HR 40
114th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Advisory bodies
Government liability
Government studies and investigations
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act
Introduced: January 6, 2015
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 22, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Jan 6, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 6, 2015
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 slavery and discrimination in the colonies and the United States from 1619 to the present and recommend appropriate remedies.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Committees of jurisdiction
2