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Acknowledging the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 19, 2000 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Jul 13, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1223-1224)
Jun 23, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. (text of measure as introduced: CR 7/13/2000 E1224)
Jun 19, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 19, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4596-4597)
Jun 19, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Declares that Congress: (1) acknowledges the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies; (2) apologizes to African-Americans; (3) condemns and repudiates the gross and wanton excesses perpetrated against African-Americans during slavery; (4) recognizes the Nation's need to redress these events; (5) commends reconciliation efforts and calls for a national racial reconciliation initiative; and (6) commits to rectifying misdeeds during slavery and to discouraging future human rights violations.

Declares that Congress supports establishment of: (1) a commission to examine the institution of slavery and subsequent racial and economic discrimination against African- Americans, including the impact of that discrimination on living African-Americans, issue a standardized historical public school curriculum on slavery, and explore the possibility of establishing a scholarship and research fund; and (2) a national museum and memorial regarding slavery and other significant African-American history.

What's happening now July 13, 2000

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1223-1224)

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 12, 2000
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 28, 2000
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 21, 2000
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 19, 2000
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 19, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 356: Acknowledging the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies, and for other purposes.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-356/
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"H. Con. Res. 356: Acknowledging the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies, and for other purposes.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-356/.
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H. Con. Res. 356, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-356/.
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[H. Con. Res. 356: Acknowledging the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-356/)
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