House Bill 40
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 3, 2019
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Bill
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Bill Number
40
Congress
116
Policy Area
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Primary focus of measure is discrimination on basis of race, ethnicity, age, sex, gender, health or disability; First Amendment rights; due process and equal protection; abortion rights; privacy. Measures concerning abortion rights and procedures may fall under Health policy area.
Sheila Jackson Lee
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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. Among other requirements, 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.
January 3, 2019
06/19/2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
01/03/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
01/03/2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
01/03/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
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