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Democratic Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is the lead sponsor of H.R. 40, a bill that would establish a commission to study reparations for slavery.

House Lawmakers Advance Historic Bill To Form Reparations Commission

By: Juana Summers | NPR
Posted on: Thursday, April 15, 2021

The legislation would create a commission that would study the effects of slavery and racial discrimination, hold hearings and recommend “appropriate remedies” to Congress.