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Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] · D–CA
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Armed Services, 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.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Armed Services, 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.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Armed Services, 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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-09-24 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed Confronting and Correcting Historical Injustices Act would create a commission to review historical injustices and federal agency discrimination against individuals and groups. People could submit discrimination cases for consideration. The commission's reports to Congress would include information on alternatives to the pardon process and recommendations for legislative or executive action on reviewed cases.
This Act may be cited as the Confronting and Correcting Historical Injustices Act.
There is established a commission to be known as the Commission for Review and Correction of Historical Injustices
(1) identify and review each instance of historical injustice;
establish a mechanism for the public to submit and be heard on each instance of discrimination by a Federal agency for consideration by the Commission
the Commission shall submit to Congress and the appropriate congressional committees, a report including the following: (1) Information on any alternative to the pardon process, including exoneration or other forgiveness. (2) Each instance reviewed during the quarter. (3) Recommendations on legislative or executive action with respect to each instance reviewed by the Commission.
The commission would have to identify and review historical injustices, federal agency discrimination involving people protected by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Rehabilitation Act and members of the uniformed services, and federal agency discrimination for which individuals or groups have not received compensation. The specified discrimination review includes discriminatory treatment, charges, convictions and dismissals. The referenced laws and uniformed-services definition are not reproduced, limiting conclusions about precise coverage.
The Commission shall— (1) identify and review each instance of historical injustice; (2) identify and review any instance in which a Federal agency has unjustly discriminated against an individual or group protected by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000a et seq.), by the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 705), and members of the uniformed services as defined by section 101 of title 10, United States Code, that led to a discriminatory treatment, charge, conviction, or dismissal of that individual or group; (3) identify and review any instance where an individual or group has been discriminated against and has not received compensation for the discriminatory act of the Federal agency;
Within 90 days after enactment, the commission would have to establish a way for the public to submit federal discrimination cases and be heard. Within 180 days after a submission, it would have to review the submission or decline to consider the case; submission would not guarantee a review.
(4) not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, establish a mechanism for the public to submit and be heard on each instance of discrimination by a Federal agency for consideration by the Commission; and (5) not later than 180 days after a public submission described in paragraph (4) is submitted, the Commission shall review the submission or decline to consider the instance of discrimination.
The commission would have eight members, appointed within 60 days after enactment. The House Speaker, House minority leader, Senate majority leader and Senate minority leader would each appoint two.
(1) Number The Commission shall be composed of eight members appointed as follows: (A) Two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (B) Two members shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives. (C) Two members shall be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate. (D) Two members shall be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate. (2) Appointment Members of the Commission shall be appointed to the Commission not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
Members would have to be civil rights leaders, historians, lawyers or judges with expertise or academic experience in civil rights, social justice, civil law, criminal law, constitutional law or history. The four appointing congressional leaders could seek recommendations from civil rights groups and submit them to the commission for review.
Members of the Commission appointed shall be civil rights leaders, historians, lawyers, or judges with expertise or academic experience in— (i) civil rights; (ii) social justice; (iii) civil law; (iv) criminal law; (v) constitutional law; or (vi) history.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, minority leader of the House of Representatives, majority leader of the Senate, and minority leader of the Senate may solicit and receive recommendations from civil rights groups and submit such recommendations to the Commission for review.
Members appointed after the initial appointments would serve three-year terms. Vacancies would be filled through the original appointment process. The term provision refers to initial appointments as described in the vacancies paragraph, which does not describe them, leaving the initial terms unclear.
(4) Terms (A) In general Each member appointed after the initial appointments described in subparagraph (B) shall be appointed for 3 years. (B) Vacancies A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
Six members would constitute a quorum and be required to conduct the commission's duties. One member would be elected chair, and the chair would set members' pay.
(5) Basic pay The rate of pay for members of the Commission shall be set by the Chairperson of the Commission. (6) Quorum Six members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum and are required to conduct the duties of the Commission. (7) Chairperson One member shall be elected to serve as the chair of the Commission.
The commission would have to meet within 90 days after enactment and quarterly afterward. A majority of members could call additional meetings.
(8) Meetings Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act and quarterly thereafter, the Commission shall hold a meeting. Additional meetings may be called by a majority of the members.
A majority of the commission would appoint its director. Under its own rules, the commission would appoint and set pay for at least 11 additional staff as the director considers appropriate. The director and staff would qualify for civil service protection.
(d) Director; Staff of Commission (1) Director The Commission shall have a Director who shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Commission. (2) Staff Subject to rules prescribed by the Commission, the Commission shall appoint and fix the pay of at least 11 additional personnel as the Director considers appropriate. (3) Civil service protection The Director and staff shall qualify for civil service protection.
The commission could work with historians, sociologists, researchers, graduate, doctoral and law students, community members, formerly incarcerated or exonerated people, and others directly affected by federal agency discrimination to identify cases for review.
(e) Consultation The Commission may collaborate with historians, sociologists, researchers, graduate students, doctoral students, law students, community members, formerly incarcerated or exonerated individuals, or other individuals directly impacted by discrimination by any Federal agency to identify any appropriate instance to be reviewed by the Commission.
The commission could investigate cases brought to its attention through the consultation described in subsection (e). It could also issue a subpoena to an agency when a majority of the commission determines it necessary.
(f) Research The Commission may investigate any instance brought to the attention of the Commission as described in subsection (e) and may issue a subpoena to any agency that a majority of the Commission determines is necessary.
Within 90 days after enactment and at least quarterly afterward, the commission would report to Congress and the House and Senate Judiciary Committees. Reports would include information on alternatives to the pardon process, including exoneration or other forgiveness, each case reviewed that quarter, and recommendations for legislative or executive action on each reviewed case.
(g) Report to Congress Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and at least quarterly thereafter, the Commission shall submit to Congress and the appropriate congressional committees, a report including the following: (1) Information on any alternative to the pardon process, including exoneration or other forgiveness. (2) Each instance reviewed during the quarter. (3) Recommendations on legislative or executive action with respect to each instance reviewed by the Commission.
(i) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means the following: (1) The Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. (2) The Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.
The bill would exempt the commission from section 14(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, under a heading concerning termination. The referenced provision is not reproduced, so the underlying termination rules and the exemption's effect on the commission's duration cannot be determined from the supplied sources.
(h) Exception for termination of Commission Section 14(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) does not apply to the Commission.
The supplied October 5, 2026 source snapshot records introduction in the House on September 24, 2026 and referral that day to the Judiciary, Education and Workforce, and Armed Services Committees, each for provisions within its jurisdiction.
Source snapshot updated 2026-10-05T18:26:03Z.
2026-09-24: Introduced in House
2026-09-24: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Armed Services, 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.
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-09-24. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
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The complete supplied introduced text contains a narrow statutory exemption warranting scrutiny under this category. Classification does not establish that the exception is unjustified.
The Commission for Review and Correction of Historical Injustices would receive a specific exemption from section 14(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. This exception concerns the governance of the commission created to carry out the bill's main policy and is expressly labeled an exception concerning termination. The referenced law is absent, so the finding is limited to the express exemption; its effect on the commission's duration cannot be determined from the supplied sources.
(a) Establishment There is established a commission to be known as the Commission for Review and Correction of Historical Injustices (in this Act referred to as the Commission).
(h) Exception for termination of Commission Section 14(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) does not apply to the Commission.
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