HRES 173 · Restoring the promise of freedom: honoring, preserving, and investing in Freedmen's Settlements.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced
- Feb 27, 2025
- Latest action
- Feb 27, 2025
- Sponsor
- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove [D-CA-37]
- Policy area
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Cosponsors
- 15
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.
Recent actions
- Feb 27, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Feb 27, 2025 Submitted in House
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.