H.Con.Res. 19 · 117th Congress
Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Barbara Lee
- Introduced
- 2021-02-25
- Latest action
- 2021-04-28 · Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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.