Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act

3.0.0 40 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z Senate S S 2023-01-24 118 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-01-24T20:02:06Z Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act 118 40 HR 2023-01-09 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2023-01-24 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2023-01-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2023-01-24 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2023-01-24 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2023-01-24 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2023-01-24 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2023-01-24 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2023-01-24 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2023-01-24 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2023-01-24 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2023-01-24 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2023-01-24 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2023-01-24 True P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA 2023-01-24 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2023-01-24 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2023-01-24 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2023-01-24 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2023-01-24 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2023-01-24 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2023-01-24 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2023-01-24 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2023-01-24 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2023-01-24 True W000790 Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] Raphael Warnock D GA 2023-02-01 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2023-02-02 False W000800 Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] Peter Welch D VT 2023-02-07 False Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Advisory bodies 2023-06-02T18:30:24Z Civics education 2023-06-02T18:30:24Z Constitution and constitutional amendments 2023-06-02T18:30:24Z Government liability 2023-06-02T18:30:24Z Government studies and investigations 2023-06-02T18:30:24Z Human rights 2023-06-02T18:30:24Z Racial and ethnic relations 2023-06-02T18:30:24Z State and local government operations 2023-06-02T18:30:24Z U.S. history 2023-06-02T18:30:24Z War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity 2023-06-02T18:30:24Z Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 2023-02-14T15:00:35Z

00 2023-01-24 Introduced in Senate 2023-05-26T12:14:45Z 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 must (1) compile documentary evidence of slavery in the United States; (2) study the role of the federal and state governments in supporting the institution of slavery; (3) analyze discriminatory laws and policies against freed African slaves and their descendants; and (4) recommend ways the United States may recognize and remedy the effects of slavery and discrimination on African Americans, including through a formal apology and compensation (i.e., reparations). The commission consists of individuals from civil society and reparations organizations and individuals appointed by the President and congressional leadership. The commission may hold hearings, subpoena witnesses and records, and contract with other entities to conduct its work. The commission must submit its final report within one year of its first meeting.

Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act Display Title 45 Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act 2024-07-24T15:24:05Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act 2024-05-24T13:42:58Z Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced 6 A bill 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. 2023-02-01T02:28:55Z Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118s40is/xml/BILLS-118s40is.xml 2023-01-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.