CONGRESSWOMAN SIMON AND CONGRESSMAN DESAULNIER INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO ESTABLISH A COMMISSION TO IDENTIFY, INVESTIGATE, AND REMEDY HISTORICAL INJUSTICES BY FEDERAL AGENCIES

Washington, Sept. 24 -- Congresswoman Lateefah Simon issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (CA-12) and Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10) introduced the Confronting and Correcting Historical Injustices Act, legislation that would establish a "Commission for Review and Correction of Historical Injustices" to identify, investigate, and remedy instances of historical injustice and discrimination carried out by federal agencies. "For far too long, communities - particularly Black and brown communities - have been subjected to discriminatory practices at the hands of our own government without proper accountability or acknowledgement. This current moment in history, when the Trump Administra...