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H.R. 40 (116th)

Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act

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Introduced

3 January 2019

Last action

19 June 2019 · Committee

Status

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Sponsors

Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3], Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2], Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5], Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14], Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6], Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14], Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6], Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]

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Summary

Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act This bill establishes the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans. The commission shall examine slavery and discrimination in the colonies and the United States from 1619 to the present and recommend appropriate remedies. Among other requirements, the commission shall identify (1) the role of the federal and state governments in supporting the institution of slavery, (2) forms of discrimination in the public and private sectors against freed slaves and their descendants, and (3) lingering negative effects of slavery on living African-Americans and society.

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Timeline

  1. 3 January 2019

    Referred

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

    Source: Committee

  2. 3 January 2019

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 3 January 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 3 January 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 19 June 2019

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

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