H.R. 1055 · 115th Congress
Commission to Study Family Reconstruction Proposals for African-Americans Unjustly Impacted by the "War on Drugs" Act of 2017
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Bobby Rush
- Introduced
- 2017-02-14
- Latest action
- 2017-03-02 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Summary
Commission to Study Family Reconstruction Proposals for African-Americans Unjustly Impacted by the "War on Drugs" Act of 2017
This bill establishes a commission to examine and report on: the disparate incarceration and the institution of forced prison labor within the African-American community, government and private sector support for and profit from mass incarceration, discriminatory laws and other forms of discrimination in the public and private sectors, and the lingering negative effects of mass incarceration.
The commission must make recommendations for education and remedies.