HRES 1027
116th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Crimes against women
Due process and equal protection
Government studies and investigations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Racial and ethnic relations
Women's health
Women's rights
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the wrongs and hardships of Black women are often equal to those experienced by Black men yet receive less attention and justice, and that…
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Jun 26, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 26, 2020
Introduced in House
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This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that
- the harm, trauma, and deaths of black women must be recognized alongside those of black men;
- the position of black women is unique in this country and therefore deserves specific, focused intervention to bring about equality of access, opportunity, and justice;
- any legislation passed in the House to remedy racial inequities, especially those in the criminal justice system, must include reforms to address concerns for black women; and
- the creation of a commission to study the status of black women and girls would aid in reducing social and systemic barriers and identifying reforms that would encourage more fair and equal treatment.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
20
D
Castor, Kathy
Maloney, Sean
D
Beatty, Joyce
D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Butterfield, G. K.
D
Clark, Katherine M.
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
D
Davis, Danny K.
JOHNSON, EDDIE
D
Kelly, Robin L.
Lawson, Al
McEachin, A.
D
Moore, Gwen
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
D
Omar, Ilhan
D
Pingree, Chellie
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
D
Smith, Adam
D
Tlaib, Rashida
D
Tonko, Paul
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1027: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the wrongs and hardships of Black women are often equal to those experienced by Black men yet receive less attention and justice, and that any legislation passed in the House of Representatives to remedy racial inequities in the United States, especially those present in the criminal justice system, must include reforms to address concerns for Black women.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1027/
"H. Res. 1027: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the wrongs and hardships of Black women are often equal to those experienced by Black men yet receive less attention and justice, and that any legislation passed in the House of Representatives to remedy racial inequities in the United States, especially those present in the criminal justice system, must include reforms to address concerns for Black women.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1027/.
H. Res. 1027, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1027/.
[H. Res. 1027: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the wrongs and hardships of Black women are often equal to those experienced by Black men yet receive less attention and justice, and that any legislation passed in the House of Representatives to remedy racial inequities in the United States, especially those present in the criminal justice system, must include reforms to address concerns for Black women.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-1027/)