Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act
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- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 119
- Latest action
- Jan 3, 2025
What it does
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 must (1) compile documentary evidence of slavery in the United States; (2) study the role of the federal and state governments in supporting the institution of slavery; (3) analyze discriminatory laws and policies against freed African slaves and their descendants; and (4) recommend ways the United States may recognize and remedy the effects of slavery and discrimination on African Americans, including through a formal apology and compensation (i.e., reparations). The commission consists of…
Official summary · Introduced in House · Jan 3, 2025
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Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Ayanna Pressley
- Adam Smith
- Adriano Espaillat
- Al Green
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Alma Adams
- Ami Bera
- Analilia Mejia
- André Carson
- Becca Balint
- Bennie Thompson
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Chellie Pingree
- Christian Menefee
- Cleo Fields
- Danny Davis
- Darren Soto
- David Scott
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Delia Ramirez
- Diana DeGette
- Dina Titus
- Donald Beyer
- Doris Matsui
- Dwight Evans
- Ed Case
- Eleanor Norton
- Emanuel Cleaver
- Eric Swalwell
- Everton Blair
- Frederica Wilson
- Gabe Amo
- Gerald E. Connolly
- Glenn Ivey
- Grace Meng
- Greg Landsman
- Gregorio Casar
- Gregory Meeks
- Gwen Moore
- Haley Stevens
- Henry Johnson
- Herbert Conaway
- Ilhan Omar
- Jahana Hayes
- James Clyburn
- James Himes
- James McGovern
- Janelle Bynum
- Janice Schakowsky
- Jasmine Crockett
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