracy of their information. Describes the information that must be given to a requesting consumer. Permits such agencies or services to withhold: (1) third party medical information, if it discloses the same to a medical professional designated by the consumer; (2) identifying information of any noninstitutional source of information in specified circumstances; and (3) codes used to ensure the security of a reporting system. Requires disclosures to be made during specified hours and by s… | 2025-09-02T13:56:30Z | |
| 96-hconres-200 | 96 | hconres | 200 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the Baltic States and with respect to Soviet claims of citizenship over certain United States citizens. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-10-19 | 1979-12-20 | Measure passed Senate. | House | Rep. Derwinski, Edward J. [R-IL-4] | IL | R | D000269 | 79 | (Measure passed House, amended, roll call #652 (390-0)) Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should instruct the U.S. delegation to the 1980 Madrid meeting of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe to seek full implementation of the Helsinki Agreement concerning equal rights and self-determination of peoples. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should inform and gain the support and cooperation of other nations in realizing independence for the Baltic States. Expresses the sense of Congress that the: (1) President should warn the Soviet Union against making citizenship claims on U.S. citizens; and (2) Secretary of State should inform U.S. citizens planning to visit the Soviet Union of the implications of the Soviet law on citizenship. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 96-hconres-201 | 96 | hconres | 201 | A concurrent resolution requesting the President to publicly condemn the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and to request the United Nations to consider the imposition of sanctions against the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, for violating the fundamental human rights of the people of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-10-19 | 1979-10-19 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Rudd, Eldon D. [R-AZ-4] | AZ | R | R000495 | 43 | Requests the President to: (1) publicly condemn Vietnam for violations of the human rights of the people of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos; and (2) request a session of the United Nations General Assembly to impose sanctions on Vietnam for such violations. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 96-hconres-202 | 96 | hconres | 202 | A concurrent resolution urging the Soviet Union to allow Ida Nudel to emigrate to Israel, and for other purposes. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-10-19 | 1979-12-20 | Measure passed Senate. | House | Rep. Stack, Edward J. [D-FL-12] | FL | D | S000772 | 126 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the Soviet Union should release Ida Nudel and allow her to emigrate to Israel. Urges the President to: (1) express U.S. opposition to the exile of Ida Nudel to Siberia; and (2) inform the Soviet Union that the United States will take into account the extent to which countries honor their commitments under international law, particularly concerning human rights. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 96-hr-5646 | 96 | hr | 5646 | Fair Insurance Information Practices Act | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-10-18 | 1979-10-18 | Referred to House Committee on Government Operations. | House | Rep. Preyer, Richardson [D-NC-6] | NC | D | P000520 | 0 | Title I: Records Subject to Privacy Act - Amends the Privacy Act of 1974 to exempt insurance records from coverage under such Act, if the maintenance and disclosure of such records are subject to the Fair Insurance Information Practices Act. Title II: Fair Insurance Information Practices - Fair Insurance Information Practices Act - Prohibits insurance institutions, agents, and support organizations from disclosing individually identifiable personal information except if specified circumstances exist, including: (1) the written authorization of the individual concerned; (2) when required by Federal or State statute; (3) for governmental and insurance regulatory authority; (4) for business purposes; (5) to insurance institutions or a consumer reporting agency; and (6) for auditing or research purposes. Requires insurance institutions or agents to notify the individual concerned, in connection with an application for insurance or a claim of the: (1) types of personal information to be collected; (2) techniques of collection; and (3) individual's rights with regard to such information. Sets forth limitations on information collection practices, including: (1) inducing an individual to sign any statement authorizing any person to disclose personal information; and (2) the use of pretext interviews. Requires insurance institutions, agents, or support organizations to make any personal information in their possession available to the person to whom such information refers. Sets forth the procedures to be followed in making such information available. Permits the nondisclosure of specified information, including: (1) names of third party sources; and (2) information gathered in the course of a judicial proceeding or in processing a claim. Gives individuals the right to have factual errors in personal information corrected and misrepresentations or misleading entries amended or deleted. Sets forth the procedure to be followed. Requires insurance institutions or agents to notify the individual concerned of adverse … | 2025-09-02T13:53:57Z | |
