Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act

United States117th CongressHR-40House of Representatives
Updated: Apr 14, 2021

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.

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S-40: Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act

Introduced in Senate

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

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

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  3. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

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

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