# 119-hres-173: Restoring the promise of freedom: honoring, preserving, and investing in Freedmen's Settlements.

119-hres-173, Restoring the promise of freedom: honoring, preserving, and investing in Freedmen's Settlements., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-173
- Congress: 119
- Title: Restoring the promise of freedom: honoring, preserving, and investing in Freedmen's Settlements.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-16

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2025-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act

## Sources
- [119-hres-173 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/173)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5361)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-173 (as of 2026-10-16).