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Bill Introduced to Bar Federal Bailouts for State/Local Reparations Laws

Why this rating

If fully effective, this bill would financially penalize any state or local government that enacts lineage-specific slavery reparations, using the threat of withheld federal bailout/assistance funds to deter or unwind such programs — a direct mechanism targeting freedmen-specific remedial legislation rather than Black Americans generally. This is a major structural harm in direction (-2). However, it has only just been introduced and referred to committee, with no hearing, markup, or vote yet recorded, so its realized impact to date is minimal, reflected in the lowest force value (0.10). The two axes should not be collapsed: this is a fully hostile-in-intent measure that has not yet moved.

Summary

H.R. 2100, the "No Bailouts for Reparations Act," was introduced in the U.S. House on March 14, 2025 by Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX-36). The bill would prohibit the federal government from providing bailouts or other financial assistance to any state or local government that enacts a law providing reparations for slavery.

The bill was referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on the same day it was introduced. No further action has occurred.

Sources

• No Bailouts for Reparations Act — bill text · primary · legiscan

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