Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Federal civil-rights enforcement: voting rights, fair housing, employment discrimination, and DOJ Civil Rights Division authorities. Includes religious-liberty and LGBTQ+ protection bills, plus resolutions condemning hate or commemorating civil-rights milestones.
229 bills tagged Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues before the 119th Congress, sorted by most recently introduced.
- 1 introduced in last 30 days
- 162 · 67 chamber split
- Most-active sponsors Green, Al (13) · Booker, Cory A. (7) · Watson Coleman, Bonnie (6)
- HRES 829 Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the pay disparity between disabled women and both disabled and nondisabled men.
- HRES 819 Recognizing the contributions made to the United States by the Indian American diaspora and condemning recent acts of racism against Indian Americans.
- S 3008 No Shari’a Act
- HCONRES 57 Honoring Wadee Alfayoumi, a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy, murdered as a victim of a hate crime for his Palestinian-Muslim identity, in the State of Illinois.
- HRES 797 Expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.
- SRES 443 A resolution expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning, and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.
- SRES 439 A resolution condemning antisemitic hatred on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks of October 7, 2023.
- HRES 773 Honoring the foundational principle of separation of church and state, opposing extreme right-wing Christian nationalism, and recognizing the 65th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's address t…
- HRES 762 Expressing support for the designation of September 23, 2025, as "Mary Church Terrell Day", and calling on Congress to recognize Mary Church Terrell's lasting contributions to the civil rights and wo…
- HR 5512 No Shari’a Act
- HR 5474 No DEI in DC Act
- HRES 741 Acknowledging that in the aftermath of September 11, 2001, individuals experienced hate and were targeted by the government on account of their faith, race, national origin and immigration status, an…
- S 2908 Lifting Local Communities Act
- HR 5309 Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2025
- S 2784 Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2025
- HR 5050 Safety and Opportunity for Girls Act of 2025
- HJRES 113 Original Slavery Remembrance Day Resolution
- HRES 654 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to Marcus Garvey.
- HRES 655 Expressing support for the designation of August 17, 2025, as "Marcus Garvey Recognition Day".
- HR 4885 The original legislation awarding a historic Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants enslaved within our country from August 20, 1619, to December 6, 1865
- HRES 632 Recognizing the courageous actions of Reverend Nat Turner in his fight to abolish slavery and make the majestic words of the Jeffersonian Declaration of Independence, "We hold these truths to be self…
- HRES 633 Original Resolution Honoring Prince Hall
- HRES 634 The Original Resolution Recognizing Al Edwards as the Father of Juneteenth
- HRES 613 Expressing support for July to be designated as "Disability Pride Month".
- HCONRES 45 Recognizing the need to improve physical access to many federally funded facilities for all people of the United States, particularly people with disabilities.