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HR 40 114th 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, subsequently 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: January 6, 2015 See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Advisory bodiesGovernment liabilityGovernment studies and investigationsRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. history
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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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
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 Latest action January 22, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · May 12, 2016
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 13, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 40: Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-40/
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"H.R. 40: Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-40/.
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H.R. 40, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-40/.
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