HR 40 · in committee · significant
Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act
- civil rights
What this bill does
- Establishes a commission to study slavery, discrimination, and their ongoing effects on African Americans.
- Affects African Americans and involves appointed members from civil society and reparations organizations.
- Commission must deliver final report with recommendations within 18 months of first meeting.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
What specific forms of evidence would the commission need to establish a direct link between historical slavery and discrimination to present-day economic disparities among African Americans?
- 02
How should the commission balance recommendations that could involve direct payments, policy reforms, or community investments when presenting reparation proposals to Congress?
- 03
What mechanisms could ensure the commission's 18-month timeline produces thorough research without rushing through complex historical and economic analysis?
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Sponsor · D-MA-7
Ayanna Pressley
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
100/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-03
Joining the bill

Ed Case
D-HI-1

Alma S. Adams
D-NC-12

Joyce Beatty
D-OH-3

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
D-GA-2

Suzanne Bonamici
D-OR-1

Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
D-VA-8

Nanette Diaz Barragán
D-CA-44

Shontel M. Brown
D-OH-11

Becca Balint
D-VT

Julia Brownley
D-CA-26

James E. Clyburn
D-SC-6

Emanuel Cleaver
D-MO-5
+ 88 more
Legislative timeline
2025-01-03 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-01-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-03 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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