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Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act

Introduced: February 16, 2017 Introduced by: Wilson, Frederica S. Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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Mar 16, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Feb 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced in House
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Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act

This bill establishes the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys within the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Office of the Staff Director to make a systematic study of the conditions affecting black men and boys.

What's happening now March 16, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Democratic 24
Kihuen, Ruben
· May 15, 2018
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 24, 2017
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jul 24, 2017
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 24, 2017
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 24, 2017
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jul 24, 2017
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jul 24, 2017
Love, Mia
· Jul 24, 2017
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Jul 24, 2017
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 24, 2017
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jul 24, 2017
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 24, 2017
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 24, 2017
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Feb 16, 2017
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Feb 16, 2017
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 16, 2017
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Feb 16, 2017
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 16, 2017
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Feb 16, 2017
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 16, 2017
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Feb 16, 2017
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 16, 2017
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 16, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 16, 2017
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Feb 16, 2017
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 16, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1194: Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1194/
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"H.R. 1194: Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1194/.
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H.R. 1194, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1194/.
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