US HR990 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 68-0)
Status: Introduced on June 4 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-06-04 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

This resolution recognizes racism as a national public health crisis and supports the creation of a truth and reconciliation process to address historic, enduring systemic and structural racism against black people.

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Title

Recognizing racism as a national crisis and the need for a truth and reconciliation process.

Sponsors

Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]
Rep. Al Green [D-TX]Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]
Rep. Michael San Nicolas [D-GU]Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]
Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]
Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. David Scott [D-GA]
Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]Rep. David Price [D-NC]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]
Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]

History

DateChamberAction
2020-06-04HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-06-04HouseReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-06-04HouseIntroduced in House

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