Commission to Study Family Reconstruction Proposals for African-Americans Unjustly Impacted by the "War on Drugs" Act of 2016
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Commission to Study Family Reconstruction Proposals for African-Americans Unjustly Impacted by the "War on Drugs" Act of 2016
This bill establishes a commission to examine and report on: the disparate incarceration and the institution of forced prison labor within the African-American community, government and private sector support for and profit from mass incarceration, discriminatory laws and other forms of discrimination in the public and private sectors, and the lingering negative effects of mass incarceration.
The commission must make recommendations for education and remedies.
What just happenedDec 22, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseDec 8, 2016
- Dec 22, 2016Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee - Dec 8, 2016IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Dec 8, 2016IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Dec 8, 2016IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House