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A 5603 In Committee

Enacts the New York State American Freedmen Equity Task Force on Reparations Remedies Act; appropriation

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Enacts the "New York State American Freedmen Task Force on Reparations Remedies Act"; acknowledges New York state's role in the fundamental injustice and inhumanity of the institution of slavery; establishes the New York State American Freedmen Task Force on Reparations Remedies; examines all aspects of slavery, subsequent de jure and de facto racial, social and economic discrimination against American freedmen and the impact of these forces on living American freedmen and to make determinations regarding compensation and repair; establishes a New York state freedmen's bureau charged with the distribution of reparations and reparative justice passed in legislation by the state; makes an appropriation therefor.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Feb 18, 2025
Last action
Jan 7, 2026 — REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
Session
2025-2026
Momentum
27 · Low