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A concurrent resolution apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African Americans.

Introduced: June 11, 2009 See on congress.gov

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Became law

Jun 18, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jun 18, 2009

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Jun 18, 2009

Received in the House.

Jun 18, 2009

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (text: CR S6761-6762)

Jun 18, 2009

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.(text: CR S6761-6762)

Jun 18, 2009

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6761-6768)

Jun 11, 2009

Submitted in the Senate and ordered held at desk by unanimous consent. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6568-6569)

Jun 11, 2009

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Acknowledges the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery and Jim Crow laws.

Apologizes to African-Americans on behalf of the people of the United States for the wrongs committed against them and their ancestors who suffered under slavery and Jim Crow laws.

Expresses Congress's recommitment to the principle that all people are created equal and endowed with inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and calls on all people of the United States to work toward eliminating racial prejudices, injustices, and discrimination from our society.

Declares that nothing in this resolution authorizes, supports, or serves as a settlement of any claim against the United States.

What's happening now June 18, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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