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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 See on congress.gov
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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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 April 28, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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  • SCONRES 6 Identical bill A concurrent resolution urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transforma…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 146
All 146 Democratic 111
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Dec 22, 2022
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Dec 23, 2021
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Dec 23, 2021
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Dec 23, 2021
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Dec 14, 2021
DOYLE, MIKE
· Dec 14, 2021
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Dec 14, 2021
 D
Leger Fernandez, Teresa
New Mexico · Dec 14, 2021
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Dec 14, 2021
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Dec 14, 2021
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Dec 14, 2021
Wexton, Jennifer
· Dec 14, 2021
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Oct 27, 2021
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Oct 27, 2021
Ruppersberger, C.
· Oct 27, 2021
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 6, 2021
Newman, Marie
· Jun 28, 2021
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jun 23, 2021
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Jun 17, 2021
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jun 15, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 15, 2021
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jun 15, 2021
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Jun 14, 2021
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Torres, Norma J.
California · May 11, 2021
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Aguilar, Pete
California · May 4, 2021
Cartwright, Matt
· May 4, 2021
Higgins, Brian
· May 4, 2021
Luria, Elaine
· May 4, 2021
PRICE, DAVID
· May 4, 2021
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 4, 2021
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Apr 21, 2021
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Apr 13, 2021
Deutch, Theodore
· Apr 13, 2021
Perlmutter, Ed
· Apr 13, 2021
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 13, 2021
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Mar 26, 2021
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Mar 26, 2021
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Mar 23, 2021
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Mar 23, 2021
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Mar 23, 2021
Lawson, Al
· Mar 23, 2021
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Mar 23, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Mar 23, 2021
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 23, 2021
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Mar 23, 2021
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 23, 2021
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Correa, J. Luis
California · Mar 16, 2021
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 16, 2021
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Mar 16, 2021
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Mar 16, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 19: Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HCONRES-19/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 19: Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HCONRES-19/.
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H. Con. Res. 19, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HCONRES-19/.
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