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H.R. 40 (117th)

Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act

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Introduced

4 January 2021

Last action

14 April 2021 · Vote

Status

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 17.

Sponsors

Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3], Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9], Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1], Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3], Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1], Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6], Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12], Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5], Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8], Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5], Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6], Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9], Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2], Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE], Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]

Subjects

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Source updated

10 January 2026

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. 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. 4 January 2021

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 4 January 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 4 January 2021

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2)

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 4 January 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 1 March 2021

    Referred

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

    Source: Committee

  6. 13 April 2021

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  7. 13 April 2021

    Committee

    Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Discharged.

    Source: Committee

  8. 14 April 2021

    Vote

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 17.

    Source: Committee

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