Law
Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act
Would have established a federal commission to examine slavery, post-emancipation discrimination, and the continuing effects of those systems, and to recommend remedies including apology and compensation.
Year
1989
Impact
Blocked
Status
Blocked
Party
Democratic Party
Era
Contemporary Era
Impact Context
John Conyers's original 1989 bill put federal reparations study on the congressional agenda but failed to become law, beginning a long cycle of repeated introduction without enactment.
What This Policy Did
John Conyers's original 1989 bill put federal reparations study on the congressional agenda but failed to become law, beginning a long cycle of repeated introduction without enactment.
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Sources
Congress.gov • Government • Nov 20, 1989
Official bill page and CRS summary for John Conyers's original 1989 reparations-study bill.