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99-hr-5743 99 hr 5743 A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to amend certain regulations to provide that all persons who by reason of handicap, physical or nonphysical, are unable to use bus service for the general public shall be eligible for special service or on-call accessible bus service. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1986-10-18 1986-10-18 Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. House Rep. Young, Robert A. [D-MO-2] MO D Y000051 1 Directs the Secretary of Transportation to amend certain Federal regulations to provide that: (1) all handicapped persons shall be eligible to use public bus service (special service or on-call accessible bus service) provided by a recipient of Federal financial assistance; and (2) any costs incurred to accommodate the special needs of such handicapped persons on a fixed route bus shall be eligible to be counted in determining whether the recipient has exceeded its limitation on required expenditures. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
99-sconres-165 99 sconres 165 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in opposition to employment discrimination against individuals who have, or have had, cancer based on such individual's cancer history. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1986-09-26 1986-09-26 Referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] PA R H000456 31 Expresses the sense of the Congress in opposition to employment discrimination against persons who have, or have had, cancer. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
99-sconres-166 99 sconres 166 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in opposition to employment discrimination against individuals who have, or have had, cancer based on such individual's cancer history. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1986-09-26 1986-09-26 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] PA R H000456 31 Expresses the sense of the Congress in opposition to employment discrimination against persons who have, or have had, cancer. 2021-06-30T19:51:26Z  
99-s-2756 99 s 2756 Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1986 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1986-08-14 1986-09-16 Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management. Hearings held. Senate Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME] ME R C000598 1 Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1986 - Requires Federal agencies to enter into written agreements with other agencies or non-Federal entities before disclosing records for use in computer matching programs or front-end verification programs. Specifies areas to be addressed in such agreements, including justification for matching, notifying individuals whose records are to be matched, destroying data after matching, and prohibitions on disclosure of records and the compilation of data. Defines "computer matching program" as the comparison of two or more systems to identify individuals common to such systems or unique to one of the systems. Defines "front-end verification program" as the matching of systems to certify the accuracy of information supplied by an applicant for Federal financial assistance. Requires agencies to publish in the Federal Register notice of the establishment or the revision of such programs. Requires agencies to provide notice to the Congress and the Office of Management and Budget of any proposal to establish or alter such programs. Requires each agency to establish a Data Integrity Board to oversee and coordinate the implementation of this Act. Prohibits an agency from denying, terminating, suspending, or reducing financial assistance to any individual, or to take any other adverse action against such individual, as a result of information produced by the programs until the agency has verified such information. Provides individuals an opportunity to refute such information. 2025-08-29T16:30:54Z  
99-hr-5179 99 hr 5179 Office of Civil Rights Assessment Act of 1986 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1986-07-16 1986-07-21 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-30] CA D M000206 47 Office of Civil Rights Assessment Act of 1986 - Establishes within the legislative branch the Office of Civil Rights Assessment to investigate allegations and advise the Congress regarding various civil rights violations, including voting rights violations, experienced by citizens. Outlines the functions of such Office and authorizes it to initiate activity upon request by: (1) congressional committee chairmen; (2) the Civil Rights Assessment Board; or (3) the Director of the Civil Rights Assessment Board. Outlines the structure and power of the Office. Establishes a Civil Rights Assessment Board within the Office to make policies. Directs the Office to establish a Civil Rights Assessment Advisory Council which shall review and make recommendations to the Board regarding activities undertaken by the Office. Requires the Office to submit an annual report to the Congress concerning civil rights assessment techniques and areas requiring future analysis. 2025-08-29T16:30:39Z  
99-hr-5154 99 hr 5154 A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to ensure that air carriers do not discriminate against handicapped persons in providing air transportation. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1986-07-14 1986-09-18 See S.2703. House Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7] NY D A000022 28 Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit an air carrier from: (1) unjustly discriminating against a handicapped person; and (2) imposing unreasonable restrictions upon placing equipment on board an aircraft if needed by such person to use the air carrier's facilities. Requires air carriers to provide: (1) handicapped persons the same services as are provided to non-handicapped persons; and (2) equipment to enable handicapped persons to use the air carrier's facilities. Permits aggrieved persons to bring a civil action in a United States district court for violations of this Act. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
99-hjres-666 99 hjres 666 A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress in support of a commemorative structure within the National Park System dedicated to the promotion of understanding, knowledge, opportunity and equality for all people. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1986-06-26 1986-10-21 Became Public Law No: 99-511. House Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18] TX D L000237 102 (Measure passed House, amended) Expresses the support of the Congress for the program of the National Council for Education and Economic Development, Incorporated, to raise an endowment to assure the permanent location of a commemorative structure within the National Park System, or on other Federal lands, dedicated to understanding, knowledge, opportunity, and equality for all people. 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z  
99-hr-5143 99 hr 5143 Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1986 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1986-06-26 1986-07-10 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-9] WI R S000244 0 Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1986 - Amends specified Acts to rename them the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and the Fair Housing Act. Amends the Fair Housing Act to make it unlawful to: (1) refuse to sell or rent a dwelling to an individual because that individual, or someone associated with that individual, is handicapped; or (2) discriminate against a handicapped individual in the terms, conditions, or privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling. Allows an aggrieved person (one who believes that he has been, or is about to be, injured by a discriminatory housing practice) to file a complaint with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Requires the Secretary to investigate such complaints and attempt to correct the discriminatory practice by informal methods of conciliation. Makes changes in the current requirements for referring charges to State or local agencies for investigation and enforcement. Directs the Secretary to refer complaints to such agencies when an alleged discriminatory housing practice appears to violate a State or local fair housing law. Directs the Secretary to refer matters to the Attorney General for civil action if: (1) based on the preliminary investigation, prompt judicial action is necessary; or (2) conciliation of a complaint has been attempted and additional attempts are considered unlikely to be successful. Allows the Secretary to refer to the Attorney General any matter which is within the Secretary's jurisdiction under this Act. Allows the Secretary to refer matters to the Attorney General, recommending that civil actions be filed, where a respondent has failed to comply with conciliation agreements. Allows the court, in actions brought by the Attorney General, to: (1) award preventive relief, including permanent or temporary injunctions and restraining orders; and (2) assess a civil penalty against the respondent. Allows the court to award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party (other than the United States). Revises the enforcement procedure for actions brough… 2025-08-29T16:30:45Z  
99-hr-5086 99 hr 5086 A bill to amend the United States Commission on Civil Rights Act of 1983 to eliminate authorizations for appropriations for the Commission on Civil Rights for fiscal years after fiscal year 1986. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1986-06-25 1986-06-30 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10] CA D E000064 3 Amends the United States Commission on Civil Rights Act of 1983 to eliminate authorizations of appropriations for the Commission on Civil Rights for fiscal years after FY 1986. 2021-06-30T19:43:08Z  
99-hconres-359 99 hconres 359 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission should not take more than 60 days to review and act upon charges filed under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by 2000 or more employees against an employer with which they are engaged in a labor dispute affecting commerce. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1986-06-18 1986-06-30 Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. House Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] CA D B000711 63 Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission should not take more than 60 days to review and act upon charges filed under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by 2,000 or more employees against an employer with which they are engaged in a labor dispute affecting commerce. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
99-sres-402 99 sres 402 A resolution on minority setaside programs. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1986-05-08 1986-05-28 Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. Senate Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] NJ D L000123 5 Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Civil Rights Commission draft report on minority business set-aside programs be rejected and appropriate reforms be undertaken to strengthen the program and correct any abuses. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
99-hconres-321 99 hconres 321 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress in opposition to employment discrimination against persons who have, or have had, cancer based on such individual's cancer history. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1986-04-21 1986-09-10 Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. House Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19] NY D B000432 90 Expresses the sense of the Congress in opposition to employment discrimination against persons who have, or have had, cancer. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
99-hr-4522 99 hr 4522 A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of genetic characteristics, and for other purposes. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1986-04-08 1986-04-28 Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. House Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12] NY D O000159 0 Amends title VII (Equal Employment Opportunity) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make it an unlawful employment practice to discriminate against any individual on the basis of genetic characteristics. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
