Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act
Official title: A bill to address the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865 and to establish a commission to study and consider a national apology and proposal for reparations for the institution of slavery, its subsequent de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against African Americans, and the impact of these forces on living African Americans, to make recommendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies, and for other purposes.
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- IntroducedJan 9, 2025
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Latest action: Jan 9, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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
20 cosponsors — 19 Democrats, 1 independent
0 of 20 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Timothy Kaine (D-VA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Edward Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Tina Smith (D-MN), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Cory Booker.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.