Restoring the promise of freedom: honoring, preserving, and investing in Freedmen's Settlements.
The summary
What this bill does
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.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - CA District 37 · D-CA
15 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - MI District 12 · D-MI
U.S. Representative - IL District 1 · D-IL
U.S. Representative - NY District 14 · D-NY
U.S. Representative - OH District 3 · D-OH
U.S. Representative - MA District 7 · D-MA
U.S. Representative - WI District 4 · D-WI
U.S. Representative - NJ District 10 · D-NJ
U.S. Representative - NJ District 12 · D-NJ
U.S. Representative - GA District 4 · D-GA
U.S. Representative - IL District 3 · D-IL
U.S. Representative - IL District 2 · D-IL
U.S. Representative - OH District 11 · D-OH
+ 3 more cosponsors
Roll-call vote
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The vote, by member
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HRES |
| Bill Number | 173 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Policy Area | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | February 27, 2025 |
| Latest Action | February 27, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 15 · House vote — · — views |