Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) led a resolution along with Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Alex Padilla (D-CA), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) declaring that racism is a "public health crisis."
The American Civil Rights Project and the Californians for Equal Rights Foundation are arguing that San Francisco and the state of California violate the law by picking who gets federal money based on skin color.