,,iv #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #ajj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #d1 #bjbj,ms4 ,lee of ,california 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,brown of ,maryland1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,ms4 ,barragn1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,rochester1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,snchez1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,ms4 ,haaland1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,clark of ,massachusetts1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,ms4 ,sewell of ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,mr4 ,sarbanes1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,cox of ,california1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,washington1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,horsford1 ,mr4 ,casten of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,cooper1 ,mrs4 ,lowey1 ,mr4 ,castro of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,ms4 ,davids of ,kansas1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,mr4 ,richmond1 ,mrs4 ,trahan1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,engel1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,serrano1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,ms4 ,escobar1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,ted ,lieu of ,california1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mrs4 ,luria1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,mc,eachin1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,lamb1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mr4 ,levin of ,michigan1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,vargas1 ,mr4 ,price of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,crist1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,keating1 ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,california1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of ,california1 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 ,mr4 ,neal1 ,mr4 ,aguilar1 ,mr4 ,sherman1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 and ,mr4 ,suozzi7 submitted the following concurrent resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,,concurrent ,,resolution ,urging the establishment of a ,united ,states ,commission on ,truth1 ,racial ,healing1 and ,transformation4 ,whereas the first ship carrying enslaved ,africans to what is now known as the ,united ,states of ,america arrived in #afai2 ,whereas this event #djj years ago was significant not only because it ushered in the institution of chattel slavery of ,african ,americans1 but also because it facilitated the systematic oppression of all people of color that has been a devastating and insufficiently understood and acknowledged aspect of our history over these past #djj years1 and that has left a legacy of this oppression that haunts us to this day2 ,whereas the institution of ,american chattel slavery subjugated ,african ,americans for nearly #bej years1 fractured our ,nation1 and made a mockery of its founding principle that all men are created equal2 ,whereas our ,constitution failed to end slavery and oppressions against ,african ,americans and other people of color1 thus embedding in our society the belief in the myth of a hierarchy of human value based on superficial physical characteristics such as skin color and facial features1 and resulting in purposeful and persistent racial and gender inequities in education1 health care1 employment1 ,social ,security and veteran benefits1 land ownership1 financial assistance1 food security1 wages1 voting rights1 and the justice system2 ,whereas these oppressions denied opportunity and mobility to ,african ,americans and other people of color within the ,united ,states1 resulting in stolen labor worth billions of dollars while ultimately forestalling landmark contributions that ,african ,americans and other people of color would make in science1 arts1 commerce1 and public service2 ,whereas ,reconstruction represented a significant but constrained moment of advances for ,black rights as epitomized by the ,freedman's ,bureau1 which negotiated labor contracts for ex-enslaved people but failed to secure them their own land2 ,whereas the brutal overthrow of ,reconstruction failed all ,americans by failing to ensure the safety and security of ,african ,americans and by emboldening ,states and municipalities in both the ,north and ,south to enact numerous laws and policies to stymie the socioeconomic mobility and political voice of freed ,blacks1 thus maintaining their subservience to ,whites2 ,whereas ,reconstruction1 the civil rights movement1 and other efforts to redress the grievances of marginalized people were sabotaged1 both intentionally and unintentionally1 by those in power1 thus rendering the accomplishments of these efforts transitory and unsustainable1 and further embedding the racial hierarchy in our society2 ,whereas examples of government actions directed against populations of color include-- 7#a7 the creation of the ,federal ,housing ,administration1 which adopted specific policies designed to incentivize residential segregation2 7#b7 the enactment of legislation creating the ,social ,security program1 for which most ,african ,americans were purposely rendered ineligible during its first two decades2 7#c7 the ,,gi bill1 which left administration of its programs to the ,states1 thus enabling blatant discrimination against ,african ,american ,g,is2 7#d7 the ,fair ,labor ,standards ,act of #aich1 which allowed labor unions to discriminate based on race2 7#e7 subprime lending aimed purposefully at families of color2 7#f7 disenfranchisement of ,native ,americans1 who1 until #aibd1 were denied citizenship on land they had occupied for millennia2 7#g7 ,federal ,indian ,boarding ,school policy during the #aith and #bjth centuries1 the purpose of which was to civilize ,native children through methods intended to eradicate ,native cultures1 traditions1 and languages2 7#h7 land policies toward ,indian ,tribes1 such as the allotment policy1 which caused the loss of over #ij million acres of ,tribal lands1 two-thirds of which were guaranteed to ,tribes by treaties and other ,federal laws1 and similar unjustified land grabs from ,tribes that occurred regionally throughout the late #ahjjs and into the ,termination ,era in the #aiejs and #aifjs2 7#i7 the involuntary removal of ,mexicans and ,united ,states citizens of ,mexican descent through large-scale discriminatory deportation programs in the #aicjs and #aiejs2 7#aj7 the ,united ,states annexation of ,puerto ,rico1 which made ,puerto ,ricans citizens of the ,united ,states without affording them voting rights2 7#aa7 racial discrimination against ,latino ,americans1 which has forced them to fight continuously for equal access to employment1 housing1 health1 financial services1 and education2 7#ab7 the ,chinese ,exclusion ,act of #ahhb1 which effectively halted immigration from ,china and barred ,chinese immigrants from becoming citizens of the ,united ,states1 and which was the first instance of xenophobic legislation signed into law specifically targeting a specific group of people based on ethnicity2 7#ac7 the treatment of ,japanese ,americans1 despite no evidence of disloyalty1 as suspect and traitorous in the very country they helped to build1 leading most notably to the mass incarceration of ,japanese ,americans beginning in #aidb2 7#ad7 the conspiracy to overthrow the ,kingdom of ,hawaii and annex the land of the ,kingdom of ,hawaii1 without the consent of or compensation to the ,native ,hawaiian people of ,hawaii2 and 7#ae7 the ,united ,states history of colonialism in the ,pacific1 which has resulted in economic1 health1 and educational disparities among other inequities1 for people in ,united ,states territories1 as well as independent nations with which it has treaty obligations2 ,whereas these governmental actions1 among other government policies that have had racially disparate impacts1 have disproportionately barred ,african ,americans and other people of color from building wealth1 thus limiting potential capital and exacerbating the racial wealth gap2 ,whereas research has shown that this persistent wealth gap has had a significant negative impact on other racial disparities1 such as the achievement gap1 school dropout rates1 income gaps1 home ownership rates1 health outcome disparities1 and incarceration rates2 ,whereas ,american civic leaders and foundations have spearheaded critical efforts to advance racial healing1 understanding1 and transformation within the ,united ,states1 recognizing that it is in our collective national interest to urgently address the unhealed1 entrenched divisions that will severely undermine our democracy if they are allowed to continue to exist2 ,whereas many of the most far-reaching victories for racial healing in the ,united ,states have been greatly enhanced by the involvement1 support1 and dedication of individuals from any and all racial groups2 ,whereas at the same time1 much of the progress toward racial healing and racial equity in the ,united ,states has been limited or reversed by our failure to address the root cause of racism1 the belief in the myth of a hierarchy of human value based on superficial physical characteristics such as skin color and facial features2 ,whereas the ,american institution of slavery1 as well as other examples enumerated in this resolution1 represents intentional and blatant violations of every ,american's most basic right to a free and decent life2 ,whereas the consequences of these oppressions have cascaded for centuries1 across generations1 beyond the era of active enslavement1 imperiling for descendants of slaves and other targets of oppression what should have otherwise been every ,american's right to life1 liberty1 and the pursuit of happiness2 ,whereas more than #dj countries have reckoned with historical injustice and its aftermath through forming ,truth and ,reconciliation ,commissions to move toward restorative justice and to return dignity to its citizens2 and ,whereas contemporary social science1 medical science1 and the rapidly expanding use of artificial intelligence and social media reveal the costs and potential threats to our democracy if we continue to allow unhealed1 entrenched divisions to be ignored and exploited3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,congress-- 7#a7 affirms on the #djjth anniversary of the arrival of the first slave ship1 the ,united ,states long-overdue debt of remembrance to not only those who lived through the egregious injustices enumerated above1 but also to their descendants2 and 7#b7 proposes a ,united ,states ,commission on ,truth1 ,racial ,healing1 and ,transformation to properly acknowledge1 memorialize1 and be a catalyst for progress toward jettisoning the belief in a hierarchy of human value1 embracing our common humanity1 and permanently eliminating persistent racial inequities4