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HRES 992 116th Congress House

Declaring unconditional war on racism and invidious discrimination and providing for the establishment of a Cabinet-level Department of Reconciliation charged with eliminating racism and invidious…

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Official title: Declaring unconditional war on racism and invidious discrimination and providing for the establishment of a Cabinet-level Department of Reconciliation charged with eliminating racism and invidious discrimination.

Introduced: August 21, 2020 Introduced by: Green, Al Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congressional oversightConstitution and constitutional amendmentsExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsRacial and ethnic relations
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Jun 4, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 4, 2020
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 Latest action June 4, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution condemns racism and invidious discrimination as evil and antithetical to the U.S. Constitution and declares unconditional war on racism and invidious discrimination in America.

The resolution declares that the House of Representatives shall pass legislation establishing a Cabinet-level Department of Reconciliation.

The department shall be charged with ending racism and invidious discrimination, developing and coordinating the implementation of a comprehensive national strategy to eliminate racism and invidious discrimination, with a budget the equivalent of at least 10% of the Defense Department's budget. The department shall be headed by a Secretary of Reconciliation, who shall make semi-annual progress reports to Congress.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 17
Lawrence, Brenda
· Oct 27, 2020
RUSH, BOBBY
· Oct 27, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 27, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 30, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 21, 2020
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Jul 1, 2020
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jul 1, 2020
Perlmutter, Ed
· Jul 1, 2020
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 1, 2020
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 1, 2020
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jun 22, 2020
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jun 8, 2020
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 8, 2020
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 8, 2020
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jun 8, 2020
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 4, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Jun 4, 2020
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 4, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· Jun 4, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Jun 4, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· Jun 4, 2020
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jun 4, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 992: Declaring unconditional war on racism and invidious discrimination and providing for the establishment of a Cabinet-level Department of Reconciliation charged with eliminating racism and invidious discrimination.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-992/
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"H. Res. 992: Declaring unconditional war on racism and invidious discrimination and providing for the establishment of a Cabinet-level Department of Reconciliation charged with eliminating racism and invidious discrimination.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-992/.
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H. Res. 992, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-992/.
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[H. Res. 992: Declaring unconditional war on racism and invidious discrimination and providing for the establishment of a Cabinet-level Department of Reconciliation charged with eliminating racism and invidious discrimination.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-992/)
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