Preamble. To address the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 A...

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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. — Sponsor:

Ms. Jackson Lee — Cosponsors: Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Rush, Mr. Espaillat, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Norton, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Khanna, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Meng, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Welch, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mrs. Dingell, Ms.

Adams, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Crow, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Nadler, Mr. McGovern, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Jones, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Keating, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Evans, Ms. Speier, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Strickland, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Payne, Mr. Morelle, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Bera, Mr. Takano, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms.

Schakowsky, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Titus, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Carson, Ms. Fudge, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Brown, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Neal, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Costa, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Soto, Ms. Dean, Mrs. Hayes, Mr.

Casten, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Veasey, Miss Rice of New York, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Omar, Ms. Bass, Mr. Peters, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Bowman, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Chu, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Foster, Ms. Bush — Actions: January 4, 2021 — Ms. Jackson Lee (for herself, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Rush, Mr. Espaillat, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Norton, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms.

Lee of California, Mr. Khanna, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Norcross, Mr. Ruppersberger, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Meng, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Welch, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Green of Texas, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Adams, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Crow, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Nadler, Mr.

McGovern, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Jones, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Keating, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Evans, Ms. Speier, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Strickland, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Payne, Mr. Morelle, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Bera, Mr. Takano, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Titus, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Carson, Ms. Fudge, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Barragán, Mr.

Quigley, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Brown, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Neal, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Costa, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Soto, Ms. Dean, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Casten, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Veasey, Miss Rice of New York, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kaptur, Ms.

Omar, Ms. Bass, Mr. Peters, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Bowman, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Chu, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Foster, and Ms. Bush) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary