3.0.0 40 2023-01-11T13:34:28Z 2023-01-11T13:34:28Z House HR 2017-01-03 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2017)]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 H47]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2017-01-12T15:57:22Z Referred to 2017-01-03T17:23:20Z 2018-03-08 11:58:18 ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. Jackson Lee asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 40, a bill originally introduced by former Representative Conyers, for purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2017-01-12 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2017-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 N S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2017-01-03 True G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2017-01-03 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2017-01-03 True H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2017-01-03 True E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2017-01-03 True B001281 Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] Joyce Beatty D OH 3 2017-01-03 True L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2017-01-03 True N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 2017-01-03 True D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2017-01-03 True C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2017-01-03 True G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2017-01-03 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2017-01-03 True C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2017-01-03 True M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 2017-01-03 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2017-01-03 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2017-01-03 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2017-01-03 True B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2017-01-04 False R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2017-01-04 False J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2017-01-04 False B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 2017-02-03 False B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2017-02-16 False R000588 Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] Cedric Richmond D LA L. 2 2017-02-16 False T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2017-03-01 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2017-03-01 False S001185 Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] Terri Sewell D AL A. 7 2017-03-01 False W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2017-03-29 False L000581 Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] Brenda Lawrence D MI L. 14 2017-03-29 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2017-06-07 False J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2017-06-21 False B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] Karen Bass D CA 37 2017-06-29 False K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2017-09-14 False E000296 Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-2] Dwight Evans D PA 2 2018-05-15 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2018-06-26 False J000294 Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] Hakeem Jeffries D NY S. 8 2018-06-26 False Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Advisory bodies Constitution and constitutional amendments Government liability Government studies and investigations Human rights Racial and ethnic relations State and local government operations U.S. history War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 00 2017-01-03 Introduced in House 2017-01-24T22:26:09Z 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 to examine slavery and discrimination in the colonies and the United States from 1619 to the present and recommend appropriate remedies.

]]> Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act Display Title Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act Introduced in House 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr40ih/xml/BILLS-115hr40ih.xml 2018-03-08 ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Ms. Jackson Lee asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 40, a bill originally introduced by former Representative Conyers, for purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. 11:58:18 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.