House set to vote for slavery reparations commission

Published April 12, 2021 4:17pm ET



A House committee this week will take an unprecedented vote to create a commission to study providing federal reparations to the descendants of black slaves.

House Democrats say they have the political momentum to advance H.R. 40, an act to create a commission to study and develop reparation proposals for black people.

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