99-hr-4525 99 hr 4525 A bill to vindicate the principles of the first article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States by preventing persons acting under the authority of the United States from forbidding the wearing of inconspicuous religious symbols by individuals. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1986-04-08 1986-04-10 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10] NY D S000148 0 Prohibits persons acting under the authority of the United States from forbidding the wearing of inconspicuous religious symbols by individuals. 2021-06-30T19:39:25Z  
99-s-2263 99 s 2263 International Communication and Travel Act of 1986 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1986-03-27 1986-04-03 Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department, State Department. Senate Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] MD R M000241 1 International Communication and Travel Act of 1986 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal the provisions excluding aliens from U.S. entry on speech- or politics-related grounds. Prohibits deportation, visa or passport denial, or the placing of restrictions on a visa based on activities that would be protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution if otherwise conducted by a U.S. citizen. Permits a U.S. citizen to go to court if denied the opportunity to communicate with an alien visitor because of such speech-based restrictions. Amends the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950 to repeal the provision prohibiting the issuance of passports to members of Communist organizations. Amends the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to state that the President's international emergency authority does not include regulatory authority over: (1) transactions ordinarily incident to foreign travel, including the payment of living expenses; or (2) transactions ordinarily incident to the importation of foreign informational material. Makes similar amendments to the Trading with the Enemy Act. Amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to replace the term "political propaganda" with the term "advocacy material." Reduces specified related reporting requirements. Amends the Arms Export Control Act to state that decisions on issuing export licenses for defense articles shall take into account the policy of the United States to sustain scientific enterprise and scholarly exchanges. Amends Federal law to state that in implementing the Agreement for Facilitating the International Circulation of Visual and Auditory Materials of an Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Character, material shall not fail to qualify (for such program) simply because it advocates a particular position or viewpoint. 2025-08-29T16:29:28Z  
99-sjres-291 99 sjres 291 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 1986-03-07 1986-03-19 Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department. Senate Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH] NH R H000951 4 Constitutional Amendment - States that the right to life is the paramount and most fundamental right of a person. Defines "person" to include the unborn for the purposes of the right to life guarantee. Makes such amendment inapplicable to laws permitting medical procedures required to prevent the death of the mother. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
99-sjres-292 99 sjres 292 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 1986-03-07 1986-03-19 Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department. Senate Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH] NH R H000951 4 Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the right to life vests in a human being from the moment of fertilization. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
99-s-2146 99 s 2146 Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1986 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1986-03-06 1986-03-18 Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department, HUD. Senate Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] KS R D000401 0 Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1986 - Amends specified Acts to rename them the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and the Fair Housing Act. Amends the Fair Housing Act to make it unlawful to: (1) refuse to sell or rent a dwelling to an individual because that individual, or someone associated with that individual, is handicapped; or (2) discriminate against a handicapped individual in the terms, conditions, or privileges of sale or rental of a dwelling. Allows an aggrieved person (one who believes that he has been, or is about to be, injured by a discriminatory housing practice) to file a complaint with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Requires the Secretary to investigate such complaints and attempt to correct the discriminatory practice by informal methods of conciliation. Makes changes in the current requirements for referring charges to State or local agencies for investigation and enforcement. Directs the Secretary to refer complaints to such agencies when an alleged discriminatory housing practice appears to violate a State or local fair housing law. Directs the Secretary to refer matters to the Attorney General for civil action if: (1) based on the preliminary investigation, prompt judicial action is necessary; or (2) conciliation of a complaint has been attempted and additional attempts are considered unlikely to be successful. Allows the Secretary to refer to the Attorney General any matter which is within the Secretary's jurisdiction under this Act. Allows the Secretary to refer matters to the Attorney General, recommending that civil actions be filed, where a respondent has failed to comply with conciliation agreements. Allows the court, in actions brought by the Attorney General, to: (1) award preventive relief, including permanent or temporary injunctions and restraining orders; and (2) assess a civil penalty against the respondent. Allows the court to award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party (other than the United States). Revises the enforcement procedure for actions broug… 2025-08-29T16:32:58Z  
99-s-2119 99 s 2119 Long-Term Care Residents' Rights Act Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1986-02-27 1986-03-17 Referred to Subcommittee on Aging (Labor and Human Resources). Senate Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME] ME R C000598 0 Long-Term Care Residents' Rights Act - Declares as a policy of the United States that each resident in a long-term facility has specified rights, such as the right to participate in decisionmaking regarding medical treatment. Imposes certain requirements upon participating long-term care facilities (facilities which participate in a health care program, receive Federal assistance, or are certified for participation in a Federal or State health care financing program), among them: (1) establishing written policies regarding residents' rights; (2) developing procedures for implementing such policies; (3) informing residents of their rights; (4) informing residents of the services available; (5) assisting residents in exercising their rights as residents and citizens, 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 a room if they so choose. Prohibits such facilities from: (1) denying admission to or terminating the stay of any resident because of the source of third-party payment; (2) interfering with the right of the resident to receive primary health care services from sources other than the facility; (3) interfering with the right of the resident to manage his personal financial affairs; and (4) involuntarily transferring or discharging a resident without giving 30-days' notice. 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 U.S. District Court (without regard to the amount in controversy or exhaustion of remedies). Stipulates that the provisions of this Act shall not apply to any facility: (1) for the mentally ill; (2) owned or operated by the… 2025-08-29T16:31:18Z  
99-hr-4119 99 hr 4119 Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1986 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1986-02-04 1986-07-18 Subcommittee Hearings Held. House Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-21] NY R F000141 33 Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1986 - Amends specified Acts to rename them the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and the Fair Housing Act. Amends the Fair Housing Act to make it unlawful to: (1) refuse to sell or rent a dwelling to an individual because that individual, or someone associated with that individual, is handicapped; (2) discriminate against a handicapped individual in the conditions of sale or rental, or in the provision of a related service or facility; (3) refuse to permit reasonable modifications to permit access to the premises (provided the renter agrees to restore the premises to their original condition); or (4) make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, or services to afford handicapped individuals equal use and enjoyment of a dwelling. Makes it unlawful for anyone engaged in residential real estate-related transactions to discriminate in the provision or terms of a transaction because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin. States that nothing in this Act limits the applicability of any reasonable local, State, or Federal restrictions on the maximum number of occupants permitted to occupy a dwelling unit. States that nothing in this Act regarding familial status applies to any State or Federal program aimed at assisting the elderly. Establishes new administrative enforcement authority in addition to existing enforcement provisions. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to transmit an annual report to the Congress on the progress made in eliminating discriminatory housing practices. Allows an aggrieved person to file a complaint with the Secretary alleging a discriminatory housing practice. Allows the Secretary to file such a complaint on his own initiative or investigate a housing practice to determine whether such a complaint should be brought. Requires the Secretary to attempt to correct the discriminatory practice by informal methods of conciliation. Requires the Secretary to refer matters to the Attorney General, recommending that… 2025-08-29T16:31:05Z  
99-s-2040 99 s 2040 Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1986 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1986-02-03 1986-02-19 Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Departments and Justice and Housing and Urban Development. Senate Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] MD R M000241 33 Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1986 - Amends specified Acts to rename them the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and the Fair Housing Act. Amends the Fair Housing Act to make it unlawful to: (1) refuse to sell or rent a dwelling to an individual because that individual, or someone associated with that individual, is handicapped; (2) discriminate against a handicapped individual in the conditions of sale or rental, or in the provision of a related service or facility; (3) refuse to permit reasonable modifications to permit access to the premises (provided the renter agrees to restore the premises to their original condition); or (4) make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, or services to afford handicapped individuals equal use and enjoyment of a dwelling. Makes it unlawful for anyone engaged in residential real estate-related transactions to discriminate in the provision or terms of a transaction because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin. States that nothing in this Act limits the applicability of any reasonable local, State, or Federal restrictions on the maximum number of occupants permitted to occupy a dwelling unit. States that nothing in this Act regarding familial status applies to any State or Federal program aimed at assisting the elderly. Establishes new administrative enforcement authority in addition to existing enforcement provisions. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to transmit an annual report to the Congress on the progress made in eliminating discriminatory housing practices. Allows an aggrieved person to file a complaint with the Secretary alleging a discriminatory housing practice. Allows the Secretary to file such a complaint on his own initiative or investigate a housing practice to determine whether such a complaint should be brought. Requires the Secretary to attempt to correct the discriminatory practice by informal methods of conciliation. Requires the Secretary to refer matters to the Attorney General, recommending that … 2025-08-29T16:29:37Z  
