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Introduced
01/24/2023
01/24/2023
In Committee
01/24/2023
01/24/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025
01/03/2025
Introduced Session
118th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To address the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865 and to establish a commission to study and consider a national apology and proposal for reparations for the institution of slavery, its subsequent de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against African Americans, and the impact of these forces on living African Americans, to make recommendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill establishes the "Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans" to examine the history and impacts of slavery and discrimination against African Americans in the United States, from the 1600s through the present day. The Commission will document the harms caused by slavery and discrimination, identify their lingering effects on African Americans and society, recommend ways to educate the public, and propose appropriate remedies, including potential reparations. The bill authorizes $12 million in funding for the Commission, which will submit its findings and recommendations to Congress within one year.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (25)
Cory Booker (D)*,
Tammy Baldwin (D),
Richard Blumenthal (D),
Sherrod Brown (D),
Ben Cardin (D),
Bob Casey (D),
Chris Coons (D),
Tammy Duckworth (D),
Dick Durbin (D),
Dianne Feinstein (D),
Kirsten Gillibrand (D),
Mazie Hirono (D),
Tim Kaine (D),
Amy Klobuchar (D),
Ed Markey (D),
Jeff Merkley (D),
Patty Murray (D),
Alex Padilla (D),
Bernie Sanders (I),
Tina Smith (D),
Chris Van Hollen (D),
Raphael Warnock (D),
Elizabeth Warren (D),
Peter Welch (D),
Sheldon Whitehouse (D),
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (on 01/24/2023)
Bill Topics
Civil Rights, Minority Issues, and Civil Liberties
- ‐ Ethnic Minority and Racial Group Discrimination
- ‐ General Civil Rights
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/40/all-info | 01/25/2023 |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s40/BILLS-118s40is.pdf | 02/01/2023 |
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