Bills · 119th Congress · S. 40

Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act

IntroducedConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Cory A. Booker DDemocrat, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

20 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Richard J. Durbin DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Richard Blumenthal DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Peter Welch DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Andy Kim DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Tammy Duckworth DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Elizabeth Warren DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Alex Padilla DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Chris Van Hollen DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Adam B. Schiff DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Raphael G. Warnock DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Edward J. Markey DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Bernard Sanders IIndependentOriginal cosponsor
Mazie K. Hirono DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Tina Smith DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Patty Murray DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Sheldon Whitehouse DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Jeff Merkley DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Christopher A. Coons DDemocrat
Tim Kaine DDemocrat
Angela D. Alsobrooks DDemocrat

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Actions

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. Introduced in Senate

Committees

  • Judiciary Committee (Senate)Referred To, January 9, 2025; Referred To, January 9, 2025

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