99-hjres-509 99 hjres 509 A joint resolution to amend the Constitution of the United States to protect the right to life. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1986-01-30 1986-02-13 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1] RI D S000762 0 Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the right to life vests in a human being from the moment of fertilization. 2021-06-30T18:59:02Z  
99-hr-4055 99 hr 4055 Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1985 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1986-01-27 1986-01-30 Other Measure S.974 (Amended) Passed House in Lieu. House Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] CA D W000215 9 (Measure passed House, amended, roll call #13 (290-84)) Title I: Mental Health Advocacy - Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1985 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make allotments for establishing and administering State systems designed to protect and advocate the rights of the mentally ill. Sets forth the authorities such system shall have. Requires such system to include the establishment of an advisory board. Directs the Secretary to prescribe a formula for making such allotments. Directs the Secretary to report on the activities, accomplishments, and expenditures of such systems. Requires the Secretary to provide training, technical assistance, and evaluation services to such systems. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1988. Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the chief executive officer of each State to certify that such system exists within the State in order to receive specified allotments. Title II: Family Support Groups - Directs the Secretary to promote family support groups for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families, and establish a nationwide network to coordinate such groups. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress within one year on such activities. Title III - Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed as superseding any of the balanced budget provisions of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act). 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
99-hr-3957 99 hr 3957 Foreign Agents Registration Act Amendments Act of 1985 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-12-16 1985-12-19 Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law. House Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2] WI D K000020 0 Foreign Agents Registration Act Amendments Act of 1985 - Amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to replace the term "propaganda" with the term "expression." Eliminates the filing and labeling requirement relating to information mailed by foreign agents. 2025-08-29T16:30:56Z  
99-hr-3840 99 hr 3840 A bill to amend the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to require that at least 10 percent of all funds authorized for airport development be expended with minority business enterprises. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-12-03 1986-01-23 Executive Comment Requested from DOT, OMB. House Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] IL D C000634 0 Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to require that a minimum of ten percent of funds authorized for airport development be expended with small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
99-hr-3841 99 hr 3841 A bill to amend the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to require that at least 10 percent of businesses that sell food, beverages, printed materials, or other consumer products to the general public at each airport receiving Federal assistance be owned and controlled by minority business enterprises. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-12-03 1986-01-23 Executive Comment Requested from DOT, OMB. House Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] IL D C000634 0 Amends the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to prohibit the approval of any project grant application for airport development unless the Secretary of Transportation has determined that at least ten percent of all businesses which sell consumer products at such airport are small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z  
99-hr-3825 99 hr 3825 Free Trade in Ideas Foreign Affairs Amendments of 1985 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-11-21 1985-12-27 Executive Comment Requested from State. House Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-26] CA D B000410 1 Free Trade in Ideas Foreign Affairs Amendments of 1985 - Prohibits denying, revoking, or limiting a passport because of any speech, activity, belief, affiliation, or membership which, if held or conducted within the United States, would be protected by the first amendment. Prohibits denying, revoking, or limiting a passport except to the extent necessary to prevent conduct not described in the preceding sentence. Amends the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Trading with the Enemy Act to declare that the authority granted the President under such Acts does not include the authority to regulate or prohibit: (1) any transactions ordinarily incident to travel to and from any country; (2) any transactions ordinarily incident to travel and maintenance within any country; (3) any transactions on behalf of aircraft or vessels incident to nonscheduled flights or voyages to and from any country; (4) normal banking transactions incident to travel to and from any country; or (5) any transactions ordinarily incident to the importation of publications or other informational materials from any country. Amends the Arms Export Control Act to require decisions on issuing export licenses to take into account the U.S. policy of sustaining vigorous scientific enterprise and respecting the ability of scientists and other scholars to communicate their research findings. Provides that Federal agencies, in carrying out a specified agreement on educational, scientific, and cultural exchanges, may not consider visual or auditory material as failing to qualify as international education material simply because it advocates a particular position so long as it is sufficiently fair as to permit an individual or the public to form an independent opinion or conclusion. 2025-08-29T16:32:14Z  
99-hr-3827 99 hr 3827 Free Trade in Ideas Judiciary Amendments of 1985 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-11-21 1985-11-25 Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law. House Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] MA D F000339 2 Free Trade in Ideas Judiciary Amendments of 1985 - Amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to replace the term "political propaganda" with the term "advocacy material." Deletes the requirement that an agent for a foreign principal must submit a signed statement in connection with certain mailings of advocacy material on behalf of such foreign principal. Deletes the requirement that an agent for a foreign principal must include the agent's address in such mailings. Deletes the requirement that agents of foreign principals must include in such mailings notice that their registration statements are available at the Department of Justice. Deletes the provision authorizing the Postmaster General to declare nonmailable certain material which is offered for transmittal in the United States to someone in another American republic if a representative of that republic has informed the Postmaster that such material is illegal in such republic and has requested that its transmittal be stopped. Amends the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950 to repeal the provision denying passports to members of communist organizations. 2025-08-29T16:33:10Z  
99-hconres-216 99 hconres 216 A concurrent resolution condemning the racism and anti-semitism of Louis Farrakhan and finding his racism and divisiveness morally repugnant to the people of the United States. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-10-16 1985-10-29 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Siljander, Mark D. [R-MI-4] MI R S000409 30 Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the racism and divisiveness of Louis Farrakhan are morally repugnant. Condemns the blatant racism and anti-Semitism of Louis Farrakhan and calls upon him to cease his message of hatred. 2021-06-30T18:51:56Z  
99-hr-3492 99 hr 3492 Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1985 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-10-03 1986-01-30 Other Measure S.974 (Amended) Passed House in Lieu. House Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] CA D W000215 5 (Reported to House from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with amendment, H. Rept. 99-401) Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1985 - Title I: Mental Health Advocacy - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make allotments for establishing and administering State systems designed to protect and advocate the rights of the mentally ill. Sets forth the authorities such system shall have. Requires such system to include the establishment of an advisory board. Directs the Secretary to prescribe a formula for making such allotments. Directs the Secretary to report on the activities, accomplishments, and expenditures of such systems. Requires the Secretary to provide training, technical assistance, and evaluation services to such systems. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1988. Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the chief executive officer of each State to certify that such system exists within the State in order to receive specified allotments. Title II: Family Support Groups - Directs the Secretary to promote family support groups for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families, and establish a nationwide network to coordinate such groups. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress within one year on such activities. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
99-hjres-390 99 hjres 390 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to equal access by voluntary student religious groups and moments of silence which may be used for voluntary silent prayer or reflection in public schools. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-09-18 1985-09-30 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Erdreich, Ben [D-AL-6] AL D E000201 1 Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the authorization by the United States or any State of equal access to the use of public school facilities by student voluntary religious groups shall not constitute an establishment of religion. Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit a moment of silence for individual or group silent prayer or reflection in public schools. Prohibits the United States or any State from requiring any person to participate in such prayer or to encourage any particular form of prayer or reflection. 2021-06-30T18:57:45Z  
99-s-1579 99 s 1579 Civil Rights Remedies Equalization Act of 1985 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-08-01 1985-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] CA D C000877 8 Civil Rights Remedies Equalization Act of 1985 - Makes the remedies available under the anti-discrimination provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Education Amendments, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 applicable with respect to a State. 2025-08-29T16:31:48Z  
