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US HR1086
Resolution
Status
2/26/2026
Primary Sponsor
Shomari Figures
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AI Summary
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Recognizes the Clotilda as the last known slave ship to bring enslaved Africans to the United States, arriving July 8, 1860 with 110 Africans, 52 years after the transatlantic slave trade was abolished in 1808
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Acknowledges the descendants of the 110 Clotilda survivors and the communities they established throughout Alabama, including Africatown, founded around 1868 near Mobile
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Condemns U.S. participation in the transatlantic slave trade through legal, political, and economic institutions, and recognizes its lasting harm on African Americans
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Affirms the cultural and historical importance of Africatown and urges continued support for preservation of communities founded by Clotilda descendants
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Encourages the Architect of the Capitol to consider establishing a memorial on the U.S. Capitol Grounds honoring the Clotilda story and all victims of the Atlantic slave trade
Legislative Description
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.
Congress
Last Action
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.
2/26/2026