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Minority Business Participation in Government Contracts
The NAACP call upon Congress, the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Office of Federal Procurement Policy and all federal, state and local agencies to: 1) promote the use of minority business enterprises in the participation of federal, state and local contracts and subcontracts; 2) provide more oversight and monitoring of contracts for compliance in using minority business enterprises and other small and disadvantaged businesses; 3) call for the enforcement of existing laws and penalties on agencies and prime contractors that fail to comply; and 4) that the federal government be precluded from suspending these requirements based upon exigent circumstances.
Calling for the NAACP to Begin Mobilization Efforts for Census 2010
The NAACP will advocate that the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census, that for the purposes of the 2010 census, that all prisoners be enumerated as residents of the census tract wherein they were domiciled at the time of their arrest and/or conviction.
Supporting Legislation to Create A Department of Peace and Non-Violence
The NAACP supports enactment of legislation to create a United States Department of Peace and Nonviolence. The NAACP calls upon all members of Congress to support enactment of this legislation.
NAACP Calls for Passage of New Federal Legislation to Regulate International Vulture Funds and Prevent Further Exploitation of Poor and Underdeveloped Nations
The NAACP strongly supports efforts to provide funds for legal advice and representation for impoverished countries to minimize the additional harmful impact of costs incurred as a result of vulture litigation.
NAACP Support for Present and Future Green Jobs Appropriations and Policies
The NAACP shall advocate for present and continued funding for the Green Jobs Act and for the inclusion of African Americans and other people of color's rightful place in the emerging new green energy sectors and sustainable economies.
NAACP Supports Applying the Decision by the US Sentencing Commission to Reduce Mandatory Sentences for People Convicted of Crack Cocaine Possession Retroactively to Those Already in Prison and Reiterates Support for Eliminating the Sentencing Disparity
The NAACP commends, supports and appreciates all of the efforts by the US Sentencing Commission to eliminate the crack cocaine/powder cocaine sentencing disparity which has resulted in too many African Americans and other racial and ethnic minorities and the poor in prison today. The NAACP reiterates its strong support for one-to- one sentencing ranges for crack and powder cocaine convictions consistent with existing powder cocaine sentences.
NAACP Calls for Federal Action to End the Home Foreclosure Crisis Facing our Nation
The NAACP supports strong anti-predatory lending legislation that establishes higher standards for loan originators and provides stronger penalties and remedies for lenders who break the law, as well as ensuring that any final federal product is the minimum, and that states be allowed to continue to be more aggressive in eliminating predatory lending.
Support of Veterans in Unity with the Community
The NAACP use its Armed Services and Veterans Affairs committees throughout all of its units across the Nation to disseminate the identified resources, services, and programs to its members who are veterans and their families. The NAACP, through its national and state conventions, and regional conferences, continue to raise the level of awareness of the American citizenry of the need to support our veterans when they return back into our communities.
Quality Military Healthcare Resolution
The NAACP calls upon Congress to enact legislation to restructure the healthcare delivery system for active military personnel, veterans and their families to guarantee access to existing VA facilities and private sector healthcare providers for both physical and mental healthcare needs, including necessary medications.
Proposed NAACP National Popular Vote Resolution
The NAACP supports a constitutional amendment abolishing the Electoral College. The NAACP supports election of the President of the United States by direct popular vote.
NAACP Condemns Islam-A-Phobic, Mean Spirited, Tasteless and Racially Offensive July 21, 2008 New Yorker Magazine Cover
The NAACP calls on every American who is similarly offended by the cover to contact the New Yorker magazine, either by e-mail at themail@newyorker.com, or via phone at (212) 508 – 0803, or by post at The Mail, The New Yorker, 4 Times Square, New York, NY 10036.
NAACP Supports Efforts to Stop and Reverse the Dramatic Increase the Dramatic Increase in Fuel Process; Supports Long-Term, Aggressive Energy Policy to Insulate Us Against Future Situations
The NAACP calls on all interested parties, domestic and international, to develop long-term strategies to reduce the global demand for gasoline and stabilize the price of energy.