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HOUSE 1055115th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Commission to Study Family Reconstruction Proposals for African-Americans Unjustly Impacted by the "War on Drugs" Act of 2017

Last Action
3/2/2017

Actions

  • 2017-03-02Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  • 2017-03-02Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
  • 2017-02-14Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • 2017-02-14Introduced in House
  • 2017-02-14Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2017-02-14 (00)

Commission to Study Family Reconstruction Proposals for African-Americans Unjustly Impacted by the "War on Drugs" Act of 2017

This bill establishes a commission to examine and report on: the disparate incarceration and the institution of forced prison labor within the African-American community, government and private sector support for and profit from mass incarceration, discriminatory laws and other forms of discrimination in the public and private sectors, and the lingering negative effects of mass incarceration.

The commission must make recommendations for education and remedies.

Subjects

  • Advisory bodies
  • Correctional facilities and imprisonment
  • Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
  • Criminal procedure and sentencing
  • Drug trafficking and controlled substances
  • Government liability
  • Racial and ethnic relations
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