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HB40Introduced in the House

Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act

IntroducedHouse Judiciary

Introduced by Ayanna Pressley, District MA-7

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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.

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

January 3, 2025

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  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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