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Also tagged in: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Child welfare, Children, Children's rights, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Foreign policy, Human rights, International affairs, Law
Latest Action: 11/20/2008 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10772; text as passed Senate: CR S10772; text of measure as introduced: CR S10752)

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A resolution condemning the tragic and senseless death by stoning of a 13-year old girl from Somalia.

11/20/2008--Passed Senate without amendment.    (There is 1 other summary)

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Condemns the tragic and senseless death by stoning of Aisha Ibrahim Duhulow.

Urges the international community to join the Senate in speaking out against this brutal act.

Urges the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia to: (1) undertake efforts to protect women and children in Somalia; (2) work to strengthen the rule of law as part of efforts to establish its authority; (3) promote equal and fair treatment of women; and (4) end the culture of impunity in Somalia.


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Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Business, Business and social problems, Civil rights, Civil rights enforcement, Crimes against women, Criminal justice, Damages, Employee crimes, Employers' liability
Latest Action: 09/17/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1823)

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To protect the civil rights of victims of gender-motivated violence and to promote public safety, health, and regulate activities affecting interstate commerce by creating employer liability for negligent conduct that results in an individual's committing a gender-motivated crime of violence against another individual on premises controlled by the employer, and for other purposes. 9/17/2008--Introduced. Declares an employer liable to a party injured in a crime of violence motivated by gender if: (1) the employer's business is in or affects interstate or foreign commerce; and (2) the employer's negligent conduct results in the perpetration of a gender-motivated crime of violence against an individual upon premises under the employer's control.States that nothing in this Act: (1) entitles a person to a cause of action for random acts of violence unrelated to gender or for acts that cannot be demonstrated to be motivated by gender; or (2) requires a prior criminal complaint,[...]

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Also tagged in: Age discrimination, Aged, Budgets, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Disabled, Discrimination against the disabled, Discrimination in education, Education, Federally-guaranteed loans
Latest Action: 06/17/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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A bill to provide for nondiscrimination by eligible lenders in the Federal Family Education Loan Program.

6/17/2008--Introduced.

Preventing Student Loan Discrimination Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit lenders under the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program from receiving special allowance payments (made to such lenders to compensate them for the difference between FFEL interest rates and market rates) if they deny FFELs to eligible borrowers because of their race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability status, income, attendance at a particular school participating in the FFEL program, education program length, or academic year in school.


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Also tagged in: Aged, Budgets, Caregivers, Children, Civil rights, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Disabled, Discrimination in education, Education
Latest Action: 09/27/2008 - Hearing Held by Subcommittee on Research and Science Education Prior to Indroduction and Referral (05/08/2008)..

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To increase awareness of the existence of and to overcome gender bias in academic science and engineering through research and training, and for other purposes. 6/19/2008--Introduced. Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Act of 2008 - Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to develop a policy for federal science agencies to carry out a program of workshops that educate specified federally funded researchers about methods that minimize the effects of gender bias in the evaluation of federal research grants and in the related academic advancement of the recipients of these grants. Requires the support of at least one workshop every two years among the federal science agencies in the major science and engineering disciplines.Authorizes federal science agencies to carry out such program by making grants to eligible organizations as described in this Act. Requires the Director to transmit a report [...]

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Also tagged in: Anniversaries, Civil rights, Commemorations, Congressional tributes, Minorities, Racial discrimination, Religion, Religious liberty, Veterans, Veterans' benefits
Latest Action: 06/26/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6102-6103)

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Expressing gratitude for the contributions of the American GI Forum on its 60th anniversary.

6/26/2008--Passed House without amendment.    (There is 1 other summary)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Recognizes the need for equal access to veterans' benefits for all who have honorably served.

Supports the goals, ideals, and deeds of the American GI Forum and its members.

Commends the work of the American GI Forum on its 60th anniversary.

Encourages others to join with the American GI Forum to ensure that veterans are never again denied the benefits they rightfully deserve.


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Also tagged in: Aged, Budgets, Caregivers, Children, Civil rights, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Disabled, Discrimination in education, Education
Latest Action: 06/12/2008 - Referred to the Committee on Science and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of t

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To increase awareness of the existence of and to overcome gender bias in academic science and engineering through research and training, and for other purposes. 6/12/2008--Introduced. Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Act of 2008 - Requires the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy to develop a policy for federal science agencies to carry out a program of workshops that educate specified federally funded researchers about methods that minimize the effects of gender bias in evaluation, including of federal research grants, for hiring, tenure, and promotion, and for selection for any other honor based on academic merit. Requires the support of at least one workshop every two years among the federal science agencies in the major science and engineering disciplines. Authorizes federal science agencies to carry out such program by making grants to eligible organizations as described in this Act. Requires [...]

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Also tagged in: Business, Civil rights, Government procurement, Governmental investigations, Industries, Public contracts, Women, Women in business
Latest Action: 02/07/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S790-791)

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A bill to make improvements to the Small Business Act. 2/7/2008--Introduced. Small Business Women's Procurement Program Improvement Act - Amends the Small Business Act relating to the women's procurement program (the provision of contracting opportunities for women-owned small businesses) to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to wait until five years after the program is implemented before conducting a required study to identify industries in which small businesses owned and controlled by women are underrepresented with respect to federal procurement contracting (and therefore eligible for contracting preferences or set-asides). Presumes as underrepresented by women-owned small businesses the industries identified in industry codes 11 through 81 of the 2007 North American Industry Classification System Code. States that a contracting officer need not make a finding of past gender discrimination by a contracting agency in order to comply [...]

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Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Age discrimination, Aged, Airline passenger traffic, Alien labor, Civil rights, Civil rights enforcement, Damages, Disabled, Discrimination against the disabled
Latest Action: 01/24/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S286)

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A bill to restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes. 1/24/2008--Introduced. Civil Rights Act of 2008 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Education Amendments of 1972, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 to set forth requirements for: (1) establishing discrimination based on disparate impact; and (2) rights of action and recovery for unlawful discrimination (intentional or based on disparate impact). Amends those Acts and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to set forth requirements regarding a right of recovery for harassment. Amends the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to provide that a state's receipt or use of federal financial assistance for a state program or activity constitutes a waiver of sovereign immunity for a suit by a program employee. Amends the Air Carrier [...]

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Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Age discrimination, Aged, Airline passenger traffic, Alien labor, Civil rights, Civil rights enforcement, Damages, Disabled, Discrimination against the disabled
Latest Action: 02/04/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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To restore, reaffirm, and reconcile legal rights and remedies under civil rights statutes. 1/23/2008--Introduced. Civil Rights Act of 2008 - Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Education Amendments of 1972, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 to set forth requirements for: (1) establishing discrimination based on disparate impact; and (2) rights of action and recovery for unlawful discrimination (intentional or based on disparate impact). Amends those Acts and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to set forth requirements regarding a right of recovery for harassment. Amends the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to provide that a state's receipt or use of federal financial assistance for a state program or activity constitutes a waiver of sovereign immunity for a suit by a program employee. Amends the Air Carrier Access [...]

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Also tagged in: Budgets, Civil rights, Disabled, Discrimination against the disabled, Discrimination in medical care, Federal aid to health facilities, Federal aid to research, Health policy, Medical care, Medical research
Latest Action: 12/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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To prohibit discrimination in Federal assisted health care services and research programs on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability status.

12/19/2007--Introduced.

Equal Rights for Health Care Act Title 42 - Prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability status against any person in the United States under any health care service or research program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.


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