Legislative · Federal
House Resolution Introduced to Recognize Clotilda's History and Condemn U.S. Role in Atlantic Slave Trade
- Direction
- +1 — benefit to freedmen
- Force
- 0.10 — introduced or referred
- Status
- Developing
- Date
- 2026-02-26
Why this rating
The resolution's mechanism is purely symbolic: it condemns the historical Atlantic slave trade and formally acknowledges lasting harm to African Americans, including the descendant community connected to the Clotilda (Africatown, Mobile, AL), but it authorizes no funding, no benefits program, and no legal or policy change. As a congressional acknowledgment naming a specific historical wrong with descendant-community significance, it is coded as a modest benefit (+1) rather than neutral, consistent with guidance that symbolic acknowledgments without funding cap at +1. On force, the measure has only been introduced and referred to committee (House Foreign Affairs and House Administration) as of the source date — it has taken no further legislative action, so realized impact is minimal (0.10).
Summary
H.R.1086, introduced in the U.S. House on February 26, 2026, by Rep. Shomari Figures (D-AL) and more than 20 cosponsors, would recognize the historical significance of the Clotilda — the last known ship to bring enslaved Africans to the United States — condemn the United States' role in the Atlantic slave trade, and acknowledge its lasting impact on African Americans.
Sources
- Recognizing the historical significance of the Clotilda, condemning the United States role in the Atlantic slave trade, and acknowledging its lasting impact on African Americans. — bill text · primary · legiscan
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