Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill establishes a commission to study reparations for African Americans, provides establishing a commission to study slavery reparations, and provides authorization of appropriations for slavery reparations commission. It relies on appropriations and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Civil_rights.
Who Benefits and How
Federal Government could gain revenue opportunities, US Government could gain revenue opportunities, and Executive branch departments, agencies, and instrumentalities could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.
Key Provisions
- Establishes a commission to study reparations for African Americans.
- Provides establishing a commission to study slavery reparations.
- Provides authorization of appropriations for slavery reparations commission.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill establishes a commission to study reparations for African Americans, provides establishing a commission to study slavery reparations, and provides authorization of appropriations for slavery reparations commission.
Key Policy Areas
Civil_rights
Primary Purpose
The bill establishes a commission to study reparations for African Americans, provides establishing a commission to study slavery reparations, and provides authorization of appropriations for slavery reparations commission.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- Federal Government
- US Government
- Executive branch departments, agencies, and instrumentalities
- African American community and relevant stakeholders
- African American community
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Booker (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Welch, …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Executive branch departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, Federal government, US Government
African American community and relevant stakeholders
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
The Act is titled the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act.
The Commission can hold hearings, request information from government agencies, and invoke the aid of US district courts.
The Commission will have 13 members appointed by the President, Speaker of the House, and civil society organizations.
The Commission will terminate 90 days after submitting its report to Congress.
The Commission can appoint personnel, procure services and supplies, and enter into agreements for research and reports.
$12,000,000 is authorized for the Commission's work.
The Congress acknowledges the history of slavery, its constitutional sanctioning by the US government, and ongoing discrimination against African Americans.
The Commission is tasked with studying the impact of slavery, recommending education and remedies, including compensation for descendants.
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