U.S. Congress - H.R.40 Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act
H.R.40 - Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act
To acknowledge 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 examine the institution of slavery, subsequently 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. view all titles (3)
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- Short: Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act as introduced.
- Official: To acknowledge 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 examine the institution of slavery, subsequently 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. as introduced.
- Official: Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act as introduced.
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Official Summary
1/6/2009--Introduced.Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act - Establishes the Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans to examine slavery and discrimination in the colonies and the United States from 1619 to the present and recommend appropOfficial Summary
1/6/2009--Introduced.Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act - Establishes the Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans to examine slavery and discrimination in the colonies and the United States from 1619 to the present and recommend appropriate remedies....Read the Rest
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H.R.40 Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act
seanpaul
January 10, 2013
I am writing as your constituent in the 6th Congressional district of Louisiana. I am writing as your constituent in the 6th Congressional district of Louisiana. I support H.R.40 - Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
Sincerely,
Sean Ricard -
H.R.40 Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act
jbowman217
January 15, 2012
I am writing as your constituent in the 15th Congressional district of New York. I am writing as your constituent in the 15th Congressional district of New York. I support H.R.40 - Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act, and am tracking it using OpenCongress.org, the free public resource website for government transparency and accountability.
I know the most recent action for this bill is as follows: "Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Right...
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