SCONRES 19
118th Congress
Senate
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
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Commemorative events and holidays
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Monuments and memorials
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
A concurrent resolution urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.
Introduced: July 27, 2023
Introduced by:
Booker, Cory A.
Democratic
· New Jersey
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 27, 2023
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3772-3773)
Jul 27, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This concurrent resolution affirms, more than 400 years after the arrival of the first slave ship, that the United States owes a debt of remembrance to those who lived through slavery or other historical injustices against people of color, as well as to their descendants. It also urges the establishment of a U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S3772-3773)
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