Declaring unconditional war on racism and invidious discrimination and providing for the establishment of a Cabinet-level Department of Reconciliation charged with eliminating racism and invidious discrimination.
Summary
This resolution condemns racism and invidious discrimination as evil and antithetical to the U.S. Constitution and declares unconditional war on racism and invidious discrimination in America. (Invidious discrimination generally refers to discrimination based on a classification that is arbitrary or irrational and not related to a legitimate purpose.) The resolution also expresses the intention of the House of Representatives to pass legislation establishing a Cabinet-level Department of Reconciliation. The department shall be charged with developing and coordinating the implementation of a comprehensive national strategy to eliminate racism and invidious discrimination.
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Introduction
Aug 2023
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Introduced Aug 18, 2023
Last action Aug 18, 2023
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Aug 18, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Aug 18, 2023
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Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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State
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P
Al Green
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
Co
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
Gwen Moore
DDemocratic
Co
Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Jamaal Bowman
DDemocratic
Co
Janice D. Schakowsky
DDemocratic
Co
Joyce Beatty
DDemocratic
Co
Judy Chu
DDemocratic
Co
Rashida Tlaib
DDemocratic
Co
Sara Jacobs
DDemocratic
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