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.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Agreed to in House
Sponsor Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] Introduced May 15, 2025 Cosponsors 13 (13 D) Latest action May 15, 2025

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. May 15, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. May 15, 2025 Submitted in House

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