Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jan 25, 2021)
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 happenedJan 25, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJan 25, 2021
- Jan 25, 2021IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Jan 25, 2021IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate