Declaring unconditional war on racism and invidious discrimination and providing for the establishment of a Cabinet-level Department of Reconciliation charged with eliminating racism and invidious discrimination.
Sponsored By: Representative Green, Al [D-TX-9]
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Summary
Would create a Cabinet-level Department of Reconciliation to lead a national strategy to eliminate racism and invidious discrimination.
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- Families and communities: The department would develop and coordinate a comprehensive national strategy addressing disparities across policing, housing, banking, voting, employment, education, the environment, and health care. This aims to target long-standing gaps that affect daily life in multiple sectors.
- Federal governance and accountability: It would be led by a Secretary of Reconciliation appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate and required to make semi-annual progress reports to Congress. The resolution frames the effort as demanding decisive, immediate, and long-term legislative action.
- Funding and scale: The proposal directs that legislation establishing the department include a budget floor of not less than 10 percent of the Department of Defense budget, signaling a substantial federal funding commitment.
*If enacted as described, this would increase federal spending by at least an amount equal to 10 percent of the Department of Defense budget, adding a significant new cost to the federal ledger.*
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Create Cabinet Department for Reconciliation
This resolution would direct Congress to create a Cabinet-level Department of Reconciliation to end racism and invidious discrimination. The department would develop and coordinate a national strategy across policing, housing, banking, voting, employment, education, environment, and health care. It would have a budget floor of not less than 10 percent of the Defense Department's budget. The President would nominate a Secretary of Reconciliation, and that Secretary would give semi-annual progress reports to Congress. Actual programs and funding would depend on later laws and annual appropriations.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Green, Al [D-TX-9]
TX • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
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