| 96-hjres-421 | 96 | hjres | 421 | A joint resolution designating the week beginning June 22, 1980, as "National Deaf Awareness Week". | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-10-16 | 1979-10-16 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14] | NJ | D | G000511 | 48 | Designates the week beginning June 22, 1980, as "National Deaf Awareness Week." | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 96-hr-5609 | 96 | hr | 5609 | Long Term Care Residents Rights Act | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-10-16 | 1979-10-16 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] | CA | D | W000215 | 35 | Long-Term Care Residents' Rights Act - Declares as the policy of the United States that each resident in a long-term care facility has specified basic rights, such as the right to participate in decision-making regarding his or her medical treatment to the maximum extent possible, and the right to confidential treatment of personal and medical records. Requires that each long-term care facility which participates in a health care program, receives Federal assistance, or is certified for participation in a Federal or State health care financing program secure to each resident such basic rights by meeting specified obligations, including the following: (1) establishing written policies regarding residents' rights and procedures for implementing such policies; (2) informing residents of their rights and of any changes in the policies and procedures of the facility at least 30 days before any such change becomes effective; (3) informing residents of the services and charges of the facility; (4) giving 30-day notice to a resident who is to be involuntarily transferred or discharged from the facility; (5) assisting each resident to exercise his or her rights as a resident and citizen, including filing complaints and voicing grievances; (6) protecting each resident from mental and physical abuse; and (7) permitting residents who are husband and wife to share the same room if they so choose. Prohibits any such facility from: (1) denying admission to or terminating the stay of any resident because of the source of third-party payment; or (2) interfering with the right of any resident to receive primary health care services from sources other than the facility. Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require the long-term care ombudsman program to investigate and resolve complaints made by or on behalf of a resident of a long-term care facility regarding alleged violations of rights secured by this Act. Grants to any individual whose rights under this Act have been violated a cause of action against the facility for da… | 2025-09-02T13:53:56Z | |
| 96-hr-5555 | 96 | hr | 5555 | Fair Financial Information Practices Act | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-10-12 | 1979-10-12 | Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. | House | Rep. Annunzio, Frank [D-IL-11] | IL | D | A000212 | 0 | Fair Financial Information Practices Act - Title I: Privacy Protection Amendments of 1979 - Fair Credit Reporting Act - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to revise the definition of consumer report to include those prepared in connection with insurance transactions, governmental benefits, and business transactions. Broadens the exemptions from such definition. Specifies those services or agencies that are not considered to be consumer reporting agencies. Sets forth the agencies and persons to whom a consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report. Raises the amounts involved in transactions which make consumer credit reports exempt from the provision prohibiting the inclusion of specified information in such reports. Requires consumers to be notified prior to the procurement or preparation of an investigative consumer report on such consumer. Requires specified information be given to applicants for insurance concerning such reports. Directs persons who procure or cause to be prepared such reports to make a complete disclosure, at the request of the consumer, of the nature and scope of the investigation requested. Directs credit reporting agencies or independent authorization services to notify consumers of impermissible uses of consumer reports. Directs such agencies to assure that file items reflect good faith exercises by consumers of their rights. Prohibits such agencies from requiring a quota of reports. Requires regular reporters of consumer information to agencies to ensure the accuracy of their information. Describes the information that must be given to a requesting consumer. Permits such agencies or services to withhold: (1) third party medical information, if it discloses the same to a medical professional designated by the consumer; (2) identifying information of any noninstitutional source of information in specified circumstances; and (3) codes used to ensure the security of a reporting system. Requires disclosures be made during specified hours and by specified means depending … | 2025-09-02T13:53:55Z | |
