Legislative · Federal · DC
House bill introduced to honor, preserve, and invest in historic Freedmen's Settlements
- Direction
- +1 — benefit to freedmen
- Force
- 0.10 — introduced or referred
- Status
- Developing
- Date
- 2025-02-27
Why this rating
By its title, the bill is directed specifically at Freedmen's Settlements — historic communities founded by formerly enslaved people and their direct descendants — proposing to honor, preserve, and invest in them, which would constitute a lineage-specific benefit if enacted as described. However, the source material provides only the bill's title, sponsor list, and procedural history, not its operative text, so the scale and nature of any funding or preservation mechanism cannot be confirmed; direction is marked as a benefit (+1) rather than major benefit (+2) absent text establishing a large-scale funded program. On force, the bill has only been introduced and referred to the House Judiciary Committee with no further action recorded, placing it at the earliest stage (0.10) — it has not been marked up, passed a chamber, or taken effect, so it has produced no realized impact yet.
Summary
H.R.173, titled 'Restoring the promise of freedom: honoring, preserving, and investing in Freedmen's Settlements,' was introduced in the U.S. House on February 27, 2025, by Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) along with 16 cosponsors. The bill was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary the same day.
The LegiScan record classifies the bill under 'Civil rights and liberties, minority issues' and identifies its subject matter as Freedmen's Settlements — historic communities established by formerly enslaved people. The available material consists of bill metadata (title, sponsors, subjects, and procedural history) rather than the full statutory text, so the specific mechanisms of preservation or investment the bill would enact are not detailed in the source provided.
As of the source material, no further action beyond committee referral has occurred.
Sources
- Restoring the promise of freedom: honoring, preserving, and investing in Freedmen's Settlements. — bill text · primary · legiscan
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