Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress House Bill HB40

Introduced
1/3/25  

Caption

Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act

Congress_id

119-HR-40

Policy_area

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Introduced_date

2025-01-03

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

US HB40

Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act This bill establishes the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans. The commission must (1) compile documentary evidence of slavery in the United States; (2) study the role of the federal and state governments in supporting the institution of slavery; (3) analyze discriminatory laws and policies against freed African slaves and their descendants; and (4) recommend ways the United States may recognize and remedy the effects of slavery and discrimination on African Americans, including through a formal apology and compensation (i.e., reparations). The commission consists of individuals from civil society and reparations organizations and individuals appointed by the President and congressional leadership; Members of Congress and governmental employees may not serve on the commission. The commission may hold hearings, subpoena witnesses and records, and contract with other entities to conduct its work. The commission must submit its final report within 18 months of its first meeting.

US SB40

Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act This bill establishes the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans. The commission must (1) compile documentary evidence of slavery in the United States; (2) study the role of the federal and state governments in supporting the institution of slavery; (3) analyze discriminatory laws and policies against freed African slaves and their descendants; and (4) recommend ways the United States may recognize and remedy the effects of slavery and discrimination on African Americans, including through a formal apology and compensation (i.e., reparations). The commission consists of individuals from civil society and reparations organizations and individuals appointed by the President and congressional leadership. The commission may hold hearings, subpoena witnesses and records, and contract with other entities to conduct its work. The commission must submit its final report within one year of its first meeting.

US HR414

Recognizing that the United States has a moral and legal obligation to provide reparations for the enslavement of Africans and its lasting harm on the lives of millions of Black people in the United States.

US HB9739

Jobs, On-the-Job Earn-While-You-Learn Training, and Apprenticeships for Young African-Americans Act

US HCR44

Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.

US HB10366

To reauthorize the African Growth and Opportunity Act.

US HB1244

The original legislation awarding a historic Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Africans and their descendants enslaved within our country from August 20, 1619, to December 6, 1865

US HB9987

Commission To Study the Potential of a National Museum of Italian American History and Culture Act

US HB10425

To amend and reauthorize the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and the Older Americans Act of 1965.

US SCR19

A concurrent resolution urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.

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