| 96-hr-5559 | 96 | hr | 5559 | Fair Financial Information Practices Act of 1979 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-10-12 | 1979-10-12 | Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. | House | Rep. Cavanaugh, John J. [D-NE-2] | NE | D | C000261 | 30 | Fair Financial Information Practices Act of 1979 - Title I: To Amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act - Privacy Protection Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to revise the definition of consumer report to include those prepared in connection with insurance transactions, governmental benefits, and business transactions. Broadens the exemptions from such definition. Specifies those services or agencies that are not considered to be consumer reporting agencies. Sets forth the agencies and persons to whom a consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report. Raises the amounts involved in transactions which make consumer credit reports exempt from the provision prohibiting the inclusion of specified information in such reports. Requires consumers to be notified prior to the procurement or preparation of an investigative consumer report on such consumer. Requires specified information be given to applicants for insurance concerning such reports. Directs persons who procure or cause to be prepared such reports to make a complete disclosure, at the request of the consumer, of the nature and scope of the investigation requested. Directs credit reporting agencies or independent authorization services to notify consumers of impermissible uses of consumer reports. Directs such agencies to assure that file items reflect good faith exercises by consumers of their rights. Prohibits such agencies from requiring a quota of reports. Requires regular reporters of consumer information to agencies to ensure the accuracy of their information. Describes the information that must be given to a requesting consumer. Permits such agencies or services to withhold: (1) third party medical information, if it discloses the same to a medical professional designated by the consumer; (2) identifying information of any noninstitutional source of information in specified circumstances; and (3) codes used to ensure the security of a reporting system. Requires disclosures be made during specified hours and by specifie… | 2025-09-02T13:53:55Z | |
| 96-hr-5582 | 96 | hr | 5582 | Fair Insurance Information Practices Act | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-10-12 | 1979-10-12 | Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. | House | Rep. Preyer, Richardson [D-NC-6] | NC | D | P000520 | 0 | Fair Insurance Information Practices Act - Sets forth the circumstances and the persons to whom individually identifiable personal information may be disclosed by an insurance institution, agent, or support organization. Requires such institutions and agents to notify the insurance applicant or claimant of their information collection and disclosure practices prior to collecting personal information about an individual. Specifies the manner in which personal information may be collected. Requires insurance institutions, agents, or support organizations to make personal information in their control available to the individual concerned. Specifies the procedures to be followed. Permits specified information to be withheld from an individual in specified circumstances. Gives the individual concerned the right to have errors corrected and misrepresentations amended according to specified procedures. Requires insurance institutions or agents to notify individuals subject to an adverse underwriting decision of the reasons for such decision and the individual's rights. Sets forth circumstances in which the notice requirements do not apply. Declares that the individual's exercise of the rights under this Act shall not affect the individual's eligibility for insurance benefits. Sets forth civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Authorizes the principal State insurance regulatory official to enforce this Act. Provides for this Act to take effect one year after enactment. Amends the Privacy Act of 1974 to exempt insurance records contained in a system of records from specified provisions of such Act, if such records are maintained by an agency or organization subject to this Act. Sets forth provisions concerning the disclosure of personal information by an insurance institution, agent, or support organization pursuant to some compulsory legal process. | 2025-09-02T13:53:55Z | |
| 96-hr-5450 | 96 | hr | 5450 | Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments of 1979 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-09-27 | 1979-09-27 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Hinson, Jon C. [R-MS-4] | MS | R | H000641 | 0 | Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to remove the existing 70-year upper age limit to which the prohibitions of such Act apply, thereby extending the protection of such Act to all individuals who are at least 40 years of age. Specifies that there shall be no exceptions to the prohibitions of such Act because of the nature of employment of an individual, or retirement benefits to which an individual may be entitled. Repeals provisions restricting the employment or compensation of an individual in the Federal civil service, Government of the District of Columbia, Foreign Service, or Army Corps of Engineers after such individual retires with an annuity or reaches retirement age. Repeals automatic separation requirements based on age and length of service which relate to employees of the Alaska Railroad, the Panama Canal Company, the Canal Zone Government, and to air traffic controllers and Federal law enforcement officers and firefighters. | 2025-09-02T13:53:53Z | |
| 96-s-1815 | 96 | s | 1815 | Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act Amendments of 1979 | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-09-25 | 1979-09-25 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Gaylord [D-WI] | WI | D | N000033 | 0 | Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Federal criminal code to provide, with respect to an interception of communications where a covert method of entry into private premises to install and remove a electronic interception device is to be utilized, that: (1) the application for an order state whether such entry is to be utilized and the reasons why illegal entry must be employed instead of legal methods of entry; and (2) an order authorizing interception specify whether a covert method of entry is to be utilized and the reasons why legal methods of entry would be unlikely to succeed or would be too dangerous to the officers attempting to install the interception device. | 2025-09-02T13:56:28Z | |
