Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act
Latest action · Feb 12, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 3, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Authorizes appropriations.
Cosponsors 37
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 3, 2001 to Oct 9, 2002; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jan 3, 2001 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Jan 3, 2001 |
| D-FL | Carrie P. Meek | Original | Jan 3, 2001 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | Jan 3, 2001 |
| D-AL | Earl F. Hilliard | Original | Jan 3, 2001 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Jan 3, 2001 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Jan 3, 2001 |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Original | Jan 3, 2001 |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Original | Jan 3, 2001 |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Mar 8, 2001 | |
| D-IN | Julia Carson | Mar 8, 2001 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Mar 8, 2001 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Mar 8, 2001 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Mar 13, 2001 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Mar 13, 2001 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Mar 13, 2001 | |
| D-GA | Cynthia A. McKinney | Mar 15, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Ellen O. Tauscher | Mar 15, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Mar 27, 2001 | |
| D-MO | Karen McCarthy | Mar 28, 2001 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Apr 4, 2001 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | May 16, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Calvin M. Dooley | Jun 5, 2001 | |
| D-MI | David E. Bonior | Jun 5, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jun 5, 2001 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Dec 12, 2001 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Dec 12, 2001 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Apr 11, 2002 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Apr 23, 2002 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Apr 23, 2002 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 23, 2002 | |
| D-MI | Lynn N. Rivers | Jun 5, 2002 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 12, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jun 19, 2002 | |
| D-CT | James H. Maloney | Oct 9, 2002 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 3, 2001 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Feb 12, 2001 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 12, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
- Jan 3, 2001Introduced in House
- Jan 3, 2001Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5447 | Barbara Lee D-CA | Sep 6, 2001 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1569 | John Conyers, Jr. D-MI | Apr 25, 2001 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 107-44 | MISLEADING MAILINGS TARGETED TO SENIORS201 pages | Ways and Means Committee | Jul 26, 2001 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865 and to establish a commission to examine the institution of slavery, subsequently de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against African-Americans, and the impact of these forces on living African-Americans, to make recommendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2001Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
