A bill to address the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865 and to establish a commission to study and consider a national apology and proposal for reparations for the institution of slavery, its subsequent de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against African-Americans, and the impact of these forces on living African-Americans, to make recommendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced on April 9, 2019, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
20 Cosponsors (19 Democrats, 1 Independent)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Booker Urges Support for Reparations Legislation During House Judiciary Hearing”
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Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]
(Sponsor)
on Jun 19, 2019
“Senators Hirono, Booker Introduce First-Ever Reparations Bill in U.S. Senate”
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Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jun 17, 2019
“Van Hollen Cosponsors Reparations Bill”
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jun 14, 2019
History
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Apr 9, 2019
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Introduced
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S. 1083 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1083. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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