H.Res. 414 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Recognizing that the United States has a moral and legal obligation to provide reparations for the crime of enslavement of Africans and its lasting harm on the lives of millions of Black people in the United States.
Cosponsors: 13 (13 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-11
Introduced: 2025-05-15
Latest action (2025-05-15): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
What H.Res. 414 does, in plain terms
This resolution recognizes the responsibility of the federal government to provide reparations and encourages the passage and implementation of the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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