HRES817-118

In Committee

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the African Americans who duly won election to the House during the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era but were wrongly denied the right to take their seats should be recognized as former Members of the House.

118th Congress Introduced Oct 26, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the African Americans who duly won election to the House during the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era but were wrongly denied the right to take their seats should be recognized as former Members of the House., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers. The main policy domain is Energy.

Who Benefits and How

energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HBFD466D3FCB94DF5A38F4280C45BFB02: That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that— James Lewis, John Willis Menard, Pinckney B.S. Pinchback, and Josiah Thomas Walls duly won election...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the African Americans who duly won election to the House during the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era but were wrongly denied the right to take their seats should be recognized as former Members of the House., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.

Key Policy Areas

Energy

Primary Purpose

This bill, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the African Americans who duly won election to the House during the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era but were wrongly denied the right to take their seats should be recognized as former Members of the House., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers.

Policy Domains

Energy

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • energy producers, utilities, and energy consumers
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Oct 26, 2023

Mr. Carter of Louisiana (for himself, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Frost, …

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Energy
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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