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H.Res. 173In committee
Restoring the promise of freedom: honoring, preserving, and investing in Freedmen's Settlements.
Introduced: Feb 27, 2025
Latest action date: Feb 27, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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- 119th Congress
- Introduced
- Feb 27, 2025
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Status detail: The most advanced recorded stage is committee consideration.
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What this bill does
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.
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