| 96-s-1647 | 96 | s | 1647 | Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians Act | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-08-02 | 1980-07-31 | Public Law 96-317. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 21 | (Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 5499) Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians Act - Establishes the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians to: (1) review the facts and circumstances surrounding the relocation and internment of thousands of American civilians during World War II under Executive Order Numbered 9066 and the impact of that Order on American citizens and resident aliens; (2) review directives of United States military forces requiring the relocation and internment of American citizens, including Aleut civilians and permanent resident aliens of the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands; and (3) recommend appropriate remedies. Directs the Commission: (1) to hold public hearings in appropriate cities of the United States; and (2) to report its findings and recommendations to Congress within one year after its first meeting. Terminates the Commission 90 days after such report is submitted. | 2025-09-02T13:56:23Z | |
| 96-hr-5053 | 96 | hr | 5053 | A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide guidance to law enforcement officers and others regarding the confidentiality of medical records. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-08-01 | 1979-08-01 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2] | WI | D | K000020 | 0 | Prohibits the disclosure to any person of: (1) medical information with a patient identifier; (2) a patient identifier; or (3) medical information if there is reason to believe that the recipient may have a patient identifier for such information. Requires medical service providers to notify patients of the disclosures of medical information that may be made without the patient's authorization. Sets forth the procedure by which a patient may consent to the disclosure of medical information. Prohibits the disclosure of medical information without the patient's consent, except in specified circumstances, including employee use, audits and evaluations, statutory requirements (but only relevant information that requires the patient's consent before redisclosure), bona fide medical emergencies, health research, and pursuant to administrative or judicial subpoenas (after giving any interested parties the opportunity to request an in camera review). Stipulates that prescriptions for drugs shall be considered confidential and subject to this Act. Requires all nonoral disclosures of medical information to warn against unauthorized disclosure. Provides civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Directs medical service providers to allow the patients full access to their medical records. Requires such service providers to establish procedures which allow patients to challenge and correct their medical records. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 96-hr-4952 | 96 | hr | 4952 | A bill to amend the Age Discrimination Act of 1979 to provide that State and local laws may not permit certain activities to be exempt from the prohibitions established in such Act unless such activities are specifically directed or permitted by Federal statutes. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-07-25 | 1979-07-25 | Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-10] | NY | D | B000432 | 18 | Amends the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 to exempt specified programs from the prohibition against age discrimination only if such actions are specifically directed or permitted by Federal statutes. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 96-sconres-34 | 96 | sconres | 34 | A concurrent resolution relative to the rights of Romanian citizens. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-07-25 | 1979-07-25 | Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 0 | Calls upon Romania to restore religious freedom to the Byzantine Rite Catholic Church and the Latin Rite Catholic Church and to permit all churches to spend aid received from abroad on the repair of their churches. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 96-hconres-166 | 96 | hconres | 166 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that homosexual acts and the class of individuals who advocate such conduct shall never receive special consideration or a protected status under law. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-07-24 | 1979-07-24 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. McDonald, Lawrence P. [D-GA-7] | GA | D | M000413 | 3 | Expresses the sense of Congress that homosexual acts shall never receive special consideration or protected status under law. | 2021-06-14T19:10:49Z | |
| 96-s-1546 | 96 | s | 1546 | Long Term Care Residents Rights Act | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-07-20 | 1979-07-20 | Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME] | ME | R | C000598 | 3 | Long-Term Care Residents' Rights Act - Declares as the policy of the United States that each resident in a long-term care facility has specified basic rights, such as the right to participate in decisionmaking regarding his or her medical treatment and the right to confidential treatment of personal and medical records. Requires that each long- term care facility which participates in a health care program, receives Federal assistance, or is certified for participation in a Federal or State health care financing program secure to each resident such basic rights by meeting specified obligations, including the following: (1) establishing written policies regarding residents' rights and procedures for implementing such policies; (2) informing residents of their rights and of any changes in the policies and procedures of the facility at least 30 days before any such change becomes effective; (3) informing residents of the services and charges of the facility; (4) giving 30-day notice to a resident who is to be involuntarily transferred or discharged from the facility; (5) assisting each resident to exercise his or her rights as a resident and citizen, including filing complaints and voicing grievances; (6) protecting each resident from mental and physical abuse; and (7) permitting residents who are husband and wife to share the same room if they so choose. Prohibits any such facility from: (1) denying admission to or terminating the stay of any resident because of the source of third-party payment; or (2) interfering with the right of any resident to receive primary health care services from sources other than the facility. Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require the long-term care ombudsman program to investigate and resolve complaints made by or on behalf of a resident of a long-term care facility regarding alleged violations of rights secured by this Act. Grants to any individual whose rights under this Act have been violated a cause of action against the facility for damages and other relief in a… | 2025-09-02T13:56:17Z | |
| 96-hres-356 | 96 | hres | 356 | A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives that the leaders of the communist nations in Eastern Europe should release certain Christian political prisoners who have committed no crimes against the state according to the provisions of Basket One of the Helsinki Accords. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-07-13 | 1979-07-13 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Kemp, Jack [R-NY-38] | NY | R | K000086 | 6 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, and Romania are urged: (1) to release certain political prisoners; and (2) to halt the incarceration and harassment of individuals contrary to the Helsinki Accords. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 96-hres-347 | 96 | hres | 347 | A resolution to express the concern of the House of Representatives over the continued incarceration of Anatoly Scharansky and other Prisoners of Conscience in the Soviet Union. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-07-10 | 1979-07-10 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Bingham, Jonathan B. [D-NY-22] | NY | D | B000472 | 91 | Declares that the Soviet authorities should: (1) release a copy of the judgment against Anatoly Shcharansky; and (2) free Shcharansky and other Prisoners of Conscience and permit their emigration to Israel. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 96-s-1469 | 96 | s | 1469 | A bill to restate, with greater emphasis, the intent of Congress to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to an individual's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-07-09 | 1979-07-09 | Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 0 | Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make it an unlawful employment practice for employers to limit or classify (present law states "limit, segregate, or classify") employees on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Emphasizes congressional intentions regarding such unlawful employment practices by adding the phraseology "and we mean it this time. Stipulates that the language of such Act which makes it an unlawful employment practice to discriminate in training programs, is designed to reflect the congressional spirit. | 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z | |
| 96-sres-193 | 96 | sres | 193 | A resolution to provide Friday, June 29 as Day of Recognition for National Association for Advancement of Colored People. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-06-27 | 1979-06-27 | Measure passed Senate. | Senate | Sen. Bayh, Birch [D-IN] | IN | D | B000254 | 6 | Stipulates that the Senate shall note Friday, June 29, 1979, as a day of recognition for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. | 2021-06-14T19:50:35Z | |
| 96-hconres-147 | 96 | hconres | 147 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the Baltic states and with respect to Soviet claims of citizenship over certain United States citizens. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 1979-06-26 | 1979-06-26 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Derwinski, Edward J. [R-IL-4] | IL | R | D000269 | 72 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should instruct the U.S. delegation to the 1980 Madrid meeting of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe to seek free elections supervised by the United Nations in Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, after the withdrawal of all Soviet military and civilian personnel. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should inform and gain the support and cooperation of other nations in realizing independence for the Baltic States. Expresses the sense of Congress that the: (1) President should warn the Soviet Union against making citizenship claims on U.S. citizens; and (2) Secretary of State should inform U.S. citizens planning to visit the Soviet Union of the implications of the Soviet law on citizenship. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z |
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CREATE INDEX idx_leg_policy ON legislation(policy_area);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_date ON legislation(introduced_date);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_sponsor ON legislation(sponsor_name);
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