99-hr-3145 99 hr 3145 A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to encourage the employment of handicapped individuals by the Federal Government. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-07-31 1986-05-07 Executive Comment Received From OPM. House Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1] CO D S000142 1 Prohibits individuals employed as personal assistants for handicapped employees from being counted for purposes of any personnel ceiling administered by the Office of Management and Budget or any other agency. Includes as performance appraisal criteria for supervisors, managers, and employees of the Senior Executive Service the performance of such persons in hiring the handicapped. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
99-hr-3148 99 hr 3148 Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Persons Act of 1985 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-07-31 1985-10-03 Clean Bill H.R.3492 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu. House Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] CA D W000215 3 Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Persons Act of 1985 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make allotments for establishing and administering State systems designed to protect and advocate the rights of the mentally ill. Sets forth the authorities for such system. Requires such a system to include the establishment of an advisory board. Directs the Secretary to prescribe a formula for making such allotments. Directs the Secretary to report on the activities, accomplishments, and expenditures of such systems. Requires the Secretary to provide training, technical assistance, and evaluation services to such systems. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 through 1988. Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the chief executive officer of each State to certify that such a system exists within the State in order to receive specified allotments. 2025-08-29T16:29:24Z  
99-s-1432 99 s 1432 Civil Rights Amendments Act of 1985 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-07-15 1985-07-22 Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department. Senate Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] MA D K000148 5 Civil Rights Amendments Act of 1985 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation. Provides that this Act shall not be construed to permit a finding of discrimination based on statistical differences or the fashioning of any remedy requiring a quota. States that nothing in this Act shall be construed to require any person to disclose a personal sexual orientation. 2025-08-29T16:32:01Z  
99-hr-2741 99 hr 2741 Fair Insurance Coverage Act Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-06-12 1986-05-15 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee. House Rep. Bates, Jim [D-CA-44] CA D B000236 187 Fair Insurance Coverage Act - Prohibits any insurer from discriminating in an insurance contract against any person because of blindness. Includes within the prohibition refusing to make or negotiate a contract for insurance or giving different treatment with respect to terms, conditions, rates, or benefits because of blindness. Establishes a preference for State actions prior to judicial enforcement under this Act. Authorizes any aggrieved person, in the absence of State actions or jurisdiction, to bring an action under this Act for individual relief. Authorizes the Attorney General of the United States to bring an action for injunctive relief whenever there is reasonable cause to believe a person is engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination or when an individual is aggrieved and an issue of general public importance is raised. Grants the Federal district courts jurisdiction of such actions regardless of the amount in controversy. Allows a court to order monetary, equitable, or other appropriate relief, including punitive damages. 2025-08-29T16:33:43Z  
99-s-1290 99 s 1290 Fair Insurance Coverage Act Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-06-12 1985-06-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce. Senate Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] MD R M000241 12 Fair Insurance Coverage Act - Prohibits any insurer from discriminating in an insurance contract against any person because of blindness. Includes within the prohibition refusing to make or negotiate a contract for insurance or giving different treatment with respect to terms, conditions, rates, or benefits because of blindness. Establishes a preference for State actions prior to judicial enforcement under this Act. Authorizes any aggrieved person, in the absence of State actions or jurisdiction, to bring an action under this Act for individual relief. Authorizes the Attorney General of the United States to bring an action for injunctive relief whenever there is reasonable cause to believe a person is engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination or when an individual is aggrieved and an issue of general public importance is raised. Grants the Federal district courts jurisdiction of such actions regardless of the amount in controversy. Allows a court to order monetary, equitable, or other appropriate relief, including punitive damages. 2025-08-29T16:29:30Z  
99-hjres-307 99 hjres 307 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-06-05 1985-06-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-8] FL R Y000031 0 Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be deemed to prohibit the offering, reading from, or listening to nondenominational prayers or Biblical scriptures in any governmental institution or public school. so long as participation is on a voluntary basis. States that nothing in the Constitution shall be deemed to prohibit making reference to God or a Supreme Being in any governmental or public document, proceeding, ceremony, institution, or school or upon any coinage, currency, or obligation of the United States. Provides that nothing in this article shall constitute an establishment of religion. 2021-06-30T18:56:39Z  
99-hr-2611 99 hr 2611 A bill to amend chapter 65 of title 18, United States Code, to provide criminal penalties for desecration of a religious structure or a consecrated grave, or the placement of an antireligious symbol on the property of another, and for other purposes. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-05-23 1986-06-05 See H.R.4980. House Rep. Fiedler, Bobbi [R-CA-21] CA R F000102 0 Amends the Federal criminal code to impose penalties upon any person who with intent to injure or destroy: (1) desecrates any consecrated grave or religious structure or article; or (2) places any anti-religious symbols on the property of another. Makes it an offense for any person with the intent to injure, intimidate or interfere with another's Constitutional right to freely exercise his religion to willfully: (1) desecrate or destroy any consecrated grave or religious structure or article; or (2) place any anti-religious symbol on the property of another. Provides for a fine of not more than $25,000 or imprisonment for not more than two years (ten years if bodily injury results and a term up to life if death results). 2021-06-30T19:21:08Z  
99-sres-163 99 sres 163 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to the protection of the human fetus from organic pain experienced during abortion procedures which do not utilize anesthetics or analgesics. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-05-15 1985-05-20 Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. Senate Sen. Humphrey, Gordon J. [R-NH] NH R H000951 0 Encourages the Congress to seek the appropriate methods of giving a fetus the protection of the Constitution and the laws of the United States from organic pain experienced during abortion procedures that do not utilize anesthetics or analgesics. Urges States to seek appropriate methods to protect the human fetus from organic pain experienced during such procedures. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
99-hr-2457 99 hr 2457 A bill to authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a monument in Washington, District of Columbia, to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-05-09 1985-05-09 Referred to House Committee on House Administration. House Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large] DC D F000046 81 Authorizes the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a monument on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Subjects the Fraternity's design and plans for the monument to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, the Commission of Fine Arts, and the National Capital Planning Commission. Directs the Secretary to: (1) select a site for the monument with the approval of the Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission; (2) prohibit its construction unless sufficient funds are available for its completion; and (3) provide for the maintenance of the monument upon its completion. Provides that U.S. funds may not be used to establish the monument. Directs that the authority to establish the monument is contingent upon its construction beginning within five years. 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z  
99-hjres-279 99 hjres 279 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-05-07 1985-07-10 Motion to Discharge Committee Filed by Kindness. Discharge Petition No: 01. House Rep. Kindness, Thomas N. [R-OH-8] OH R K000190 86 Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall abridge the right of persons to participate in voluntary prayer in public schools or institutions. States that no person shall be required by the United States or by any State to participate in prayer. Prohibits the United States or any State from composing words of prayer to be said in the public schools. 2021-06-30T18:56:30Z  
99-hr-2415 99 hr 2415 Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Restitution Act Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-05-07 1986-07-23 Subcommittee Hearings Held. House Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] AK R Y000033 0 Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Restitution Act - Establishes within the Treasury the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Restitution Fund. Directs the Administrator of the Fund (the Aleutian/Pribilof Islands Association) to make restitution for certain Aleut losses sustained in World War II. Requires the Administrator to establish a trust of $5,000,000 and to distribute the accrued interest of such trust for: (1) the benefit of the elderly, disabled, or seriously ill; (2) students in need of scholarship assistance; (3) preservation of Aleut cultural heritage and historical records; (4) the improvement of community centers of affected Aleut villages; and (5) other purposes to improve Aleut life. Authorizes the Administrator to rebuild and restore churches and church property damaged or destroyed in Aleut villages during World War II. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to make payments of $12,000 from the Fund to eligible Aleuts for any uncompensated personal property losses. Provides that such payments shall not be considered income or receipts for purposes of Federal taxes or determining eligibility for Federal benefits or assistance. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Army to implement a program for the removal and disposal of live ammunition, obsolete buildings, abandoned machinery, and other hazardous debris remaining in populated areas of the lower Alaska Peninsula and the Aleutian Islands. Authorizes appropriations Establishes procedures to provide restitution in the form of monetary compensation to the Aleut people in lieu of a conveyance of Attu Island to the Aleut people. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to establish an "Aleut Corporation Property Account" to be available for the purpose of bidding on Federal surplus property. Authorizes the Aleut Corporation to use funds from the account to bid for surplus property. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Aleut Corporation all right, title, and interest of the United States in the traditional A… 2025-08-29T16:31:50Z  
