S. 40 · 117th Congress · Senate

Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced
Jan 25, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
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Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.

Action Timeline

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  1. JAN 25, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. JAN 25, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees

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Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Jan 25, 2021

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