H.R. 40 (IH) - Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act - BILLS-118hr40ih | Content Details

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

Action: Ms. Jackson Lee (for herself, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Adams, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Carson, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Costa, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Chu, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Phillips, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Bowman, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Cuellar, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Keating, Mr. Espaillat, Ms. Bush, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Case, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, and Mr. Horsford) 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: Robin L. Kelly (IL); Ayanna Pressley (MA); Kweisi Mfume (MD); Janice D. Schakowsky (IL); Stacey E. Plaskett (VI); Danny K. Davis (IL); Derek Kilmer (WA); Frederica S. Wilson (FL); John Garamendi (CA); Alma S. Adams (NC); Ritchie Torres (NY); Andre Carson (IN); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Sara Jacobs (CA); Barbara Lee (CA); Troy Carter (LA); Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (GA); Jim Costa (CA); Terri A. Sewell (AL); Judy Chu (CA); Debbie Dingell (MI); James P. McGovern (MA); Mark Pocan (WI); Dean Phillips (MN); Joyce Beatty (OH); Earl Blumenauer (OR); Ted Lieu (CA); Jamaal Bowman (NY); Gwen Moore (WI); Henry Cuellar (TX); Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ); Lloyd Doggett (TX); C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (MD); Brendan F. Boyle (PA); William R. Keating (MA); Adriano Espaillat (NY); Cori Bush (MO); Suzanne Bonamici (OR); Shri Thanedar (MI); Joe Neguse (CO); Nikema Williams (GA); Ed Case (HI); Rashida Tlaib (MI); Jasmine Crockett (TX); Mike Quigley (IL); Dina Titus (NV); Jill N. Tokuda (HI); Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA); Joaquin Castro (TX); Jonathan L. Jackson (IL); Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA); Steven Horsford (NV)

United States Code References: 2 U.S.C. 192 and 194
5 U.S.C. 3109, 5315, 5316 and 5703