118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 40 — Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act

“A bill 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.”

Civil rights and liberties, minority issues

Introduced Jan 24, 2023

Last action Jan 24, 2023

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Jan 24, 2023

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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill establishes the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans. The commission must (1) compile documentary evidence of slavery in the United States; (2) study the role of the federal and state governments in supporting the institution of slavery; (3) analyze discriminatory laws and policies against freed African slaves and their descendants; and (4) recommend ways the United States may recognize and remedy the effects of slavery and discrimination on African Americans, including through a formal apology and compensation (i.e., reparations). The commission consists of individuals from civil society and reparations organizations and individuals appointe...

Provisions · 8 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Jan 24, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Jan 24, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.