§ 1975. Establishment of Commission
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(a)Generally There is established the United States Commission on Civil Rights (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Commission”).
(b)Membership The Commission shall be composed of 8 members. Not more than 4 of the members shall at any one time be of the same political party. The initial membership of the Commission shall be the members of the United States Commission on Civil Rights on September 30, 1994. Thereafter vacancies in the membership of the Commission shall continue to be appointed as follows:
(1)4 members of the Commission shall be appointed by the President.
(2)2 members of the Commission shall be appointed by the President pro tempore of the Senate, upon the recommendations of the majority leader and the minority leader, and of the members appointed not more than one shall be appointed from the same political party.
(3)2 members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives upon the recommendations of the majority leader and the minority leader, and of the members appointed not more than one shall be appointed from the same political party.
(c)Terms The term of office of each member of the Commission shall be 6 years. The term of each member of the Commission in the initial membership of the Commission shall expire on the date such term would have expired as of September 30, 1994.
(d)Chairperson
(1)Except as provided in paragraphs
(2)and (3), the individuals serving as Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the United States Commission on Civil Rights on September 30, 1994 shall initially fill those roles on the Commission.
(2)Thereafter the President may, with the concurrence of a majority of the Commission’s members, designate a Chairperson or Vice Chairperson, as the case may be, from among the Commission’s members.
(3)The President shall, with the concurrence of a majority of the Commission’s members, fill a vacancy by designating a Chairperson or Vice Chairperson, as the case may be, from among the Commission’s members.
(4)The Vice Chairperson shall act in place of the Chairperson in the absence of the Chairperson.
(e)Removal of members The President may remove a member of the Commission only for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.
(f)Quorum 5 members of the Commission constitute a quorum of the Commission.
(Pub. L. 98–183, § 2, Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1301; Pub. L. 102–167, § 5, Nov. 26, 1991, 105 Stat. 1101; Pub. L. 103–419, § 2, Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4338.)
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- Public Law 95–444To extend the Commission on Civil Rights for five years, to authorize appropriations for the Commission, to effect certain technical changes to comply with changes in the law, and for other purposes
- Public Law 96–447To amend section 106 of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 to authorize appropriations for the Commission on Civil Rights for the fiscal year 1981
- Public Law 102–167To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to strengthen and improve Federal civil rights laws, to provide for damages in cases of intentional employment discrimination, to clarify provisions regarding disparate impact actions, and for other purposes
- Public Law 95–132To raise the limitation on appropriations for the United States Commission on Civil Rights
- Public Law 96–81To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1957 to authorize appropriations for the United States Commission on Civil Rights for fiscal year 1980
- Public Law 101–180To extend the United States Commission on Civil Rights
- Public Law 102–400To amend the United States Commission on Civil Rights Act of 1983 to provide an authorization of appropriations
- Public Law 116–156To establish the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys, to study and make recommendations to address social problems affecting Black men and boys, and for other purposes
- Public Law 95–478To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide for improved programs for older persons, and for other purposes
- Public Law 98–183To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1957 to extend the life of the Civil Rights Commission, and for other purposes
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- Pub. L. 98–183, § 2
- 97 Stat. 1301
- Pub. L. 102–167, § 5
- 105 Stat. 1101
- Pub. L. 103–419, § 2
- 108 Stat. 4338
- Pub. L. 85–315
- 71 Stat. 634
- Pub. L. 103–419
- Pub. L. 102–167
- Pub. L. 103–419, § 1
- Pub. L. 102–400, § 1
- 106 Stat. 1955
- section 1975e of this title
- Pub. L. 102–167, § 1
- Pub. L. 101–180, § 1
- 103 Stat. 1325
- Pub. L. 98–183, § 1
- 134 Stat. 700
- 134 Stat. 2148
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 98–183, § 2
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