HOUSE 40117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.

Last Action: 10/19/2021

Actions

2021-04-14Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 17.
2021-04-13Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2021-04-13Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Discharged.
2021-03-01Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
2021-01-04Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2021-01-04Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2)
2021-01-04Introduced in House
2021-01-04Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2021-01-04 (00)

Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act

This bill establishes the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans. The commission shall examine slavery and discrimination in the colonies and the United States from 1619 to the present and recommend appropriate remedies.

The commission shall identify (1) the role of the federal and state governments in supporting the institution of slavery, (2) forms of discrimination in the public and private sectors against freed slaves and their descendants, and (3) lingering negative effects of slavery on living African Americans and society.

Cosponsors (20)

Stacey Plaskett (D-VI)
BOBBY RUSH (D-IL)
Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
Kathy Castor (D-FL)
BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
Ro Khanna (D-CA)
Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
Jerry McNerney (D-CA)
Donald Norcross (D-NJ)
C. A. Ruppersberger (D-MD)
ANNA ESHOO (D-CA)
JAMES COOPER (D-TN)
Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
Grace Meng (D-NY)
Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
Peter Welch (D-VT)
Lori Trahan (D-MA)
Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)

Subjects

Advisory bodies
Civics education
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Government liability
Government studies and investigations
Human rights
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local government operations
U.S. history
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

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