HRES 173 · in committee · major
Restoring the promise of freedom: honoring, preserving, and investing in Freedmen's Settlements.
- civil rights
- housing
- government reform
What this bill does
- This resolution recognizes freedmen's settlements and calls for their preservation and investment.
- African American communities established before and after emancipation are affected.
- The resolution expresses support but does not specify funding or implementation mechanisms.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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What specific preservation and investment strategies would most effectively protect freedmen's settlements from development or disinvestment?
- 02
Which federal agencies or departments should lead the implementation of this resolution, and what resources would they need?
- 03
How should Congress prioritize funding for freedmen's settlements compared to other community preservation efforts?
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Sponsor · D-CA-37
Sydney Kamlager-Dove
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
15/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-27
Joining the bill

Bonnie Watson Coleman
D-NJ-12 · original

Jonathan L. Jackson
D-IL-1 · original

Gwen Moore
D-WI-4 · original

LaMonica McIver
D-NJ-10 · original

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
D-NY-14 · original

Ayanna Pressley
D-MA-7 · original

Rashida Tlaib
D-MI-12 · original

Joyce Beatty
D-OH-3 · original

Frederica S. Wilson
D-FL-24

Robin L. Kelly
D-IL-2

Delia C. Ramirez
D-IL-3

Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
D-GA-4
+ 3 more
Legislative timeline
2025-02-27 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-02-27 · Committee
Submitted in House
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