On January 7th, 2005, the Commission adopted a new policy on the public release and posting of reports and Commission documents. To comply with that new policy, the website has been updated and several draft reports that failed to receive a majority of Commissioners' votes have been removed. Those reports are available upon request.

Highlights
 
COMMISSION NEWS
  Federal Procurement After Adarand (Press Release)
  USCCR to Discuss Report on Federal Contracting; Monthly Meeting to Highlight Procurement 10 Years After Adarand (Press Release)
  USCCR To Hold Briefing on Stagnation of the Black Middle Class; Experts to Discuss Effects of Income, Education, and Other Factors (Press Release)
  USCCR Recognizes Life, Contributions of Arthur Fletcher; Former Commission Chairman and Civil Rights Champion Dies (Press Release)
  USCCR will conduct public meeting via teleconference on July 22, 2005
 

USCCR to Hold Briefing on Stagnation of the Black Middle Class (Press Release)

  USCCR to Hold Several Briefings in the Coming Months
 

USCCR to Discuss Funding the National Civil Rights Effort (Press Release)

 

USCCR Implores Justice Department to Investigate Hate Allegations; Las Vegas Residents Allege Racist Flyers, Dead Animals Left at Private Homes (Press Release)

  USCCR Urges Prominent Site for African American History Museum (Press Release)
  USCCR Pledges Support for National Guard and Reserve (Press Release)
  Reform Task Force to Offer Initial Report at USCCR Meeting (Press Release)
  USCCR Announces Office Consolidations; Denver and Kansas City Sites to be Closed and Duties Re-Assigned (Press Release)
  USCCR Releases Plan to Repair Structural Budget Problem (Press Release and Meeting Transcript)
 

USCCR Leadership to Testify on Fiscal and Management Practices (Press Release)

  USCCR to Hear First Report from Reform Task Force (Press Release)
  USCCR Commemorates King Holiday (Press Release)
  USCCR Commends State Department for Anti-Semitism Report (Press Release)
  Reform on Agenda for Civil Rights Commission Meeting (Press Release)
  USCCR Commemorates Life of Civil Rights Pioneer Shirley Chisholm (Press Release)
 
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
The Commission and Affirmative Action
 
SEPTEMBER 11 AFTERMATH
Tolerance, Civil Rights & Justice in Wake of September 11 Tragedies
 
VOTING RIGHTS
  The 2000 Vote and Election Reform
 
OTHER
  Public Service Announcements
  No Fear Act: Statistics on Complaints of Employment Discrimination (29 C.F.R. § 1614) get PDF version
 
Recent Correspondence
 
 

Letter to Smithsonian Urging Prominent Place on Mall for African American History Museum (PDF)

 

Letter to Department of Justice Urging the Department to Investigate Alleged Racist Incidents in Spring Valley, Nevada

 
Recent Congressional Testimony
 
 

Statements from March 17, 2005 House Oversight Hearing

 
Recent Meeting Transcripts
 
  January 7, 2005 (PDF)
  February 18, 2005 (PDF)
  March 18, 2005 (PDF)
  April 8, 2005 (PDF)
  May 13, 2005 (PDF)
  June 17 , 2005 (PDF)
 
Recent Reports
  Federal Procurement After Adarand (PDF)
  Language and Access to Health Care: Easing Barriers in New Hampshire (PDF)
  Broken Promises: Evaluating the Native American Health Care System (PDF)
  Ten-Year Check-Up: Have Federal Agencies Responded to Civil Rights Recommendations? Volume IV (PDF)
  Funding Federal Civil Rights Enforcement: 2005 (PDF)
  Not in My Backyard: Executive Order 12,898 and Title VI as Tools for Achieving Environmental Justice get PDF version
  A Quiet Crisis: Federal Funding and Unmet Needs in Indian Country (PDF)
 
Recent Briefings and Papers
 
  New Paradigm for Welfare Reform: The Need for Civil Rights Enforcement
  Briefing and Recommendations on the Reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)