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NAACP Support Court Supervised Loan Modifications for Families Facing Foreclosure
The NAACP supports legislative efforts, such as H.R. 200 and H.R. 1106, both offered by Congressman John Conyers (MI) and S.61, offered by Senator Richard Durbin (IL) which would allow bankruptcy judges to require loan modifications on mortgages when a homeowner is facing foreclosure.
NAACP Supports Smart, Sensible Legislation to Allow Communities to Develop Youth Anti-Crime Programs
The NAACP supports the Youth PROMISE Act and calls for its quick enactment.
NAACP Supports the ”National Criminal Justice Act of 2009”
The NAACP supports the need for a total overhaul of our nation's criminal justice system, and as such supports S. 714, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009, and urges its swift enactment.
NAACP Supports Legislation to Ensure Accurate, Uniform High School Drop- Out Retention Reporting
The NAACP strongly supports the Every Student Counts Act and calls for its swift enactment.
Reaffirming the NAACP’s Commitment to Address the Problem of African- American Land Loss
The NAACP will urge Congress to enact the legislation to protect Americans from predatory lending such as the Home Ownership Bill (Senate Bill 2452) and the Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Servicing Act (H.R. 5679). The NAACP will urge Congress to establish a nine month moratorium on foreclosures.
Racial Disparities in the United States Estuary Programs
All NAACP Units request a seat on each of the 28 Estuary Programs in the United States and other environmental, rural and urban, policy decision- making bodies related to environmental matters.
Subprime Lending Catastrophe
Federal Government provide assistance to these victims that have lost their life savings and homes through unscrupulous practices of financial money market manipulators.
Business Contracts and Federal Stimulus Funds
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People strongly request Barack Obama and U.S. Congress to eliminate racial disparities in business contracting opportunities through re-affirming minority business participation goals.
NAACP Supports the Community Reinvestment Act and Urges Congress to Modernize and Expand it
The NAACP continues to support the Community Reinvestment Act and calls on Congress and the Administration to expand and modernize the Act so that it is even more effective.
Endorsement of H.R. 676, The United States National Health Care Act
The NAACP reaffirmed its policy on National Health Care programs and a comprehensive public healthcare option which provides access to affordable, quality healthcare for all Americans, as well as reaffirming its support for the HR 676 (National Health Insurance Program). Uncovered services would continue to be purchased by individuals through private insurances or cash payments in a free market system with transparent pricing, which in turn would spur competition and the creation of innovative technologies.
Support Clemency for Reginald “Reggie” Clemons in Death Penalty Case
More than 60% of the people in prison are people of color and African-Americans make up more than 40% of those on death row. At this Centennial Convention July 11-16, 2009 in New York, the NAACP has unveiled a national campaign aimed towards reversing those trends. The campaign's overarching goals are to make communities safer, improve police performance, save money and end the mass incarceration of African-Americans that characterizes our country's criminal justice system.
Support for the US Auto Industry Workers
We, as an organization and as individuals, commit to support the Employee Free Choice Act, to allow workers to make a personal choice to organize without relentless and often unlawful attempts by management to affect their decision by use of intimidation.