3.0.0 40 2022-11-15T16:33:10Z 2022-11-15T16:33:10Z House H HR 2013-01-03 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CONYERS:H.R. 40.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Pursuant to Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment to theUnited States Constitution, Congress shall have the power toenact appropriate laws protecting the civil rights of allAmericans.[Page H34]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2013-01-25T19:29:05Z Referred to 2013-01-03T16:10:05Z 2013-01-25 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice. Committee 2013-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2013-01-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E10-11) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2013-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 N L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2013-12-19 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2014-07-10 False Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Advisory bodies Government liability Racial and ethnic relations U.S. history Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 00 2013-01-03 Introduced in House 2013-01-31T14:14:50Z Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act - Establishes the Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans to examine slavery and discrimination in the colonies and the United States from 1619 to the present and recommend appropriate remedies.]]> Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act Display Title Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act Short Titles as Introduced Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act Official Title as Introduced To acknowledge 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 examine the institution of slavery, subsequently 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. Introduced in House 2013-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr40ih/xml/BILLS-113hr40ih.xml 2013-01-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.