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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act

H.R. 40Introduced Jan 7, 1997Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Sponsor: Rep. John Conyers D-MI
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 29, 1997 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1548)

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

32 cosponsors — 32 Democrats

0 of 32 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Julia Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Earl Hilliard (D-AL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), William Jefferson (D-LA), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Carrie Meek (D-FL), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Major Owens (D-NY), Ed Pastor (D-AZ), Glenn Poshard (D-IL), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Bobby Rush (D-IL), Jose Serrano (D-NY), Louis Stokes (D-OH), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Maxine Waters (D-CA) and 2 more.

More from the sponsor

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Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.