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H.R. 40

Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act

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.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 17.

Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18](D-TX)Sponsor
196 cosponsors196 D
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  1. Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 17.

    Judiciary Committee
  2. Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Judiciary Committee
  3. Committee

    Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Discharged.

    Judiciary Committee
  4. Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

    Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
  5. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Judiciary Committee
  6. IntroReferralB00100

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2)

  7. IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  8. IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act — Informed