House Panel Backs Creating Commission on Slavery Reparations
- Bill is approved for a vote on House floor for the first time
- Opposition from Republicans dims chances of final passage
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A House panel has for the first time approved legislation that would create a commission to study reparations for the descendants of slaves, but the bill faces long odds of being enacted.
The 25-17 party line vote in the House Judiciary Committee late Wednesday to advance the measure to the full chamber marked the first time the proposal has advanced that far since it was originally introduced three decades ago.