H.Res. 173 Introduced Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Restoring the promise of freedom: honoring, preserving, and investing in Freedmen's Settlements.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Agreed to in House
Sponsor Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] Introduced February 27, 2025 Cosponsors 15 (15 D) Latest action February 27, 2025

Summary

This 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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Feb 27, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. Feb 27, 2025 Submitted in House

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