,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #f  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate   
,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #be1  
#bjba,mr4 ,book] 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,m>key1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,ms4
 ,w>r51 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,mr4 
,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1    
,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4     
,durb91 & ,mr4 ,padilla7 submitt$ !     
foll[+ concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,concurr5t ,,resolution  ,urg+ !       
e/abli%m5t ( a ,unit$ ,/ates ,commission
 on ,tru?1 ,racial ,heal+1 &            
,trans=mation4  ,:]eas ! fir/ %ip c>ry+ 
enslav$ ,africans to :at is n[ kn[n z ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica arriv$ 9 #afai2 
,:]eas t ev5t #djj ye>s ago 0           
significant n only because x u%]$ 9 !   
in/itution ( *attel slav]y ( ,african   
,am]icans1 b also because x facilitat$ !
 sy/ematic oppression ( all p ( color t 
has be5 a deva/at+ & insuffici5tly      
und]/ood & ackn[l$g$ aspect ( our       
,nation's hi/ory ov] ^? pa/ #djj ye>s1 &

 t has left a legacy ( t oppression t   
haunts our ,nation to ?is day2 ,:]eas ! 
in/itution ( *attel slav]y 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates subjugat$ ,african ,am]icans =   
ne>ly #bej ye>s1 fractur$ our ,nation1 &
 made a mock]y ( its f\nd+ pr9ciple t   
all m5 are creat$ equal2 ,:]eas ! sign+ 
( ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates fail$
 to end slav]y & oppressions aga9/      
,african ,am]icans & o!r p ( color1 ?us 
emb$d+ 9 society ! belief 9 ! my? ( a   
hi]>*y ( human value bas$ on sup]ficial 
physical *>act]i/ics su* z sk9 color &  
facial features1 & result+ 9 purposeful 
& p]si/5t racial inequities 9 education1
 heal? c>e1 employm5t1 ,social ,security
 & vet]an b5efits1 l& own]%ip1 f9ancial 
assi/ance1 food security1 wages1 vot+   
rights1 & ! ju/ice sy/em2 ,:]eas t      
oppression d5i$ opportunity & mobility  
to ,african ,am]icans & o!r p ( color )9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 result+ 9 /ol5 labor  
wor? billions ( doll>s :ile ultimately  
=e/all+ l&m>k contributions t ,african  
,am]icans & o!r p ( color w\ld make 9   

sci5ce1 arts1 comm]ce1 & public s]vice2 
,:]eas ,recon/ruction repres5t$ a       
significant b con/ra9$ mom5t ( advances 
= ,black rights z epitomiz$ by !        
,fre$man's ,bureau1 :i* negotiat$ labor 
contracts = ex-enslav$ p b fail$ to     
secure _! own l& = !m2 ,:]eas ! brutal  
ov]?r[ ( ,recon/ruction fail$ all       
individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates by fail+  
to ensure ! safety & security ( ,african
 ,am]icans & by embold5+ ,/ates &       
municipalities 9 bo? ! ,nor? & ,s\? to  
enact num]\s laws & policies to /ymie ! 
socioeconomic mobility & political voice
 ( fre$ ,blacks1 ?us ma9ta9+ _!         
subs]vi5ce to ,:ites2 ,:]eas            
,recon/ruction1 ! civil rights movem5t1 
& o!r ef=ts to r$ress ! grievances (    
m>g9aliz$ p 7 sabotag$1 bo? int5tionally
 & un9t5tionally1 by ^? 9 p[]1 ?us r5d]+
 ! accompli%m5ts ( ^? ef=ts transitory &
 unsu/a9able1 & fur!r emb$d+ ! racial   
hi]>*y 9 society2 ,:]eas examples (     
gov]nm5t actions direct$ aga9/          
populations ( color 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is    

