U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Authorization Extension: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 10831 ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1979 - 415 páginas |
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Página 23 - ... (2) study and collect information concerning legal developments constituting a denial of equal protection of laws under the Constitution...
Página 138 - Whatever legislation is appropriate, that is, adapted to carry out the objects the amendments have in view, whatever tends to enforce submission to the prohibitions they contain, and to secure to all persons the enjoyment of perfect equality of civil rights and the equal protection of the laws against state denial or invasion, if not prohibited, is brought within the domain of congressional power.
Página 255 - Congress in 1957 and directed to: • Investigate complaints alleging that citizens are being deprived of their right to vote by reason of their race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap, or national origin, or by reason of fraudulent practices...
Página 277 - Constitution because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, or in the administration of justice; • Appraise Federal laws and policies with respect to the denial of equal protection of the laws because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, or in the administration of justice...
Página 255 - Appraise Federal laws and policies with respect to the denial of equal protection of the laws because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, or in the administration of justice...
Página 23 - In a democratic society, the systematic, critical review of social needs and public policy is a fundamental necessity. This is especially true of a field like civil rights, where the problems are enduring, and range widely. From our own effort, we have learned that a temporary, sporadic approach can never finally solve these problems.
Página 134 - Reasonable exemptions to the provisions of this section may be established by the Commission but only when the Commission has established a maximum age requirement on the basis of a determination that age is a bona fide occupational qualification necessary to the performance of the duties of the position.
Página 21 - Volume III: To Ensure Equal Educational Opportunity (1974) assessed in detail the degree to which the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Veterans Administration are carrying out their constitutional and statutory responsibilities to ensure equality of educational opportunity. Volume IV: To Provide Fiscal Assistance (1975) this report focused on the Treasury Department, Office of Revenue Sharing and its role in enforcing the nondiscrimination provisions...
Página 365 - Act shall be used to perform abortions except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term...
Página 355 - Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 as amended by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 and the Housing Authorization Act of 1976, 42 I'.SC g 1437.