Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act
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Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act
This bill establishes the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans. The commission shall examine slavery and discrimination in the colonies and the United States from 1619 to the present and recommend appropriate remedies.
The commission shall identify (1) the role of the federal and state governments in supporting the institution of slavery, (2) forms of discrimination in the public and private sectors against freed slaves and their descendants, and (3) lingering negative effects of slavery on living African Americans and society.
What just happenedApr 14, 2021
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 17.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJan 4, 2021
- Apr 14, 2021Committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 17.
Judiciary Committee - Apr 13, 2021Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Judiciary Committee - Apr 13, 2021Committee
Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Discharged.
Judiciary Committee - Mar 1, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee - Jan 4, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Jan 4, 2021IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2)
- Jan 4, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House