Proposed
Resolution · 119th Congress · HRES 173
Restoring the promise of freedom: honoring, preserving, and investing in Freedmen's Settlements.
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Introduced 2025-02-27Topic: civil rightsSummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceThis resolution recognizes, and expresses support for preserving and investing in, freedmen's settlements. Freedmen's settlements generally were established before and after emancipation by free and formerly enslaved African Americans to create self-sustaining communities away from racial violence and economic discrimination.
Sponsors
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove Democrat sponsor
- 15 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-27 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | refer |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | refer |
| 2025-02-27 | Submitted in House | introduce | |
| 2025-02-27 | Submitted in House | report | |
| 2025-02-27 | Submitted in House | introduce |