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 118_cong_bills legislative 2023-01-12 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 2023-01-09 monographic deposited born digital 19 p. Y 1.6: Y 1.4/6: P0b002ee1bb234d85 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-118hr40ih H.R. 40 021-610-00252-9 000501532 000325573 Congressional bills House bills f:h40_ih.txt https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-118hr40ih https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr40ih/html/BILLS-118hr40ih.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr40ih/pdf/BILLS-118hr40ih.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr40ih/xml/BILLS-118hr40ih.xml fdlp DGPO 2023-01-12 2023-01-12 BILLS-118hr40ih machine generated eng Sheila Jackson Lee United States House of Representatives sponsor spn United States Congress Member Robin L. Kelly United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Ayanna Pressley United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Kweisi Mfume United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Janice D. Schakowsky United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Stacey E. Plaskett United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Danny K. Davis United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Derek Kilmer United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Frederica S. Wilson United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member John Garamendi United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Alma S. Adams United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Ritchie Torres United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Andre Carson United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Eleanor Holmes Norton United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Sara Jacobs United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Barbara Lee United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Troy Carter 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 Jim Costa United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Terri A. Sewell United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Judy Chu United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Debbie Dingell United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member James P. McGovern United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Mark Pocan United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Dean Phillips United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Joyce Beatty United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Earl Blumenauer United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Ted Lieu United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Jamaal Bowman United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Gwen Moore United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Henry Cuellar United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Bonnie Watson Coleman United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Lloyd Doggett United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Brendan F. Boyle United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member William R. Keating United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Adriano Espaillat United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Cori Bush United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Suzanne Bonamici United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Shri Thanedar United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Joe Neguse United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Nikema Williams United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Ed Case United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Rashida Tlaib United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Jasmine Crockett United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Mike Quigley United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Dina Titus United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Jill N. Tokuda United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Joaquin Castro United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Jonathan L. Jackson United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Sydney Kamlager-Dove United States House of Representatives cosponsor United States Congress Member Steven Horsford 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 2 Section 192 Title 2 Section 194 2 U.S.C. 192 2 U.S.C. 194 United States Code Title 5 Section 3109 Title 5 Section 5315 Title 5 Section 5316 Title 5 Section 5703(b) 5 U.S.C. 3109 5 U.S.C. 5315 5 U.S.C. 5316 5 U.S.C. 5703(b) United States Statutes at Large Volume 58 Page 284 58 Stat. 284 hr BILLS-118hr40ih 118 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, 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 Committee on the Judiciary Judiciary Ms. Jackson Lee Sheila Jackson Lee Jackson Lee, Sheila Ms. Kelly of Illinois Robin L. Kelly Kelly, Robin L. Ms. Robin Kelly Ms. Pressley Ayanna Pressley Pressley, Ayanna Mr. Mfume Kweisi Mfume Mfume, Kweisi Ms. Schakowsky Janice D. Schakowsky Schakowsky, Janice D. Janice Schakowsky Ms. Plaskett Stacey E. Plaskett Plaskett, Stacey E. Ms. Stacey Plaskett Mr. Davis of Illinois Danny K. Davis Davis, Danny K. Danny Davis Mr. Kilmer Derek Kilmer Kilmer, Derek Ms. Wilson of Florida Frederica S. Wilson Wilson, Frederica S. Frederica Wilson Mr. Garamendi John Garamendi Garamendi, John Ms. Adams Alma S. Adams Adams, Alma S. Ms. Alma Adams Mr. Torres of New York Ritchie Torres Torres, Ritchie Mr. Carson Andre Carson Carson, Andre Ms. Norton Eleanor Holmes Norton Norton, Eleanor Holmes Eleanor Norton Ms. Jacobs Sara Jacobs Jacobs, Sara Ms. Lee of California Barbara Lee Lee, Barbara Mr. Carter of Louisiana Troy Carter Carter, Troy Mr. Johnson of Georgia Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. Mr. Henry C. "Hank" Johnson Mr. Costa Jim Costa Costa, Jim Ms. Sewell Terri A. Sewell Sewell, Terri A. Ms. Terri Sewell Ms. Chu Judy Chu Chu, Judy Mrs. Dingell Debbie Dingell Dingell, Debbie Mr. McGovern James P. McGovern McGovern, James P. James Mcgovern Mr. Pocan Mark Pocan Pocan, Mark Mr. Phillips Dean Phillips Phillips, Dean Mrs. Beatty Joyce Beatty Beatty, Joyce Mr. Blumenauer Earl Blumenauer Blumenauer, Earl Mr. Lieu Ted Lieu Lieu, Ted Mr. Bowman Jamaal Bowman Bowman, Jamaal Ms. Moore of Wisconsin Gwen Moore Moore, Gwen Mr. Cuellar Henry Cuellar Cuellar, Henry Mrs. Watson Coleman Bonnie Watson Coleman Watson Coleman, Bonnie Mr. Doggett Lloyd Doggett Doggett, Lloyd Mr. Ruppersberger C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch Mr. C. A. Ruppersberger Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania Brendan F. Boyle Boyle, Brendan F. Mr. Brendan Boyle Mr. Keating William R. Keating Keating, William R. Mr. William Keating Mr. Espaillat Adriano Espaillat Espaillat, Adriano Ms. Bush Cori Bush Bush, Cori Ms. Bonamici Suzanne Bonamici Bonamici, Suzanne Mr. Thanedar Shri Thanedar Thanedar, Shri Mr. Neguse Joe Neguse Neguse, Joe Ms. Williams of Georgia Nikema Williams Williams, Nikema Mr. Case Ed Case Case, Ed Ms. Tlaib Rashida Tlaib Tlaib, Rashida Ms. Crockett Jasmine Crockett Crockett, Jasmine Mr. Quigley Mike Quigley Quigley, Mike Ms. Titus Dina Titus Titus, Dina Ms. Tokuda Jill N. Tokuda Tokuda, Jill N. Jill Tokuda Mr. Bishop of Georgia Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. Sanford Bishop Mr. Castro of Texas Joaquin Castro Castro, Joaquin Mr. Jackson of Illinois Jonathan L. Jackson Jackson, Jonathan L. Jonathan Jackson Ms. Kamlager-Dove Sydney Kamlager-Dove Kamlager-Dove, Sydney Mr. Horsford Steven Horsford Horsford, Steven false false