H.Res. 414: 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.

119th Congress · introduced 2025-05-15 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Official title

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.

Plain summary

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.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

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.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] · 13 cosponsors

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Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Al Green (D-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] reported raising $1.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Obligation: A binding promise by a government agency to pay money, for example by signing a contract or awarding a grant. Spending data such as USAspending.gov counts money when it is obligated, which can be before it is actually paid out.
Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hres414.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hres>

Record fed-us-cong119-hres414 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills