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H.R. 40 (109th)

Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act

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Introduced

4 January 2005

Last action

2 March 2005 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Sponsors

Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43], Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13]

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Summary

Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act - Establishes the Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans to examine: (1) the institution of slavery which existed within the United States and the colonies that became the United States from 1619 through 1865; (2) the extent to which the Federal and State governments supported the institution of slavery in constitutional and statutory provisions; (3) Federal and State laws that discriminated against freed African slaves and their descendants; and (4) the lingering negative effects of the institution of slavery on living African-Americans and on society in the United States. Instructs the Commission to address the following issues when making its recommendations to Congress: (1) whether the Federal government should offer a formal apology for the perpetration of gross human rights violations on African slaves and their descendants; (2) whether African-Americans still suffer from the lingering effects of slavery; and (3) whether any form of compensation to the descendants of African slaves is warranted.

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Timeline

  1. 4 January 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 4 January 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 4 January 2005

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 4 January 2005

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E5)

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 2 March 2005

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

    Source: Committee

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