SENATE 40117th CongressSubmitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S588; text: CR S578)

A resolution establishing procedures for access to the galleries of the Senate Chamber during impeachment proceedings of Donald John Trump, former President of the United States.

Last Action: 2/8/2021

Actions

2021-01-25Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2021-01-25Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2021-01-25 (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)

Richard Durbin (D-IL)
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
Christopher Coons (D-DE)
Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
Edward Markey (D-MA)
Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Bob Casey (D-PA)
Patty Murray (D-WA)
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Timothy Kaine (D-VA)
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
Ben Cardin (D-MD)
Tina Smith (D-MN)

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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