HR 40
108th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Black history
Blacks
Claims
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Federal advisory bodies
Government Operations and Politics
Government liability
History
Law
Minorities
Racial discrimination
Reparations
Slavery
State laws
Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act
Introduced: January 7, 2003
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 16, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1146)
Mar 6, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Jan 7, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 7, 2003
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act - Establishes the Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans to examine: (1) the institution of slavery which existed within the United States and the colonies that became the United States from 1619 through 1865; (2) the extent to which the Federal and State governments supported the institution of slavery in constitutional and statutory provisions; (3) Federal and State laws that discriminated against freed African slaves and their descendants; and (4) the lingering negative effects of the institution of slavery on living African-Americans and on society in the United States.
Instructs the Commission to address the following issues when making its recommendations to Congress: (1) whether the Federal government should offer a formal apology for the perpetration of gross human rights violations on African slaves and their descendants; (2) whether African-Americans still suffer from the lingering effects of slavery; and (3) whether any form of compensation to the descendants of African slaves is warranted.
What's happening now
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1146)
Committees of jurisdiction
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