H.Res. 173 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Restoring the promise of freedom: honoring, preserving, and investing in Freedmen's Settlements.
Cosponsors: 15 (15 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2025-02-27
Latest action (2025-02-27): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
What H.Res. 173 does, in plain terms
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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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