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A concurrent resolution urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.

USA116th CongressSCONRES-50| Senate 
| Updated: 12/3/2020
Cory A. Booker

Cory A. Booker

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Cosponsors (12)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

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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.
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Timeline
Jun 4, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HCONRES 116-100
Introduced in House
Dec 3, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Dec 3, 2020
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S7219)
  • June 4, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HCONRES 116-100
    Introduced in House


  • December 3, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 3, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S7219)

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Related Bills

  • HCONRES 116-100: Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.
Commemorative events and holidaysHuman rightsMonuments and memorialsRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. history

A concurrent resolution urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.

USA116th CongressSCONRES-50| Senate 
| Updated: 12/3/2020
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.
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Timeline
Jun 4, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HCONRES 116-100
Introduced in House
Dec 3, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Dec 3, 2020
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S7219)
  • June 4, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HCONRES 116-100
    Introduced in House


  • December 3, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 3, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S7219)
Cory A. Booker

Cory A. Booker

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Cosponsors (12)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Related Bills

  • HCONRES 116-100: Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Commemorative events and holidaysHuman rightsMonuments and memorialsRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. history