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HR 40 103th Congress House

Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act

Official title: To acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865 and to establish a commission to examine the institution of slavery, subsequent de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against African Americans, and the impact of these forces on living African Americans, to make recommendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 19, 1994 See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues BlacksClaimsFederal advisory bodiesGovernment liability
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Racial discriminationReparationsSlavery
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This bill died when the 103rd Congress ended
It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 12, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Jan 5, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Jan 5, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 12, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act - Establishes the Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans to examine slavery and discrimination in the colonies and the United States from 1619 to the present and recommend appropriate remedies.

Authorizes appropriations.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
Waters, Maxine
California · Aug 1, 1994
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 19, 1994
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Apr 19, 1994
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 19, 1994
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 19, 1994
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 40: Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-40/
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"H.R. 40: Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-40/.
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H.R. 40, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-40/.
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