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119-hres-173119th Congress

Restoring the promise of freedom: honoring, preserving, and investing in Freedmen's Settlements.

Sponsored By: Representative Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]

Introduced

Summary

Honor, preserve, and invest in Freedmen's Settlements. This resolution would create a federal policy framework to document and support the more than 1,200 communities built by free and formerly enslaved African Americans, linking preservation to environmental and economic justice.

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  • Families and residents: Would push for basic services and climate-resilient infrastructure like sewage, roads, emergency services, clean water, and improved health outcomes.
  • Local economies and heritage groups: Would encourage designated funding for historic preservation, community-led economic development, small business support, and workforce training.
  • Federal agencies and policymakers: Would call for multi-agency coordination among the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, food assistance programs, historic preservation efforts, and clean water foundations and align with the Justice40 goal to target 40 percent of benefits to underserved communities.

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 2/27/2025

  • Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 2/27/2025

  • Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 2/27/2025

  • Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 2/27/2025

  • Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 2/27/2025

  • Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 2/27/2025

  • Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 2/27/2025

  • Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 2/27/2025

  • Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 3/4/2025

  • Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 3/4/2025

  • Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 3/4/2025

  • Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 3/4/2025

  • Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 3/4/2025

  • Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 3/18/2025

  • Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 3/25/2025

Roll Call Votes

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