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Bills Introduced: 2 public bills, H.R. 5652-5653 were introduced. Page H12080 Reports Filed: No reports were filed today. Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein …

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus talked to reporters about alleged voting rights violations suffered by African-Americans on Election Day. They also announced their leadership choic…

Representative James Clyburn (D-SC), chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, and other members talked with reporters about the contested Florida presidential election and ballot recount.…

The House is expected to take up H.R. 4635, the Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, H.R. 4392, the Intelligen…

The House is scheduled to take up H.R. 4205, the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 Conference Report, H.R. 4733, the Energy and Water Development Approp…

The House is expected to take up H.R. 4475, the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 Conference Report, and H.R. 3244, the Trafficking Victims Protectio…

The House is expected to take up a number of measures today, including: H.R. 5117, the Missing Children Tax Fairness Act of 2000, H.R. 2572, the Apollo Exploration Award Act, H.R. 4946, the…

The 30th annual CBC legislative conference was titled, “Judiciary Brain Trust: Two Million Incarcerated: Justice for a Community Under Siege.” Panelists spoke against the death penalty and…

The 30th annual Congressional Black Caucus legislative conference was titled, “Judiciary Brain Trust: Two Million Incarcerated: Justice for a Community Under Siege.” Panelists talked about …

The 30th annual CBC legislative conference was titled, “Judiciary Brain Trust: Two Million Incarcerated: Justice for a Community Under Siege.” Panelists discussed law enforcement accountab…

The 30th annual CBC legislative conference was titled, “Judiciary Brain Trust: Two Million Incarcerated: Justice for a Community Under Siege.” Panelists discussed issues such as alternativ…

During their annual legislative conference, foundation members heard testimony from activists and black leaders about empowering the movement to obtain reparations for slavery.

The House is expected to take up H.R. 4942, the District of Columbia Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001, and H.R. 1654, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization A…

The House is expected to take up H.R. 4810, the Marriage Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2000, and H.R. 4516, the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act of 2001. A vote is expected on H.R. …

The House is expected to take up a number of measures today, including: H.R. 4318, the Red River National Wildlife Refuge Act, H.R. 4840, the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Act of 2000, H.R. 20…

The Redeem the Dream March on Washington Against Police Brutality was held on the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington. Participants addressed a variety of topics including racial pro…

Black caucus members encouraged Congress to confirm President Bill Clinton’s selections to the federal judiciary. They blamed Jesse Helms for preventing the desegregation of the courts in No…