Commission to Study Family Reconstruction Proposals for African-Americans Unjustly Impacted by the "War on Drugs" Act of 2017

Summary

Commission to Study Family Reconstruction Proposals for African-Americans Unjustly Impacted by the "War on Drugs" Act of 2017 This bill establishes a commission to examine and report on: the disparate incarceration and the institution of forced prison labor within the African-American community, government and private sector support for and profit from mass incarceration, discriminatory laws and other forms of discrimination in the public and private sectors, and the lingering negative effects of mass incarceration. The commission must make recommendations for education and remedies.

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Timeline

1. 14 February 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 14 February 2017

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 14 February 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 2 March 2017

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 14 February 2017 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 14 February 2017

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 14 February 2017

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 14 February 2017

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Sponsors

• BOBBY RUSH · D · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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