H.R. 40 (IH) - Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act - BILLS-116hr40ih | Content Details

H.R. 40 (IH) - Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act

Action: Ms. Jackson Lee (for herself, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Payne, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rush, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Engel, Mr. Richmond, Ms. Bass, and Mr. Evans) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Short Title: Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act

Full Title: To address the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865 and to establish a commission to study and consider a national apology and proposal for reparations for the institution of slavery, its subsequent de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against African-Americans, and the impact of these forces on living African-Americans, to make recommendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies, and for other purposes.

Cosponsors: Jose E. Serrano (NY); Steve Cohen (TN); Ro Khanna (CA); Gregory W. Meeks (NY); Gwen Moore (WI); Pramila Jayapal (WA); Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (GA); Donald M. Payne, Jr. (NJ); Yvette D. Clarke (NY); Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX); Joyce Beatty (OH); Janice D. Schakowsky (IL); Bennie G. Thompson (MS); Barbara Lee (CA); Al Green (TX); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Bobby L. Rush (IL); Jerrold Nadler (NY); Danny K. Davis (IL); Eliot L. Engel (NY); Cedric L. Richmond (LA); Karen Bass (CA); Dwight Evans (PA)