A concurrent resolution urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.

This concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 14) in the 119th Congress urges Congress to establish a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation. It frames the call as a response to a long history of slavery and racial discrimination in the United States, arguing that formal national truth-telling, healing, and transformation are essential to reducing persistent racial inequities in areas like education, health, housing, wealth, voting, and the justice system. The resolution notes that similar truth-and-reconciliation efforts have occurred in other countries and that there is already Congressional activity toward reparations studies (H.R. 40 and S. 40), stating that the proposed truth commission would complement rather than replace those efforts. It is a non-binding statement of Congress’s support for creating such a commission, not a bill that itself creates a new agency or funds one. In short, the resolution calls for the federal government to establish a commission to acknowledge past injustices, promote healing, and drive progress toward eliminating racial inequities, while recognizing the need to address root causes of racism and to coordinate with ongoing reparations discussions.