United StatesHouse resolution would urge preservation and investment in freedmen’s settlements
The House would call for preserving communities founded by free and formerly enslaved African Americans, without providing money or requiring action.
What it does
The House would call for preserving freedmen’s settlements through oral histories, existing records, and physical markers. It would urge ongoing support for residents and descendants who know their history.
The House would encourage investment in preservation, economic opportunities, and protection from displacement and environmental hazards. The resolution would not fund these efforts or require action.
Argument forSupporting residents who know their communities’ history could help preserve stories and records that might otherwise be lost.
Argument againstIf governments follow its call to regulate development, property owners could face fewer options for building in these communities.
More detail
The House would support documenting and preserving freedmen’s settlements. Freedmen’s settlements are communities founded by free and formerly enslaved African Americans. These statements would express the House’s position without requiring anyone to carry them out.
The House would encourage funding and coordinated support for freedmen’s settlements. The calls cover remaining residents and descendants, with support from governments, agencies, and nonprofit organizations. The resolution itself would provide no money and impose no development restrictions.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Adopted
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Feb 27Submitted in HouseLatest
- Feb 27Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Introduced
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