H.R.40: Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act

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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...

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Date Description
April 14, 2021
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 17.
April 13, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
April 13, 2021
Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Discharged.
March 1, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jan. 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan. 4, 2021

Introduced in the House by Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas)

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