resolution z discrim9atory gov]nm5t     
actions7 include-- 7#a7 ! creation ( !  
,f$]al ,h\s+ ,adm9i/ration1 :i* adopt$  
specific policies design$ to inc5tivize 
resid5tial segregation2  7#b7 ! enactm5t
 ( legislation creat+ ! ,social         
,security program1 = :i* mo/ ,african   
,am]icans 7 purposely r5d]$ ineligible  
dur+ its fir/ #b decades2  7#c7 !       
,s]vicem5's ,readju/m5t ,act ( #aidd    
7commonly kn[n z ! ,g4,i4 ,bill (       
,rights2 #eh ,/at4 #bhd1 *apt] #bfh71   
:i* left adm9i/ration ( its programs to 
! ,/ates1 ?us enabl+ blatant            
discrim9ation aga9/ ,african-,am]ican   
vet]ans2  7#d7 ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds    
,act ( #aich1 :i* all[$ labor unions to 
discrim9ate bas$ on race2  7#e7 subprime
 l5d+ aim$ purposefully at families (   
color2  7#f7 dis5fran*isem5t ( ,native  
,am]icans1 :o1 until #aibd1 7 d5i$      
citiz5%ip on l& ,native ,am]icans _h    
occupi$ = mill5nia2  7#g7 ,f$]al ,indian
 ,bo>d+ ,s*ool policy dur+ ! #ai? & #bj?
 c5turies1 ! purpose ( :i* 0 to civilize

 ,native *ildr5 ?r\gh me?ods int5d$ to  
eradicate ,native cultures1 traditions1 
& languages2  7#h7 l& policies t[>d     
,indian ,tribes1 su* z ! allotm5t       
policy1 :i* caus$ ! loss ( ov]          
#ij1jjj1jjj acres ( ,tribal l&s1 ev5    
?\gh two-?irds ( t acreage 0 gu>ante$ to
 ,indian ,tribes by treaties & o!r      
,f$]al laws1 & simil> unju/ifi$ l& grabs
 f ,indian ,tribes t occurr$ regionally 
?r\gh\t ! late #ahjjs & into ! t]m9ation
 era 9 ! #aiejs & #aifjs2  7#i7 !       
involunt>y removal ( ,mexicans & ,unit$ 
,/ates citiz5s ( ,mexican desc5t ?r\gh  
l>ge-scale discrim9atory deportation    
programs 9 ! #aicjs & #aiejs2  7#aj7 !  
,unit$ ,/ates annexation ( ,pu]to ,rico1
 :i* made ,pu]to ,ricans citiz5s ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates )\t af=d+ !m vot+ rights2 
7#aa7 racial discrim9ation aga9/ ,lat9o 
,am]icans1 :i* has =c$ ,lat9o ,am]icans 
to fight cont9u\sly = equal access to   
employm5t1 h\s+1 heal? c>e1 f9ancial    
s]vices1 & education2  7#ab7 ! ,act     
entitl$ ,an ,act to execute c]ta9 treaty

 /ipulations relat+ to ,*9ese1 approv$  
,may #f1 #ahib 7commonly kn[n z ! ,*9ese
 ,exclusion ,act2 #bb ,/at4 #eh1 *apt]  
#abf71 :i* effectively halt$ immigration
 f ,*9a & b>r$ ,*9ese immigrants f      
becom+ citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & :i* 
0 ! fir/ in/ance ( x5ophobic legislation
 sign$ into law specifically t>get+ a   
specific gr\p ( p bas$ on e?nicity2     
7#ac7 ! treatm5t ( ,japanese ,am]icans1 
despite no evid5ce ( disloyalty1 z      
suspect & traitor\s 9 ! v c\ntry !y     
help$ to build1 lead+ mo/ notably to !  
mass inc>c]ation ( ,japanese ,am]icans  
beg9n+ 9 #aidb2  7#ad7 ! conspiracy to  
ov]?r[ ! ,k+dom ( ,hawaii & annex ! l& (
 ! ,k+dom ( ,hawaii1 )\t ! cons5t ( or  
comp5sation to ! ,native ,hawaiian p (  
,hawaii2 &  7#ae7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates hi/ory
 ( colonialism 9 ! ,pacific1 :i* has    
result$ 9 economic1 heal?1 & educational
 disp>ities among o!r inequities1 = p 9 
,unit$ ,/ates t]ritories1 z well z      
indep5d5t nations ) :i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
has treaty obligations2 ,:]eas ^?       

