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H.R. 40 Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act
Introduced: April 9, 2019
Introduced by:
Booker, Cory A.
Democratic
· New Jersey
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To President
Became law
Apr 9, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
H.R. 40 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 examine (1) the role of 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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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