99-s-1053 99 s 1053 Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Restitution Act Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-05-02 1985-06-28 Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from OMB, Justice Department. Senate Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] HI D M000250 28 Title I: Recognition of Injustice and an Apology on Behalf of the Nation - States that the Congress accepts the findings of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians and recognizes that a grave injustice was done to both citizens and resident aliens of Japanese ancestry by the evacuation, relocation, and internment of civilians during World War II. Title II: United States Citizens of Japanese Ancestry and Resident Japanese Aliens - Requests the President to offer pardons to those convicted of violating laws during the internment period whose conduct was based on a refusal to accept racially or ethnically discriminatory treatment. Provides that Federal departments and agencies that review applications for restitution of positions, status, or entitlement lost during the internment period shall review such applications giving full consideration to the findings of the Commission. Establishes within the Treasury a Civil Liberties Public Education Fund. Authorizes appropriations for the Fund. Requires the Attorney General to pay $20,000 from the Fund in compensation to each surviving internee. Establishes a Board of Directors which shall be responsible for making disbursements from the Fund. Provides that disbursements from the Fund shall be used to: (1) sponsor research and public educational activities dealing with the internment; (2) fund studies of similar civil liberties abuses; (3) prepare and distribute hearings and findings of the Commission; and (4) promote the general welfare of the ethnic Japanese community in the United States. Title III: Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Restitution - Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Restitution Act - Establishes within the Treasury the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Restitution Fund. Directs the Administrator of the Fund (the Aleutian/Pribilof Islands Association) to make restitution for certain Aleut losses sustained in World War II. Requires the Administrator to establish a trust of $5,000,000 and to distribute the interest of such trust for: (1)… 2025-08-29T16:30:55Z  
99-hr-2287 99 hr 2287 Preborn Children's Civil Rights Act of 1985 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-04-30 1985-05-13 Referred to Subcommittee on Compensation and Employee Benefits. House Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1] RI D S000762 2 Preborn Children's Civil Rights Act of 1985 - Prohibits Federal involvement in the performance of abortions, except Federal funds may be used for medical procedures required to prevent the death of the mother or the preborn child. Includes the following activities within the scope of this provision: (1) use of appropriated funds to counsel or encourage an abortion; (2) use of appropriated funds to reimburse or refer for abortions; (3) use of funds for research with respect to abortion; or (4) contracting for insurance which pays or reimburses for abortion. Prohibits any institution receiving Federal funds from discriminating against any employee, applicant, or student because of such person's opposition to abortion. Prohibits the granting of attorney fees in a civil action involving a law, ordinance, or regulation prohibiting abortion. Provides for Supreme Court review with regard to a law, ordinance, or regulation prohibiting abortion which a lower Federal court declares unconstitutional. 2025-08-29T16:31:34Z  
99-hjres-264 99 hjres 264 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the offering of prayer in public buildings. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-04-29 1985-04-30 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3] AR R H000124 0 Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall abridge the right of persons to participate in voluntary prayer in public buildings. 2021-06-30T18:56:27Z  
99-s-961 99 s 961 A bill to authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. in the district of Columbia. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-04-22 1985-04-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules. Senate Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] MD D S000064 20 Authorizes the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Subjects the Fraternity's design and plans for the memorial to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, the Commission of Fine Arts, and the National Capital Planning Commission. Directs the Secretary to: (1) select a site for the memorial with the approval of the Commission of Fine Arts and the National Capital Planning Commission; (2) prohibit its construction unless sufficient funds are available for its completion; (3) provide for the maintenance of the memorial upon its completion. Provides that U.S. funds may not be used to establish the memorial. Directs that the authority to establish the memorial is contingent upon its construction beginning within five years. 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z  
99-hr-2061 99 hr 2061 Civil Rights Amendments Act of 1985 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-04-16 1985-04-19 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-42] CA R L000517 5 Civil Rights Amendments Act of 1985- Amends title IX (Prohibition of Sex Discrimination) of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and title VI (Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to specify that educational institutions receiving Federal financial assistance are included within prohibitions against discrimination. Provides that, for purposes of such Acts, notwithstanding the Supreme Court decisions in Grove City College et al. v. Bell, Secretary of Education, et al., and in North Haven Board of Education et al. v. Bell, the phrase "program or activity" shall, as applied to educational institutions which are extended Federal financial assistance, mean the educational institution. 2025-08-29T16:30:24Z  
99-s-888 99 s 888 Economic Equity Act of 1985 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-04-04 1985-04-15 Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department. Senate Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] MN R D000566 0 Economic Equity Act of 1985 - Title I: Tax and Retirement Matters - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the maximum deduction for contributions to an individual retirement plan: (1) shall be computed separately for each individual who is married; and (2) in the case of a married individual who has no compensation or less compensation than that of the spouse, shall be determined as if such compensation were the same as that of the individual's spouse. Treats alimony as compensation for purposes of determining an individual's income tax deduction for retirement savings. Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code to require that a retirement plan that provides an annuity to a participant with at least ten years of creditable service shall provide a survivor's annuity for the spouse of a participant who dies before the annuity starting date in an amount not less than the amount that would have been made under the survivor's annuity if the participant had survived and retired on such annuity date. Provides that a participant's election not to take a joint and survivor's annuity shall not be effective unless the spouse of the participant consents in writing to such an election. Requires a retirement plan to treat an individual who was the spouse of the participant on the annuity starting date and who survives the participant as if such individual were the spouse of the participant on the date of death of the participant whether or not divorced after the annuity starting date. Allows the assignment of the benefits of a qualified retirement plan in the case of a judgment decree or order relating to child support, alimony payments, or marital property rights pursuant to a State domestic relations law. Amends ERISA to lower the age limitation for participation in a qualified retirement plan from age 25 to age 21. Amends ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code to provide for accruals of creditable service to continue while an individual is on approved materni… 2025-08-29T16:30:16Z  
99-hr-1793 99 hr 1793 Nondiscrimination in Insurance Act Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-03-28 1985-04-02 Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism. House Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16] MI D D000355 2 Nondiscrimination in Insurance Act - Prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in the consideration of applications for, or the granting of, insurance policies and the terms of such policies. Permits insurers who regularly provide insurance solely to persons of a single religious affiliation to continue to do so. Prohibits any insurer from establishing auto insurance rates for women or any particular group of women which are higher or lower in relation to the rates offered men or any similarly situated group of men, except for non-gender related risk-based reasons. Grants to States having insurance discrimination laws the primary opportunity to enforce the prohibitions of this Act. Permits an aggrieved person to file a civil action in State or Federal court against an insurer, if a State which has received notice of a complaint fails to act within 60 days (120 days in certain circumstances) or has terminated all proceedings under State law without any final resolution. Authorizes the Attorney General to bring a civil action in district court when there is reasonable cause to believe that a person or group is engaged in a pattern or practice of resistance to the rights granted by this Act and that such denial raises an issue of general public importance. Authorizes the Court to: (1) order the defendant to amend any relevant contract to comply with the provisions of this Act (no premium payment may be increased and no benefits may be reduced); (2) require the defendant to pay punitive damages in addition to actual damages; and (3) award the aggrieved person reasonable attorneys' fees. 2025-08-29T16:30:56Z  
99-s-799 99 s 799 Age Discrimination in Apprenticeship Programs Act Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-03-28 1985-04-01 Referred to Subcommittee on Labor. Senate Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY] WY R W000092 1 Age Discrimination in Apprenticeship Programs Act - Amends the National Apprenticeship Act to direct the Secretary of Labor to assure that no apprenticeship program discriminates on the basis of age against any person who is between the ages of 18 and 45. 2025-08-29T16:30:52Z  
99-hr-1710 99 hr 1710 Federal Employee Age Discrimination Amendments of 1985 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-03-25 1986-08-14 Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Justice. House Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25] CA D R000485 25 Federal Employee Age Discrimination Amendments of 1985 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Foreign Service Act of 1980, the Coast and Geodetic Survey Commissioned Officers' Act of 1948, the Public Health Service Act, the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain Employees, and other Federal laws to remove maximum hiring ages and mandatory retirement ages for the following civil servants: U.S. Park Police; air traffic controllers; Panama Canal employees; Department of Justice law enforcement personnel; Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel; the District of Columbia firefighters; the U.S. Forest Service firefighters; Foreign Service Officers; Commissioned Officers of Public Health Services; Tax Court judges; Coast and Geodetic Survey officers; Lighthouse Service officers; Central Intelligence Agency employees; the Comptroller General; the Chief Judge of the District Court of the Virgin Islands; and the Director of the Federal Judicial Center. 2025-08-29T16:32:29Z  
