Tulsa-Greenwood Massacre Claims Accountability Act of 2021
United States117th CongressHR-3466House of Representatives
Updated: Nov 1, 2022
Summary
Tulsa-Greenwood Massacre Claims Accountability Act of 2021 This bill provides a cause of action for the victims of the 1921 race massacre that occurred in the Greenwood community of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Specifically, any person who acted under color of authority of the State of Oklahoma or the City of Tulsa to deprive a victim, on account of race, of any constitutional right secured to the victim at that time shall be liable to the victim or the victim's beneficiary or heir in a civil action for compensation.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
House of Representatives
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
House of Representatives
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