S.Con.Res. 50 · 116th Congress

A concurrent resolution urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2020-12-03
Latest action
2020-12-03 · Introduced in Senate

Summary

This concurrent resolution (1) affirms, on the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first slave ship, that the nation owes a debt of remembrance not only to those who lived through the injustices of slavery but also to their descendants; and (2) urges the establishment of a U.S. Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation to properly acknowledge, memorialize, and be a catalyst for progress, including toward permanently eliminating persistent racial inequities.