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H.CON.RES.19: Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.
About This Bill
- Introduced Feb. 25, 2021
- Latest Major Action April 28, 2021
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
168 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Feb. 25, 2021
Bill Summary
This concurrent resolution (1) affirms, on the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first slave ship, that the nation owes a debt of remembrance not only to those who lived through the injustices of slavery but also to their descendants; and (2) urges the establishment of a U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation to properly acknowledge, memorialize, and be a catalyst for progress, including toward permanently...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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April 28, 2021 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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Feb. 25, 2021 |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Feb. 25, 2021 |
Introduced in the House by Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) |