Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.
Latest action · May 17, 2023 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 concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedMay 17, 2023
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
This concurrent resolution affirms, more than 400 years after the arrival of the first slave ship, that the United States owes a debt of remembrance to those who lived through slavery or other historical injustices against people of color, as well as to their descendants. It also urges the establishment of a U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.
Cosponsors 130
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 17, 2023 to May 23, 2024; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Original | May 17, 2023 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | May 26, 2023 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | May 26, 2023 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | May 26, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | May 26, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | May 26, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | May 26, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | May 26, 2023 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | May 26, 2023 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 26, 2023 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | May 26, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | May 26, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | May 26, 2023 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | May 26, 2023 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 26, 2023 |
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 May 17, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 17, 2023Introduced in House
- May 17, 2023Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E125 | Barbara Lee D-CA | Feb 7, 2024 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCONRES 19 | A concurrent resolution urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation. | Identical bill | Jul 27, 2023 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.
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.
- May 17, 2023Introduced in House
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