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

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Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-05-15
Introduced
13
Cosponsors
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Summer L. Lee
Summer L. Lee
Democrat · PA · Representative
Votes with party: 95.7% (673 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Climate & Environment$105k

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Cosponsors (13)

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-05-15

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Plain-English Summary

This resolution recognizes the responsibility of the federal government to provide reparations and encourages the passage and implementation of the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

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Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
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