Declaring unconditional war on racism and invidious discrimination and providing for the establishment of a Cabinet-level Department of Reconciliation charged with eliminating racism and invidious discrimination.
Latest action · Jun 4, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedJun 4, 2020
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This resolution condemns racism and invidious discrimination as evil and antithetical to the U.S. Constitution and declares unconditional war on racism and invidious discrimination in America.
The resolution declares that the House of Representatives shall pass legislation establishing a Cabinet-level Department of Reconciliation.
The department shall be charged with ending racism and invidious discrimination, developing and coordinating the implementation of a comprehensive national strategy to eliminate racism and invidious discrimination, with a budget the equivalent of at least 10% of the Defense Department's budget. The department shall be headed by a Secretary of Reconciliation, who shall make semi-annual progress reports to Congress.
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 4, 2020 to Oct 27, 2020; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jun 4, 2020 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Jun 4, 2020 |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Original | Jun 4, 2020 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Jun 4, 2020 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jun 4, 2020 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Jun 4, 2020 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Jun 4, 2020 |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Original | Jun 4, 2020 |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Original | Jun 4, 2020 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jun 4, 2020 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Jun 4, 2020 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Jun 4, 2020 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Jun 8, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jun 8, 2020 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jun 8, 2020 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jun 8, 2020 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Jun 8, 2020 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Jun 8, 2020 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Jun 8, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jun 11, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Jun 15, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Jun 15, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jun 22, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jul 1, 2020 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Jul 1, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Jul 1, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Jul 1, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jul 1, 2020 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Aug 21, 2020 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Sep 30, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Oct 27, 2020 | |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Oct 27, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Oct 27, 2020 |
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 Jun 4, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 4, 2020Introduced in House
- Jun 4, 2020Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Declaring unconditional war on racism and invidious discrimination and providing for the establishment of a Cabinet-level Department of Reconciliation charged with eliminating racism and invidious discrimination.
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.
- Jun 4, 2020Introduced in House
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