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US HR40
Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act


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Introduced
01/03/2025
In Committee
01/03/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

119th 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 a Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans, aimed at addressing the historical injustices of slavery and subsequent systemic discrimination. The commission would be composed of 15 members appointed by the President, congressional leaders, and civil society organizations, with expertise in African-American studies and reparatory justice. Its primary tasks include comprehensively documenting the history of slavery in the United States from 1619 to 1865, analyzing the government's role in supporting slavery and subsequent discriminatory practices, and studying the lasting economic, social, and psychological impacts on African Americans. The commission would investigate various forms of discrimination, including redlining, educational inequities, and disproportionate treatment in the criminal justice system. Importantly, the commission would develop recommendations for potential remedies, which could include a formal government apology, policy changes, and potentially financial compensation for descendants of enslaved people. The bill authorizes $20 million in funding and requires the commission to submit a detailed report to Congress within 18 months of its first meeting, with the commission dissolving 90 days after the report's submission. The ultimate goal is to advance racial healing, understanding, and transformation by thoroughly examining the historical and ongoing effects of slavery and systemic racism in the United States.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (97)

Ayanna Pressley (D)* Alma Adams (D),  Becca Balint (D),  Nanette Barragán (D),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Wesley Bell (D),  Ami Bera (D),  Don Beyer (D),  Sanford Bishop (D),  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Shontel Brown (D),  Julia Brownley (D),  André Carson (D),  Troy Carter (D),  Greg Casar (D),  Ed Case (D),  Sean Casten (D),  Joaquin Castro (D),  Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D),  Judy Chu (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Emanuel Cleaver (D),  Jim Clyburn (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Gerry Connolly (D),  Jasmine Crockett (D),  Danny Davis (D),  Madeleine Dean (D),  Diana DeGette (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Lloyd Doggett (D),  Adriano Espaillat (D),  Dwight Evans (D),  Lizzie Fletcher (D),  Valerie Foushee (D),  Maxwell Frost (D),  Robert Garcia (D),  Sylvia Garcia (D),  Chuy García (D),  Jimmy Gomez (D),  Al Green (D),  Jahana Hayes (D),  Jim Himes (D),  Steven Horsford (D),  Jonathan Jackson (D),  Sara Jacobs (D),  Pramila Jayapal (D),  Hank Johnson (D),  Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D),  Robin Kelly (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Greg Landsman (D),  Summer Lee (D),  Ted Lieu (D),  Jenn McClellan (D),  Morgan McGarvey (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  LaMonica McIver (D),  Gregory Meeks (D),  Grace Meng (D),  Kweisi Mfume (D),  Gwen Moore (D),  Jerry Nadler (D),  Joe Neguse (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),  Ilhan Omar (D),  Jimmy Panetta (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Stacey Plaskett (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Mike Quigley (D),  Delia Ramirez (D),  Linda Sánchez (D),  Mary Gay Scanlon (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  David Scott (D),  Terri Sewell (D),  Lateefah Simon (D),  Adam Smith (D),  Darren Soto (D),  Melanie Stansbury (D),  Haley Stevens (D),  Marilyn Strickland (D),  Eric Swalwell (D),  Mark Takano (D),  Shri Thanedar (D),  Bennie Thompson (D),  Dina Titus (D),  Rashida Tlaib (D),  Jill Tokuda (D),  Ritchie Torres (D),  Lori Trahan (D),  Nydia Velázquez (D),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Nikema Williams (D),  Frederica Wilson (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (on 01/03/2025)

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