US Congress House Bill 1055 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 14 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Commission to Study Family Reconstruction Proposals for African-Americans Unjustly Impacted by the "War on Drugs" Act of 2017 This bill establishes a commission to examine and report on: the disparate incarceration and the institution of forced prison labor within the African-American community, government and private sector support for and profit from mass incarceration, discriminatory laws and other forms of discrimination in the public and private sectors, and the lingering negative effects of mass incarceration. The commission must make recommendations for education and remedies.

Commission to Study Family Reconstruction Proposals for African-Americans Unjustly Impacted by the "War on Drugs" Act of 2017

Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2017-03-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2017-02-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-02-14	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1055/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1055/BILLS-115hr1055ih.pdf