HR 40 United States House · 117th Congress

Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act

Summary

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. The commission shall identify (1) the role of the 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.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Jan 4, 2021 Last action Apr 14, 2021

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Apr 14, 2021

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 17.

lower

Apr 13, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

Apr 13, 2021

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Discharged.

lower

Mar 1, 2021

Committee

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

lower

Jan 4, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

lower

Jan 4, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 196 co-sponsors