discrim9atory gov]nm5t actions1 among   
o!r gov]nm5t policies t h _h racially   
disp>ate impacts1 h disproportionately  
b>r$ ,african ,am]icans & o!r p ( color 
f build+ weal?1 ?us limit+ pot5tial     
capital & exac]bat+ ! racial weal? gap2 
,:]eas rese>* has %[n t ! p]si/5t racial
 weal? gap has _h a significant negative
 impact on o!r racial disp>ities1 su* z 
! a*ievem5t gap1 disp>ities 9 s*ool     
drop\t rates1 income gaps1 disp>ities 9 
home own]%ip rates1 heal? outcome       
disp>ities1 & disp>ities 9 inc>c]ation  
rates2 ,:]eas ,unit$ ,/ates civic lead]s
 & f\ndations h spe>head$ critical ef=ts
 to advance racial heal+1 und]/&+1 &    
trans=mation )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1        
recogniz+ t x is 9 our collective       
national int]e/ to urg5tly address !    
unheal$1 entr5*$ divisions t w sev]ely  
und]m9e our democracy if !y are all[$ to
 cont9ue to exi/2 ,:]eas _m ( ! mo/     
f>-rea*+ victories = racial heal+ 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates h be5 greatly enhanc$ by !
 involvem5t1 support1 & d$ication (     

individuals f any & all racial gr\ps2   
,:]eas at ! same "t1 mu* ( ! progress   
t[>d racial heal+ & racial equity 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates has be5 limit$ or rev]s$  
by our failure to address ! root cause (
 racism1 ! belief 9 ! my? ( a hi]>*y (  
human value bas$ on sup]ficial physical 
*>act]i/ics su* z sk9 color & facial    
features2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
in/itution ( slav]y1 z well z o!r       
examples enum]at$ 9 ?is resolution1     
repres5t int5tional & blatant violations
 ( ! mo/ basic "r ( e individual 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates to a free & dec5t life2   
,:]eas ! consequ5ces ( oppression aga9/ 
p ( color h cascad$ = c5turies1 across  
g5]ations1 beyond ! era ( active        
enslavem5t1 imp]il+ = desc5dants (      
slaves & o!r t>gets ( oppression :at    
%\ld h o!rwise be5 ! "r ( e individual 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to life1 lib]ty1 & !   
pursuit ( happ9ess2 ,:]eas m ?an #dj    
c\ntries h reckon$ ) hi/orical inju/ice 
& its aft]ma? ?r\gh =m+ ,tru? &         
,reconciliation ,commissions to move    

t[>d re/orative ju/ice & to return      
dignity to _! citiz5s2 ,:]eas = #c      
decades !re has be5 a gr[+ movem5t      
inside & outside ,congress to h ! ,f$]al
 ,gov]nm5t develop mat]ial rem$ies = !  
in/itution ( slav]y1 includ+ ?r\gh a    
,commission to ,/udy & ,develop         
,rep>ation ,proposals = ,african        
,am]icans describ$ 9 ,h4,r4 #dj1 #aag?  
,congress1 z introduc$ on ,janu>y #d1   
#bjba1 & ,s4 #dj1 #aag? ,congress1 z    
introduc$ on ,janu>y #be1 #bjba2 ,:]eas 
! =mation ( a ,unit$ ,/ates ,commission 
on ,tru?1 ,racial ,heal+1 &             
,trans=mation does n supplant ! =mation 
( a ,commission to ,/udy & ,develop     
,rep>ation ,proposals = ,african        
,am]icans1 b r complem5ts t ef=t2 &     
,:]eas contempor>y social sci5ce1 m$ical
 sci5ce1 & ! rapidly exp&+ use (        
artificial intellig5ce & social m$ia    
reveal ! co/s & pot5tial ?reats to our  
democracy if we cont9ue to all[ unheal$1
 entr5*$ divisions to be ignor$ &       
exploit$3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t           

,congress-- 7#a7 affirms1 on ! #djj?    
anniv]s>y ( ! arrival ( ! fir/ slave %ip
 to ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 t ! ,nation owes a 
long-ov]due debt ( remembrance to n only
 ^? :o liv$ ?r\gh ! egregi\s inju/ices  
enum]at$ 9 ?is resolution1 b also to _! 
desc5dants2 &  7#b7 urges ! e/abli%m5t (
 a ,unit$ ,/ates ,commission on ,tru?1  
,racial ,heal+1 & ,trans=mation to      
prop]ly ackn[l$ge1 memorialize1 & be a  
cataly/ = progress t[>d-- 7,a7 jettison+
 ! belief 9 a hi]>*y ( human value2     
7,b7 embrac+ our common humanity2 &     
7,c7 p]man5tly elim9at+ p]si/5t racial  
inequities4