I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 40 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2023 Ms. Jackson Lee (for herself, Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Ms. Pressley , Mr. Mfume , Ms. Schakowsky , Ms. Plaskett , Mr. Davis of Illinois , Mr. Kilmer , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. Garamendi , Ms. Adams , Mr. Torres of New York , Mr. Carson , Ms. Norton , Ms. Jacobs , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Carter of Louisiana , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Costa , Ms. Sewell , Ms. Chu , Mrs. Dingell , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Phillips , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Lieu , Mr. Bowman , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Mr. Cuellar , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Doggett , Mr. Ruppersberger , Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Keating , Mr. Espaillat , Ms. Bush , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Thanedar , Mr. Neguse , Ms. Williams of Georgia , Mr. Case , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Crockett , Mr. Quigley , Ms. Titus , Ms. Tokuda , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mr. Castro of Texas , Mr. Jackson of Illinois , Ms. Kamlager-Dove , and Mr. Horsford ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To address the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865 and to establish a commission to study and consider a national apology and proposal for reparations for the institution of slavery, its subsequent de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against African Americans, and the impact of these forces on living African Americans, to make recommendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies, and for other purposes.