99-hjres-201 99 hjres 201 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-03-21 1985-03-22 Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law. House Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1] MS D W000428 0 Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be deemed to prohibit the voluntary offering, reading, or listening to prayers or Biblical scriptures in any governmental institution or public school. States that nothing in the Constitution shall be deemed to prohibit making reference to God or a Supreme Being in any governmental or public document, proceeding, ceremony, institution, or school or upon any coinage, currency, or obligation of the United States. Provides that nothing in this article shall constitute an establishment of religion. 2021-06-30T18:56:10Z  
99-hr-1523 99 hr 1523 Handicapped Children's Protection Act of 1985 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-03-07 1985-11-12 House Incorporated this Measure (Amended) in S.415 as an Amendment. House Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1] MT D W000520 68 (Measure passed House, amended) Handicapped Children's Protection Act of 1985 - Amends the Education of the Handicapped Act to authorize the award of reasonable attorneys' fees, expenses, and costs to the parents or guardian of a handicapped child or youth who is the prevailing party in a civil suit under such Act to protect the child's right to a free appropriate public education. Requires that such fee awards be based on rates prevailing in the community in which the action or proceeding arose for the kind and quality of the services furnished. Prohibits such awards of fees, expenses, and costs from being paid with funds provided to the State under such Act. Provides that such amendments shall apply to actions and proceedings brought on or after July 4, 1984, and actions and proceedings brought prior to such date, which were pending on such data. Provides that nothing in the Education of the Handicapped Act shall be construed to restrict or limit the rights, procedures, and remedies under title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or other Federal laws redressing the right of handicapped children and youth, except that before the filing of a civil action under such laws seeking relief that is also available under certain provisions for assistance for education of all handicapped children, specified procedures must be exhausted to the same extent as would be required had the action been brought under such provisions. Provides that, with respect to preschool, elementary, secondary, and adult education programs and activities, specified provisions under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 relating to discrimination toward the handicapped under Federal grants and programs shall be carried out in accordance with regulations in effect on July 4, 1984, unless expressly authorized by Act of Joint Resolution of the Congress approved after such date. Amends the Education of the Handicapped Act to provide for: (1) public access to hearing decisions; and (2) an informal complaint resolution procedure. Provides that any decisi… 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
99-hres-99 99 hres 99 A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should adequately provide for the civil rights and civil liberties of the Micronesians in the event of deployment of United States Armed Forces from the Philippines to Micronesia. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-03-07 1985-07-08 Executive Comment Requested from State, DOD, Arms Control & Disarm Agcy. House Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31] CA D D000592 8 States that the President should adequately provide for the civil rights and civil liberties of Marshall Islands, Caroline Islands, and Mariana Islands inhabitants upon a deployment of U.S. armed forces from the Philippines to such islands. 2025-01-23T13:18:47Z  
99-hr-1294 99 hr 1294 Cancer Patients Employment Rights Act Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-02-27 1985-06-06 Subcommittee Hearings Held. House Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19] NY D B000432 86 Cancer Patients Employment Rights Act - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make it an unlawful employment practice for an employer, employment agency or labor organization to: (1) require an employee or prospective employee with a cancer history to meet certain medical standards unrelated to job requirements; or (2) reveal any confidential medical information without consent. Makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to fail to make a good faith effort to explore where reasonable accommodations may be made for an employee with a cancer history. Provides that it shall not be an unlawful employment practice to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge an employee: (1) if the employer demonstrates no reasonable accommodation can be made; or (2) the employee is unable to perform the job safely. Includes cancer history within the protections of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 2025-08-29T16:29:48Z  
99-s-522 99 s 522 A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect the rights of the unborn. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-02-27 1985-07-22 Subcommittee on Constitution. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-437. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 1 Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to state that nothing should be construed in such Act to authorize the use of Federal financial assistance for abortions except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
99-hr-1270 99 hr 1270 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a monument in Washington, District of Columbia, to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-02-26 1985-02-26 Referred to House Committee on House Administration. House Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large] DC D F000046 0 Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to establish a monument on Federal land in the District of Columbia to recognize and honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Directs the Secretary to select, subject to the approval of the Commission of Fine Arts and the National Planning Commission, the site, design, and plans for the monument. Provides that no U.S. funds may be used to establish the monument, but that the Secretary may accept donations and enter into certain cooperative agreements. Directs that the Secretary's authority expires three years after this Act unless, within that period, the Secretary: (1) determines that sufficient funds are available to complete the monument; and (2) commences its establishment. Directs that maintenance of the monument is the Secretary's responsibility. 2024-02-07T11:39:48Z  
99-s-504 99 s 504 A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act to protect the rights of the unborn. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-02-25 1985-02-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 0 Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit the use of Federal funds for abortions except when the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term. 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z  
99-hjres-165 99 hjres 165 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States for the protection of unborn children and other persons. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-02-21 1985-03-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Russo, Martin A. [D-IL-3] IL D R000543 1 Constitutional Amendment - Defines "person" to include the unborn for the purpose of the right to life guarantee. Prohibits the performance of any abortion except under a law which: (1) authorizes an abortion only when there is a reasonable medical certainty that the mother's death would otherwise result; and (2) requires that every reasonable effort be made to preserve the life of any person who is the subject of the abortion. 2021-06-30T18:55:55Z  
99-hconres-62 99 hconres 62 A concurrent resolution declaring the sense of Congress regarding periods of silence in the public schools. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-02-20 1985-03-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] NJ D H000930 0 Declares the sense of the Congress that the Constitution of the United States does not preclude the use of, and that public school authorities should recognize the value of, discretionary periods of silence for silent prayer, meditation, comtemplation, or introspection in the public schools. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
99-hjres-138 99 hjres 138 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right to life. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-02-07 1985-03-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Gaydos, Joseph M. [D-PA-20] PA D G000105 2 Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the right to life vests in a human being from the moment of fertilization. 2021-06-30T18:55:48Z  
99-hjres-140 99 hjres 140 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution prohibiting abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, or life endangerment. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-02-07 1985-03-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10] IN D J000033 1 Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits abortion unless the pregnancy is the result of rape, incest, or is necessary to prevent the death of the mother. States that for purposes of the fifth and 14th amendments to the Constitution, the word "person" applies to all human beings without regard to age, health, function, or condition of dependency. 2021-06-30T18:55:48Z  
99-hjres-147 99 hjres 147 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 1985-02-07 1985-03-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Volkmer, Harold L. [D-MO-9] MO D V000112 2 Constitutional Amendment - Defines "person" to include the unborn for the purpose of the right to life guarantee. Exempts from applicability of this amendment laws permitting medical procedures required to prevent the death of the mother. 2021-06-30T18:55:50Z  
99-hr-1063 99 hr 1063 A bill to amend the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to permit foster grandparent services to be provided to mentally retarded individuals without regard to the age of such individuals. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-02-07 1985-03-04 Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources. House Rep. McCandless, Alfred A. (Al) [R-CA-37] CA R M000306 33 Amends the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to eliminate chronological age requirements with respect to mentally retarded individuals for purposes of eligibility to receive foster grandparent services. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
99-s-431 99 s 431 Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1985 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-02-07 1985-09-20 Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-467. Senate Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] MA D K000105 47 Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1985 - Amends the Education Amendments of 1972, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide a definition of the phrase "program or activity." Defines such term as all of the operations of: (1) a department or agency of a State or of a local government; (2) the entity of such State or local government that distributes Federal assistance and each such department or agency to which the assistance is extended; (3) a university or a system of higher education; (4) a local educational agency or other school system; (5) a corporation, partnership, or other private organization; or (6) any other entity consistent with the coverage provided above. 2025-08-29T16:33:36Z  
99-s-436 99 s 436 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, and to provide a special defense to the liability of political subdivisions of States. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-02-07 1986-06-17 Subcommittee on Constitution. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 3 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 such actions to those for deprivation of constitutional rights or of legal rights under laws providing for equal rights of citizens or all persons within U.S. jurisdiction. Prohibits the award of damages against any Federal, State, or local governmental entity in any action for the deprivation of rights where the court finds that the officials involved acted in good faith. Grants Federal jurisdiction in these cases only after all administrative and judicial remedies have been exhausted. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
99-hr-948 99 hr 948 Tenants' Protection Act of 1985 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-02-06 1985-03-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7] NY D A000022 12 Tenants' Protection Act of 1985 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1968 to prescribe penalties for acts of violence and intimidation against persons participating in tenant organizations. 2025-08-29T16:30:42Z  
99-hr-952 99 hr 952 A bill to amend section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to eliminate discrimination against handicapped or disabled individuals in programs provided by a recipient of Federal financial assistance. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-02-06 1985-03-04 Referred to Subcommittee on Select Education. House Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] FL D B000371 0 Amends nondiscrimination provisions of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to provide that no otherwise qualified handicapped individual shall, solely by reason of his or her handicap, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity of a recipient of Federal financial assistance for such program or activity or for any other program or activity, or under any program or activity of any executive branch agency or of the U.S. Postal Service. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
99-s-415 99 s 415 Handicapped Children's Protection Act of 1986 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-02-06 1986-08-05 Became Public Law No: 99-372. Senate Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT] CT R W000253 21 (Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 99-687) Handicapped Children's Protection Act of 1986 - Amends the Education of the Handicapped Act (the Act) to allow the court, in its discretion, to award a reasonable attorneys' fee as part of the costs to a parent or legal representative of a handicapped child or youth who is the prevailing party in any action or proceeding brought under specified civil action provisions of the Act. Requires that such fee awards be based on rates prevailing in the community in which the action or proceeding arose for the kind and quality of the services furnished. Prohibits use of a bonus or multiplier in calculating such fee awards. Prohibits such awards for services performed subsequent to the time of a written offer of settlement to a parent or guardian, if specified conditions exist, unless the rejection of the settlement order is substantially justified. Provides for reduction of awards for unreasonable fees under specified circumstances. Provides that nothing in the Education of the Handicapped Act shall be construed to restrict or limit the rights, procedures, and remedies under title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or other Federal laws redressing the right of handicapped children and youth, except that before the filing of a civil action under such laws seeking relief that is also available under certain provisions for assistance for education of all handicapped children specified procedures must be exhausted to the same extent as would be required had the action been brought under such provisions. Directs the Comptroller General to: (1) study the impact of the attorneys' fees amendments made by this Act; (2) report to specified congressional committees by June 30, 1989; and (3) brief such committees on the status of the study by March 1, 1988. Lists data required to be included in such report. Provides that such attorneys' fees amendments shall apply to actions and proceedings brought on or after July 4, 1984, and actions and proceedings brought prior to such date, … 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
99-hr-875 99 hr 875 Equal Access to Public Accommodations Act of 1985 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-01-31 1985-03-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2] CT D G000120 32 Equal Access to Public Accommodations Act of 1985 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit sex discrimination in public accommodations and in private clubs which are not open to the public but which are used in substantial degree for business purposes of their members. 2025-08-29T16:32:33Z  
99-hr-784 99 hr 784 A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to eliminate employment discrimination on the basis of military discharge status. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-01-30 1985-03-04 Referred to Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities. House Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8] CA D D000222 0 Amends title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Equal Employment Opportunity) to make discrimination on the basis of military discharge status an unlawful employment practice. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
99-hr-833 99 hr 833 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide for a civil action against Internal Revenue Service employees for deprivation of rights, privileges, and immunities secured by the Constitution. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-01-30 1985-03-19 Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law. House Rep. Reid, Harry [D-NV-1] NV D R000146 0 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a civil action against Internal Revenue Service employees for any deprivation of rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
99-hconres-38 99 hconres 38 A concurrent resolution declaring the sense of Congress regarding periods of silence in public schools. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-01-24 1985-03-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Holt, Marjorie S. [R-MD-4] MD R H000747 0 Declares the sense of the Congress that the Constitution of the United States does not preclude the use of, and that public school authorities should recognize the value of, discretionary periods of silence for silent prayer, meditation, comtemplation, or introspection in the public schools. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
99-hjres-91 99 hjres 91 A joint resolution to amend the Constitution of the United States to protect the right to life. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-01-24 1985-03-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38] CA R D000435 25 Constitutional Amendment - Declares that the right to life vests in a human being from the moment of fertilization. 2021-06-30T18:55:36Z  
99-hjres-94 99 hjres 94 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 1985-01-24 1985-03-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Luken, Thomas A. [D-OH-1] OH D L000508 45 Constitutional Amendment - States that the right to life is the paramount and most fundamental right of a person. Defines "person" to include the unborn for the purposes of the right to life guarantee. Makes such amendment inapplicable to laws permitting medical procedures required to prevent the death of the mother. 2021-06-30T18:55:37Z  
99-hr-665 99 hr 665 A bill to establish criminal penalties for crimes against religious practices and property. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-01-24 1985-06-19 See H.R.4980. House Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4] KS D G000240 52 Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for damaging or destroying any cemetery, religious building, or any religious article contained in such a building or interfering with any person freely exercising his or her religion. 2021-06-30T19:05:49Z  
99-hr-676 99 hr 676 A bill to provide a remedy for sex discrimination by the insurance business with respect to the availability and scope of insurance coverage for women. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-01-24 1985-02-26 Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Transportation and Tourism. House Rep. Holt, Marjorie S. [R-MD-4] MD R H000747 0 Prohibits any insurer from discriminating on the basis of sex in the offering or coverage of insurance. Provides that rates involving a sex differential be set according to relevant actuarial data. Gives aggrieved persons a civil cause of action in Federal court. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
99-hr-700 99 hr 700 Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1985 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-01-24 1986-10-07 Placed on Union Calendar No: 583. House Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29] CA D H000367 209 (Reported to House from the Committee on Education and Labor with amendment, H. Rept. 99-963 (Part II)) Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1985 - Amends Title IX (Prohibition of Sex Discrimination) of the Education Amendments of 1972 to define the phrase "program or activity" and the term "program" to mean all of the operations of the following entities, any part of which is extended Federal financial assistance: (1) a department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or local government; (2) a State or local government agency which distributes such assistance and the agency or department to which such assistance is extended; (3) a college, university, or other postsecondary institution, or public system of higher education; (4) a local educational agency, system of vocational education, or other school system; and (5) a corporation, partnership, or other private organization. States that such terms do not include any operation of an entity which is controlled by a religious organization. Provides that nothing in such Act shall be construed to grant or secure or deny any right relating to abortion. Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to define the phrase "program or activity" to mean all of the activities of the aforementioned entities. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
99-s-272 99 s 272 Civil Rights Amendments Act of 1985 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-01-24 1985-09-20 Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-467. Senate Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] KS R D000401 14 Civil Rights Amendments Act of 1985 - Amends title IX (Prohibition of Sex Discrimination) of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and title VI (Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to specify that educational institutions receiving Federal financial assistance are included within prohibitions against discrimination. Provides that, for purposes of such Acts, notwithstanding the Supreme Court decisions in Grove City College and others against Bell, Secretary of Education, and in North Haven Board of Education against Bell, the phrase "program or activity" shall, as applied to educational institutions which are extended Federal financial assistance, mean the educational institution. 2025-08-29T16:32:57Z  
99-hjres-87 99 hjres 87 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-01-22 1985-03-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] MN D O000006 29 Constitutional Amendment - Defines "person" to include the unborn for the purpose of the right to life guarantee. Exempts from applicability of this amendment laws permitting medical procedures required to prevent the death of the mother. 2021-06-30T18:55:36Z  
99-hr-555 99 hr 555 Preborn Children's Civil Rights Act of 1985 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-01-22 1985-03-08 Executive Comment Requested from OMB, OPM. House Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-38] CA R D000435 68 Preborn Children's Civil Rights Act of 1985 - Prohibits Federal involvement in the performance of abortions, except that Federal funds may be used for medical procedures required to prevent the death of the mother or the preborn child. Includes the following activities within the scope of this provision: (1) use of appropriated funds to counsel or encourage an abortion; (2) use of appropriated funds to reimburse or refer for abortions; (3) use of funds for research with respect to abortion; or (4) contracting for insurance which pays or reimburses for abortion. Prohibits any institution receiving Federal funds from discriminating against any employee, applicant, or student because of such person's opposition to abortion. Prohibits the granting of attorney fees in a civil action involving a law, ordinance, or regulation prohibiting abortion. Provides for Supreme Court review with regard to a law, ordinance, or regulation prohibiting abortion which a lower Federal court declares unconstitutional. 2025-08-29T16:32:07Z  
