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.

United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Congress House of Representatives author aut Government Organization text government publication eng BILLS 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.;Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act;H.R. 40 (IH) Bills and Statutes 116_cong_bills legislative 2019-01-08 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. Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act H.R. 40 (IH) U.S. Government Publishing Office 2019-01-03 monographic deposited born digital 14 p. Y 1.6: Y 1.4/6: P0b002ee19e6b7949 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-116hr40ih H.R. 40 021-610-00252-9 000501532 000325573 Congressional bills House bills f:h40_ih.txt https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-116hr40ih https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr40ih/html/BILLS-116hr40ih.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr40ih/pdf/BILLS-116hr40ih.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr40ih/xml/BILLS-116hr40ih.xml fdlp DGPO 2019-01-08 2023-01-02 BILLS-116hr40ih machine generated eng Sheila Jackson Lee United States House of Representatives sponsor spn United States Congress Member Jose E. Serrano United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Steve Cohen United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Ro Khanna United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Gregory W. Meeks United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Gwen Moore United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Pramila Jayapal United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Donald M. Payne, Jr. United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Yvette D. Clarke United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Eddie Bernice Johnson United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Joyce Beatty United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Janice D. Schakowsky United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Bennie G. Thompson United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Barbara Lee United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Al Green United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Eleanor Holmes Norton United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Bobby L. Rush United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Jerrold Nadler United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Danny K. Davis United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Eliot L. Engel United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Cedric L. Richmond United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Karen Bass United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Dwight Evans United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member United States Congress House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary associated name asn United States Code Title 5 Section 3109(b) Title 5 Section 5311(b) Title 5 Section 5332 Title 5 Chapter 57 5 U.S.C. 3109(b) 5 U.S.C. 5311(b) 5 U.S.C. 5332 5 U.S.C. Chapter 57 hr BILLS-116hr40ih 116 1 HOUSE HOUSE 40 ih ih Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act 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. 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 Committee on the Judiciary Judiciary Ms. Jackson Lee Sheila Jackson Lee Jackson Lee, Sheila Mr. Serrano Jose E. Serrano Serrano, Jose E. Jose Serrano Mr. Cohen Steve Cohen Cohen, Steve Mr. Khanna Ro Khanna Khanna, Ro Mr. Meeks Gregory W. Meeks Meeks, Gregory W. Gregory Meeks Ms. Moore Gwen Moore Moore, Gwen Ms. Jayapal Pramila Jayapal Jayapal, Pramila Mr. Johnson of Georgia Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. Mr. Henry C. "Hank" Johnson Mr. Payne Donald M. Payne, Jr. Payne, Donald M., Jr. Mr. Donald Payne Ms. Clarke of New York Yvette D. Clarke Clarke, Yvette D. Ms. Yvette Clarke Ms. Johnson of Texas Eddie Bernice Johnson Johnson, Eddie Bernice Eddie Johnson Mrs. Beatty Joyce Beatty Beatty, Joyce Ms. Schakowsky Janice D. Schakowsky Schakowsky, Janice D. Janice Schakowsky Mr. Thompson of Mississippi Bennie G. Thompson Thompson, Bennie G. Bennie Thompson Ms. Lee of California Barbara Lee Lee, Barbara Mr. Green of Texas Al Green Green, Al Ms. Norton Eleanor Holmes Norton Norton, Eleanor Holmes Eleanor Norton Mr. Rush Bobby L. Rush Rush, Bobby L. Bobby Rush Mr. Nadler Jerrold Nadler Nadler, Jerrold Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois Danny K. Davis Davis, Danny K. Danny Davis Mr. Engel Eliot L. Engel Engel, Eliot L. Eliot Engel Mr. Richmond Cedric L. Richmond Richmond, Cedric L. Mr. Cedric Richmond Ms. Bass Karen Bass Bass, Karen Mr. Evans Dwight Evans Evans, Dwight false false