US SCR50 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1)
Status: Introduced on December 3 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-03 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S7219)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 3 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-03 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S7219)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
This concurrent resolution (1) affirms, on the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first slave ship, that the nation owes a debt of remembrance not only to those who lived through the injustices of slavery but also to their descendants; and (2) urges the establishment of a U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation to properly acknowledge, memorialize, and be a catalyst for progress, including toward permanently eliminating persistent racial inequities.
Title
A concurrent resolution urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.
Sponsors
Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] |
Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] |
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2020-12-03 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S7219) |
Same As/Similar To
HCR100 (Related) 2020-06-04 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Civil rights and liberties, minority issues
Commemorative events and holidays
Human rights
Monuments and memorials
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
Commemorative events and holidays
Human rights
Monuments and memorials
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/50/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sconres50/BILLS-116sconres50is.pdf |