HCONRES 54 · 98th Congress · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Attorney General should prosecute violations of the civil rights laws and Federal criminal laws by the Ku Klux Klan to the greatest extent possible, and expressing the sense of Congress that private and charitable organizations and civic and religious groups should continue their efforts in promoting racial, religious, and ethnic understanding and cooperation.
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.(1983-03-25)
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Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Attorney General and each U.S. attorney should: (1) vigorously investigate all alleged acts of violence, harassment, and coercion directed at a minority or ethnic group by a member of the Ku Klux Klan; (2) prosecute violations of civil rights and Federal criminal laws; and (3) seek injunctions against future acts of discrimination, harassment, or coercion against any citizen because of such citizen's race, color, religion, sex, or national origin or exercise of civil rights. Urges civic and religious groups to continue to promote racial, religious, and ethnic understanding and cooperation.…
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