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.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Summary
The resolution formally acknowledges the 110 enslaved Africans brought to the United States aboard the Clotilda in 1860 and the lasting impact on their descendants. It condemns the United States' historical participation in the Atlantic slave trade and calls for preservation of Africatown and a memorial on Capitol grounds. The measure is symbolic and does not create new programs or funding.
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