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.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Bill 119 s 40, also known as the "Commission to Study and Consider Reparations Proposals for African Americans Act," aims to address the historical injustices of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies from 1619 to 1865. The bill seeks to establish a commission that will study the impact of slavery, as well as the subsequent racial and economic discrimination against African Americans, and make recommendations to Congress on potential remedies.

The commission will specifically focus on the lasting effects of slavery and discrimination on living African Americans, with the goal of proposing a national apology and reparations for these injustices. The bill acknowledges the cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery, and aims to provide a platform for understanding and addressing the ongoing legacy of these practices.

If passed, this bill would represent a significant step towards acknowledging and rectifying the historical wrongs inflicted upon African Americans in the United States. It would also provide a framework for addressing the systemic inequalities that continue to impact the African American community today.