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MI HR0095
Resolution
Status
5/26/2015
Primary Sponsor
Kristy Pagan
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AI Summary
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Urges Congress and the President to create oversight mechanisms for the U.S. terror watch list to address its secrecy and potential harm to individuals.
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Calls for establishment of a White House task force to prevent and respond to hate violence targeting Arab, Hindu, Middle Eastern, Muslim, Sikh, and South Asian communities.
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Requests congressional hearings to investigate civil rights abuses and formally document post-9/11 profiling and abuses of Arab and Muslim Americans.
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Urges enactment of the End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA) and reform of Department of Justice racial profiling guidelines to address local police surveillance and profiling practices.
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Directs copies of the resolution to be sent to the President, Senate President, House Speaker, and Michigan congressional delegation.
Legislative Description
A resolution to urge the Congress and the President of the United States to take action to protect the rights of Arab and Muslim Americans.
President of the United States
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Criminal Justice
5/26/2015