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

USA117th CongressSCONRES-6| Senate 
| Updated: 2/25/2021
Cory A. Booker

Cory A. Booker

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Cosponsors (15)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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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Bill from Previous Congress

SCONRES 116-50
A concurrent resolution urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Feb 25, 2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S901-902)
Apr 28, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HCONRES 117-19
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    SCONRES 116-50
    A concurrent resolution urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.


  • February 25, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 25, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S901-902)


  • April 28, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HCONRES 117-19
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Related Bills

  • HCONRES 117-19: Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.
Advisory bodiesCommemorative events and holidaysExecutive agency funding and structureMonuments and memorialsRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. history

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

USA117th CongressSCONRES-6| Senate 
| Updated: 2/25/2021
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

Bill from Previous Congress

SCONRES 116-50
A concurrent resolution urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Feb 25, 2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S901-902)
Apr 28, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HCONRES 117-19
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    SCONRES 116-50
    A concurrent resolution urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.


  • February 25, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 25, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S901-902)


  • April 28, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HCONRES 117-19
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Cory A. Booker

Cory A. Booker

Democratic Senator

New Jersey

Cosponsors (15)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Related Bills

  • HCONRES 117-19: Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advisory bodiesCommemorative events and holidaysExecutive agency funding and structureMonuments and memorialsRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. history