Restoring the promise of freedom: honoring, preserving, and investing in Freedmen's Settlements.
119-HRES-173119th CongressIntroduced Feb 27, 2025Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
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Status
Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Other Chamber
Signed
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsor
Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37](D-CA-37)15 cosponsors
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.
Actions (2)
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 27, 2025House floor actions
Submitted in House
Feb 27, 2025Library of Congress