Reparations · State · MI
Michigan bill would create 'American Freedmen' reparations commission
- Direction
- +1 — benefit to freedmen
- Force
- 0.10 — introduced or referred
- Status
- Developing
- Date
- 2026-06-18
Why this rating
The bill, if enacted, would establish a commission specifically framed around 'American Freedmen,' which is lineage-specific by its own title. However, the bill has only been introduced and referred to committee — it has not passed, has no force of law, and the provided material contains no information on funding, commission authority, or enforceable outcomes. Under the rubric, a bill at this stage with no enacted funding or legal force cannot be scored above 0; any benefit to freedmen is speculative pending further legislative action and access to the bill's actual text.
Summary
Michigan state Representative Donavan McKinney (D-Detroit) introduced HB 6111 on June 18, 2026, described as creating a new act to establish an 'American Freedmen reparations commission.' The bill was read a first time and referred to the House Committee on Government Operations the same day. It has more than two dozen cosponsors, virtually all Democrats, with one Republican cosponsor listed.
The material provided consists of the LegiScan bill-tracking record (title, description, sponsor list, and procedural history) rather than the bill's operative text. No details are available in the provided material describing the commission's proposed membership, powers, timeline, funding, or eligibility criteria for who would qualify as 'American Freedmen.'
As of the last recorded action (electronic reproduction of the bill text on June 23, 2026), the bill remains in committee with no vote, hearing, or further legislative action reported.
Sources
- Civil rights: other; American Freedmen reparations commission; establish. Creates new act. — bill text · primary · legiscan
Corrections
- 2026-07-20 — Direction corrected 0 -> +1 (creates an American Freedmen reparations commission; lineage-specific by name). Force set to 0.10: introduced, not yet enacted.
Rated under the published impact rubric. Direction records what a measure would do if fully effective; force records how far it has actually travelled. Neither is inferred — both trace to the sources above. Think something here is wrong? Tell us and we will log the correction.