Original Justice for living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa/Greenwood Race Massacre Act
Sponsored By: Representative Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced
Summary
One-time cash awards for living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa/Greenwood Race Massacre. This bill would authorize fixed compensatory and punitive payments and set simple proof and funding rules.
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- Living survivors would be eligible for a fixed award of $10.4 million in compensatory damages and $10.4 million in punitive damages, about $20.8 million total per survivor.
- If a survivor dies before payment, the award would be paid to the survivor's estate.
- Certification would be issued by the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights and would require only a birth certificate as proof of identity.
- Each payment would fully satisfy all federal claims for the described harms and would make recipients ineligible for additional federal compensation for those harms.
- Payments would be funded from the federal Judgment Fund under 31 U.S.C. 1304.
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Big one-time payments for Tulsa survivors
If enacted, living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre who are alive on May 1, 2025 would receive $20,796,736 total: $10,398,368 in compensatory damages and $10,398,368 in punitive damages. Treasury would pay within 30 days after certification. The Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights would certify after receiving a birth certificate, and could not require other documents. If a survivor dies before payment, the estate would receive the money. Payments would come from the federal Judgment Fund.
Payment ends future federal claims
If enacted, once you or your estate receive this payment, it would fully settle all federal claims for these harms. You would not be eligible for any more federal payments or benefits for the same harms. This rule would start when the payment is made.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Green, Al [D-TX-9]
TX • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 6/27/2025
Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 6/27/2025
Sewell
AL • D
Sponsored 6/27/2025
Simon
CA • D
Sponsored 6/27/2025
Thompson (MS)
MS • D
Sponsored 6/27/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 6/27/2025
Scott, David
GA • D
Sponsored 6/27/2025
Soto
FL • D
Sponsored 6/27/2025
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
PA • D
Sponsored 6/27/2025
Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 6/27/2025
Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Sponsored 6/27/2025
Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/27/2025
Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 6/27/2025
Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6]
LA • D
Sponsored 6/27/2025
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/27/2025
Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 6/27/2025
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 7/15/2025
Roll Call Votes
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