Skip to content
PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Bill · HR

H.R. 40 (111th)

Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

6 January 2009

Last action

9 February 2009 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Sponsors

Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33], Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

14 August 2025

Official sourceDownload fileView documentsShare

Summary

Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act - Establishes the Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans to examine slavery and discrimination in the colonies and the United States from 1619 to the present and recommend appropriate remedies.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 6 January 2009

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 6 January 2009

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E9-10)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 6 January 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 6 January 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 9 February 2009

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

    Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Documents

3 official files

Introduced in House (text)

View fileDownload file

This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 6 January 2009

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

  • Introduced in House (PDF)

    Introduced in House · EN · 6 January 2009

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House

    summary · EN · 6 January 2009

    Open at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.