Urges President Joe Biden and other federal leaders to designate the 1908 Race Riot Sites in Springfield, Illinois as a national monument to be managed by the National Park Service.
Recognizes World Preeclampsia Day.
States that it is the duty of the Federal Government and the State Government to respond to the crises of racial injustice, mass unemployment, a pandemic, and climate change with a bold and holistic national mobilization, an Agenda to Transform, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vibrant Economy (THRIVE). Details what is included in the Agenda.
Declares April 2021 as Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Urges all branches of the medical profession to commit to eliminating racism and recognizing biases, all colleges and medical institutions that prepare students for careers in the medical profession to focus on the recruitment of more minorities, and the State Board of Higher Education to pursue and provide more scholarship opportunities for minority applicants seeking to enter all aspects of the medical profession.
Declare March of 2022 as Illinois Whole Child Month.
Urges the United States Congress to recognize outstanding student debt as a crisis for Americans seeking an education that endangers the well-being of Americans and to work to develop and enact legislation that will forgive student loans for all current student loan borrowers and prevent future students from shouldering an insurmountable burden of debt.
Declares August 26, 2021 Montford Point Marines Day.
Encourages companies to bring pre-training and pre-hiring placement centers to underserved communities.
Calls upon the Biden Administration to take immediate steps, including executive orders, administrative policy changes, and regulatory changes, to undo the harmful immigration policies of the Trump Administration, including but not limited to halting and dismantling the immigration enforcement machinery that has harmed and separated thousands of Illinois families. Calls upon the Biden Administration, Senator Richard Durbin, Senator Tammy Duckworth, and the Illinois U.S. House Delegation to enact legislation to create a pathway to citizenship for all undocumented immigrants, fix other provisions of our immigrations laws that exclude and otherwise harm immigrants, address the root causes of international migration, and ground our immigration laws in justice and equity.
