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HCONRES 56 102th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Arab Americans Hate crimes Racial discrimination

Expressing the sense of the Congress that Federal agencies should not engage in discrimination that threatens the civil liberties of Arab Americans and should assist in protecting Arab Americans from…

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Expressing the sense of the Congress that Federal agencies should not engage in discrimination that threatens the civil liberties of Arab Americans and should assist in protecting Arab Americans from hate crimes and related discrimination.

Introduced: January 29, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Jun 7, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Jan 29, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Jan 29, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that Federal agencies should not engage in activities that threaten the civil liberties of U.S. citizens, or legal residents, of Arab descent.

Urges the Federal Bureau of Investigation to: (1) inform Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies that Arab Americans are potential victims of, and should be protected from, hate crimes and related discrimination; and (2) encourage such law enforcement agencies to work with community leaders to report such crimes and discrimination.

What's happening now June 7, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Feb 20, 1991
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jan 30, 1991
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 29, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 56: Expressing the sense of the Congress that Federal agencies should not engage in discrimination that threatens the civil liberties of Arab Americans and should assist in protecting Arab Americans from hate crimes and related discrimination.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HCONRES-56/
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"H. Con. Res. 56: Expressing the sense of the Congress that Federal agencies should not engage in discrimination that threatens the civil liberties of Arab Americans and should assist in protecting Arab Americans from hate crimes and related discrimination.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HCONRES-56/.
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H. Con. Res. 56, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HCONRES-56/.
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[H. Con. Res. 56: Expressing the sense of the Congress that Federal agencies should not engage in discrimination that threatens the civil liberties of Arab Americans and should assist in protecting Arab Americans from hate crimes and related discrimination.](https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HCONRES-56/)
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