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 Senate 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;S. 40 (IS) Bills and Statutes 119_cong_bills legislative 2025-02-06 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 S. 40 (IS) U.S. Government Publishing Office 2025-01-09 monographic deposited born digital 15 p. Y 1.6: Y 1.4/1: P0b002ee1cfbf925c https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119s40is S. 40 021-610-00252-9 000501532 000325576 Congressional bills Senate bills f:s40_is.txt https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119s40is https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s40is/html/BILLS-119s40is.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s40is/pdf/BILLS-119s40is.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s40is/xml/BILLS-119s40is.xml fdlp DGPO 2025-02-06 2026-07-11 BILLS-119s40is machine generated eng Cory A. Booker United States Senate sponsor spn United States Congress Member Richard J. Durbin United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member Richard Blumenthal United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member Peter Welch United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member Andy Kim United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member Tammy Duckworth United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member Elizabeth Warren United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member Alex Padilla United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member Chris Van Hollen United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member Adam B. Schiff United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member Raphael G. Warnock United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member Edward J. Markey United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member Bernard Sanders United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member Mazie K. Hirono United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member Tina Smith United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member Patty Murray United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member Sheldon Whitehouse United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member Jeff Merkley United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member United States Congress Senate Committee on the Judiciary associated name asn United States Code Title 5 Section 3109(b) Title 5 Section 5315 Title 5 Chapter 57 5 U.S.C. 3109(b) 5 U.S.C. 5315 5 U.S.C. Chapter 57 s BILLS-119s40is 119 1 SENATE SENATE 40 is is 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. Mr. Booker (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Welch, Mr. Kim, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Warren, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Markey, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Smith, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Merkley) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary Committee on the Judiciary Judiciary Mr. Booker Cory A. Booker Booker, Cory A. Cory Booker Mr. Durbin Richard J. Durbin Durbin, Richard J. Richard Durbin Mr. Blumenthal Richard Blumenthal Blumenthal, Richard Mr. Welch Peter Welch Welch, Peter Mr. Kim Andy Kim Kim, Andy Ms. Duckworth Tammy Duckworth Duckworth, Tammy Ms. Warren Elizabeth Warren Warren, Elizabeth Elizabeth A. Warren Mr. Padilla Alex Padilla Padilla, Alex Mr. Van Hollen Chris Van Hollen Van Hollen, Chris Mr. Schiff Adam B. Schiff Schiff, Adam B. Adam Schiff Mr. Warnock Raphael G. Warnock Warnock, Raphael G. Raphael Warnock Mr. Markey Edward J. Markey Markey, Edward J. Edward Markey Mr. Sanders Bernard Sanders Sanders, Bernard Bernie Sanders Ms. Hirono Mazie K. Hirono Hirono, Mazie K. Mazie Hirono Ms. Smith Tina Smith Smith, Tina Mrs. Murray Patty Murray Murray, Patty Mr. Whitehouse Sheldon Whitehouse Whitehouse, Sheldon Mr. Merkley Jeff Merkley Merkley, Jeff false false