99-hr-613 99 hr 613 A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to make it a Federal crime to vandalize a house of worship or any religious articles therein. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-01-22 1985-06-19 See H.R.4980. House Rep. Solarz, Stephen J. [D-NY-13] NY D S000673 1 Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for any person who, with intent to interfere with any other person freely exercising his or her religion, damages or destroys a religious house of worship, any religious object contained in such house, a cemetery, or a religious school. 2021-06-30T19:05:34Z  
99-sjres-19 99 sjres 19 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States for the protection of unborn children and other persons. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-01-22 1985-05-15 Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department. Senate Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] UT R G000072 25 Constitutional Amendment - Defines "person" to include the unborn for the purpose of the right to life guarantee. Makes such amendment inapplicable to laws permitting medical procedures required to prevent the death of the mother. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
99-sjres-21 99 sjres 21 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 1985-01-22 1985-05-15 Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department. Senate Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] IA R G000386 2 Constitutional Amendment - Defines "person" to include the unborn for the purpose of the right to life guarantee. Makes such amendment inapplicable to laws permitting medical procedures required to prevent the death of the mother. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
99-hconres-29 99 hconres 29 A concurrent resolution declaring the sense of Congress regarding periods of silence in the public schools. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-01-07 1985-03-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5] NC D N000016 1 Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Constitution does not preclude periods of silence in public schools from being used solely at the discretion of the individual for prayer or introspection, even if supervised; and (2) public school authorities should recognize the historic importance of religion by encouraging such periods of silence. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
99-hconres-30 99 hconres 30 A concurrent resolution declaring the sense of Congress regarding periods of silence in the public schools. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-01-07 1985-03-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5] NC D N000016 1 Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Constitution does not preclude periods of stillness and silence in public schools to be used at the discretion of the individual for prayer or introspection; and (2) individual religious conscience should not be violated or compromised in the establishment of any such period. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
99-hr-527 99 hr 527 School District Consolidations Amendments of 1985 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-01-07 1985-07-25 Subcommittee Hearings Held. House Rep. Robinson, Tommy F. [D-AR-2] AR D R000354 5 School District Consolidations Amendments of 1985 - Amends the Federal judicial code to prohibit Federal district courts from ordering the consolidation of two or more school districts in a desegregation case to which two or more school districts are parties unless: (1) the court has previously entered an order in the case which included all appropriate relief other than the consolidation of such school districts; (2) the previous order has been in effect for at least five years; and (3) the court determines that the previous order has failed to remedy the unlawful segregation of students. Prohibits U.S. district courts from ordering consolidation of school districts to achieve a particular racial balance of students. Provides that if an order to consolidate two or more school districts is entered, the court must determine the amount of expenses paid or incurred by any school district to accomplish consolidation and certify to the Secretary of the Treasury the name of such school district and the amount of such expenses. Authorizes the Secretary to reimburse the school district. 2025-08-29T16:33:33Z  
99-hconres-17 99 hconres 17 A concurrent resolution declaring the sense of Congress regarding periods of silence in the public schools. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-01-03 1985-03-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10] IN D J000033 0 Declares the sense of the Congress that the Constitution of the United States does not preclude the use of, and that public school authorities should recognize the value of, discretionary periods of silence for silent prayer, meditation, comtemplation, or introspection in the public schools. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
99-hconres-4 99 hconres 4 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress relating to films and broadcasts which defame, stereotype, ridicule, demean, or degrade ethnic, racial, and religious groups. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-01-03 1985-02-26 Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance. House Rep. Annunzio, Frank [D-IL-11] IL D A000212 0 Expresses the sense of the Congress that the producers and distributors of motion pictures and television and radio programs should cease the production and distribution of films and programs which defame, stereotype, ridicule, demean, or degrade ethnic, racial, or religious groups. Calls upon the motion picture and broadcasting industries to establish adequate standards for the production of films which portray such groups. States that if the industries do not respond, the Congress shall formulate measures to establish and implement such standards. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
99-hjres-14 99 hjres 14 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit compelling attendance in schools other than the one nearest the residence and to insure equal educational opportunities for all students wherever located. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-01-03 1985-03-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] FL D B000371 0 Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits a student from being compelled to attend a public school other than the one nearest his or her residence. 2021-06-30T18:55:17Z  
99-hjres-2 99 hjres 2 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-01-03 1985-03-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10] NJ D R000374 38 Constitutional Amendment - Declares that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex. 2021-06-30T18:55:13Z  
99-hjres-24 99 hjres 24 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 1985-01-03 1985-03-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8] MO R E000174 4 Constitutional Amendment - Defines "person" to include the unborn for the purpose of the right to life guarantee. Exempts from applicability of this amendment laws permitting medical procedures required to prevent the death of the mother. 2021-06-30T18:55:20Z  
99-hjres-4 99 hjres 4 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary school prayer. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-01-03 1985-03-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6] OH R M000432 4 Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be construed to prohibit the authority administering any public school or public institution from providing for or permitting individual or group prayer. States that no person shall be required to participate in such prayer, nor shall the administering authority compose the words of such prayer. 2021-06-30T18:55:15Z  
99-hjres-52 99 hjres 52 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-01-03 1985-03-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15] TX D D000203 0 Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall abridge the right of persons to participate in voluntary prayer in public schools or institutions. States that no person shall be required by the United States or by any State to participate in prayer. 2021-06-30T18:55:27Z  
99-hjres-53 99 hjres 53 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit compelling the attendance of a student in a public school other than the public school nearest the residence of such student. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-01-03 1985-03-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8] MO R E000174 0 Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits a student from being compelled to attend a public school other than the one nearest his or her residence which is located within the student's school district and which provides the course of study pursued by such student. 2021-06-30T18:55:27Z  
99-hjres-55 99 hjres 55 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-01-03 1985-03-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Fuqua, Don [D-FL-2] FL D F000430 0 Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall be deemed to prohibit the voluntary offering, reading, or listening to prayers or Biblical scriptures in any governmental institution or public school. States that nothing in the Constitution shall be deemed to prohibit making reference to God or a Supreme Being in any governmental or public document, proceeding, ceremony, institution, or school or upon any coinage, currency, or obligation of the United States. Provides that nothing in this article shall constitute an establishment of religion. 2021-06-30T18:55:28Z  
99-hjres-8 99 hjres 8 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the offering of prayer in public buildings. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-01-03 1985-03-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Wylie, Chalmers P. [R-OH-15] OH R W000781 0 Constitutional Amendment - Declares that nothing in the Constitution shall abridge the right of persons to participate in voluntary prayer in public buildings. 2021-06-30T18:55:15Z  
99-hr-172 99 hr 172 Older Americans Civil Rights Act of 1985 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-01-03 1985-03-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8] NJ D R000383 0 Older Americans Civil Rights Act of 1985 - Defines "age" for the purposes of this Act to mean being considered too old, but only if the individual has attained the age of 40 years. Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1957 to require the Commission on Civil Rights to study and collect information concerning policies and practices constituting discrimination on account of age. Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to extend its coverage to discrimination based on age in public accommodations, public facilities, and public education. Requires the Community Relations Service to provide assistance in resolving difficulties relating to discriminatory practices based on age. Amends the Fair Housing Act to extend its coverage to discrimination based on age in the sale, rental, or financing of housing. 2025-08-29T16:29:27Z  
99-hr-230 99 hr 230 Civil Rights Amendments Act of 1985 Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1985-01-03 1985-03-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights. House Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17] NY D W000258 72 Civil Rights Amendments Act of 1985 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation. Provides that this Act shall not be construed to permit a finding of discrimination based on statistical differences or the fashioning of any remedy requiring a quota. 2025-08-29T16:29:50Z  

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