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H.R. 5593 (112th)

John Hope Franklin Tulsa-Greenwood Race Riot Claims Accountability Act of 2012

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Introduced

8 May 2012

Last action

18 May 2012 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

Sponsors

Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]

Subjects

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14 August 2025

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Summary

John Hope Franklin Tulsa-Greenwood Race Riot Claims Accountability Act of 2012 - Declares that any person (including the state of Oklahoma) who, in connection with the Greenwood community of Tulsa, Oklahoma, race riot of 1921 and its aftermath, acted under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of the state of Oklahoma to subject, or cause to be subjected, any person to the deprivation, on account of race, of any right secured at the time of the deprivation by Oklahoma law, shall be liable to the party injured in a civil action for redress (thereby allowing claims for damages notwithstanding the federal court decision in Alexander v. State of Oklahoma , which found that such claims were time-barred and not to be determined on the merits). Prohibits the commencement of such a civil action more than five years after enactment of this Act.

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Timeline

  1. 8 May 2012

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 8 May 2012

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E730)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 8 May 2012

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 8 May 2012

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 18 May 2012

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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