(Photo by Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty ImagesKey FactsA bill that would establish a commission to study and develop reparation proposals has gained traction since Democrats won control of the White House and the Senate in November. It has garnered the support of more than 170 co-sponsors in Congress, Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, who introduced the bill known as H.R. Biden signaled support for a reparations committee as a candidate in the 2020 election, but has not officially endorsed any specific legislation on the issue since he took office last month. 40., the White House press office did not respond. But the commission “does not mandate financial payments of any kind,” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler stressed in the committee hearing.

Source: Forbes February 17, 2021 18:19 UTC