HCONRES 19
117th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Advisory bodies
Commemorative events and holidays
Executive agency funding and structure
Monuments and memorials
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.
Introduced: February 25, 2021
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 28, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 25, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Plain-English summary
This concurrent resolution (1) affirms, on the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first slave ship, that the nation owes a debt of remembrance not only to those who lived through the injustices of slavery but also to their descendants; and (2) urges the establishment of a U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation to properly acknowledge, memorialize, and be a catalyst for progress, including toward permanently eliminating persistent racial inequities.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Committees of jurisdiction
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