Commission on Civil Rights
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The Commission on Civil Rights is an independent U.S. federal agency tasked with investigating and reporting on civil rights issues, including discrimination and the protection of equal rights under the law.
Aliases (3)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
civil rights commission
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independent federal agency → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States
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| appointedBy |
President of the United States
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United States House of Representatives → United States Senate → |
| composition |
bipartisan
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| country |
United States
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| fieldOfWork |
anti-discrimination law
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civil rights → human rights → |
| foundedBy |
United States Congress
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| hasLegalStatus |
independent, bipartisan fact-finding agency
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| hasMainTask |
collect information on discrimination
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evaluate laws and policies affecting civil rights → investigate civil rights issues in the United States → issue reports on civil rights conditions → make recommendations to the President and Congress on civil rights matters → |
| hasNumberOfMembers |
8
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| hasOfficialWebsite |
https://www.usccr.gov
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| hasPart |
state advisory committees
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| headquartersLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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| inception |
1957
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| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| legalBasis |
Civil Rights Act of 1957
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
District of Columbia
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| mandate |
appraise federal laws and policies with respect to civil rights
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serve as a national clearinghouse for civil rights information → study and collect information relating to discrimination or denial of equal protection of the laws → submit reports, findings, and recommendations to the President and Congress → |
| oversightOf |
federal civil rights enforcement efforts
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| partOf |
United States federal government
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| publishes |
civil rights reports
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policy recommendations → |
| reportsTo |
President of the United States
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United States Congress → |
| shortName |
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
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USCCR → |
| topic |
LGBTQ+ civil rights
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criminal justice and civil rights → disability rights → education equity → employment discrimination → housing discrimination → immigrant civil rights → racial discrimination → voting rights → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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United States Commission on Civil Rights
("U.S. Commission on Civil Rights")
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United States Commission on Civil Rights ("USCCR") → |
shortName |
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Civil Rights Act of 1957
("United States Commission on Civil Rights")
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createdBody |
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Civil Rights Act of 1957
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established |