HR 40119th CongressIntroduced

Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act

Introduced: Nov 1, 2025

Civil Rights & JusticeEconomy & Taxes

Standard Summary

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This legislation establishes a commission to study slavery and systemic discrimination against African Americans from 1619 to present, examining government complicity in historical injustices including Jim Crow and redlining, analyzing ongoing economic and social disparities, and developing comprehensive reparation proposals with recommendations for formal apologies, compensation mechanisms, and racial healing initiatives for congressional action.

Key Points

1The commission will document the Trans-Atlantic slave trade and domestic slavery from 1619-1865 including government-sanctioned brutality and economic exploitation of enslaved Africans.
2It must analyze persistent effects of systemic discrimination such as massive wealth gaps, disproportionate incarceration rates, and health disparities impacting contemporary African American communities.
3Recommendations will address formal national apologies, reparations calculations, eligibility criteria, and policy solutions to reverse historical injuries and promote racial reconciliation.

Impact Areas

African American descendants of enslaved peopleU.S. federal and state government accountability frameworksNational racial justice discourse and educational curricula

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