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Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act

Introduced: July 12, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jan 3, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jan 3, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 3, 2019
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Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act

This bill establishes the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans. The commission shall examine slavery and discrimination in the colonies and the United States from 1619 to the present and recommend appropriate remedies. Among other requirements, the commission shall identify (1) the role of the federal and state governments in supporting the institution of slavery, (2) forms of discrimination in the public and private sectors against freed slaves and their descendants, and (3) lingering negative effects of slavery on living African-Americans and society.

What's happening now June 19, 2019

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 132
All 132 Democratic 106
D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Dec 7, 2020
Rice, Kathleen
· Dec 2, 2020
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Nov 27, 2020
DOYLE, MIKE
· Nov 19, 2020
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Nov 19, 2020
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Nov 16, 2020
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Nov 12, 2020
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Oct 23, 2020
Malinowski, Tom
· Oct 23, 2020
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Oct 16, 2020
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Oct 2, 2020
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Sep 29, 2020
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 21, 2020
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Sep 4, 2020
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 4, 2020
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Sep 1, 2020
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Sep 1, 2020
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Sep 1, 2020
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 1, 2020
Vela, Filemon
· Sep 1, 2020
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Aug 22, 2020
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Aug 21, 2020
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Aug 21, 2020
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Aug 18, 2020
Wexton, Jennifer
· Aug 11, 2020
Perlmutter, Ed
· Aug 7, 2020
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jul 29, 2020
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Jul 24, 2020
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jul 21, 2020
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 20, 2020
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 16, 2020
Deutch, Theodore
· Jul 9, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Jul 1, 2020
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jul 1, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jul 1, 2020
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jul 1, 2020
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jun 30, 2020
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 30, 2020
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · May 19, 2020
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 1, 2020
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 21, 2020
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Nov 8, 2019
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Oct 31, 2019
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Oct 11, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Sep 18, 2019
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Sep 17, 2019
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Sep 6, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Aug 2, 2019
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jul 30, 2019
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jul 23, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 40: Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-40/
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