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]

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.

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Title

A concurrent resolution urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.

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History

DateChamberAction
2020-12-03SenateReferred 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.

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