John Hope Franklin Tulsa-Greenwood Race Riot Claims Accountability Act of 2012
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HR 5593 — John Hope Franklin Tulsa-Greenwood Race Riot Claims Accountability Act of 2012
Last action — Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
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Summary
John Hope Franklin Tulsa-Greenwood Race Riot Claims Accountability Act of 2012 - Declares that any person (including the state of Oklahoma) who, in connection with the Greenwood community of Tulsa, Oklahoma, race riot of 1921 and its aftermath, acted under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of the state of Oklahoma to subject, or cause to be subjected, any person to the deprivation, on account of race, of any right secured at the time of the deprivation by Oklahoma law, shall be liable to the party injured in a civil action for redress (thereby allowing claims for damages notwithstanding the federal court decision in Alexander v. State of Oklahoma, which found that such claims were time-barred and not to be determined on the merits). Prohibits the commencement of such a civil action more than five years after enactment of this Act.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E730)
Sponsors
- John Conyers · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
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Frequently asked questions
- What does HR 5593 do?
- John Hope Franklin Tulsa-Greenwood Race Riot Claims Accountability Act of 2012 - Declares that any person (including the state of Oklahoma) who, in connection with the Greenwood community of Tulsa, Oklahoma, race riot of 1921 and its aftermath, acted under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of the state of Oklahoma to subject, or cause to be subjected, any person to the deprivation, on account of race, of any right secured at the time of the deprivation by Oklahoma law, shall be liable to the party injured in a civil action for redress (thereby allowing claims for damages notwithstanding the federal court decision in Alexander v. State of Oklahoma, which found that such claims were time-barred and not to be determined on the merits). Prohibits the commencement of such a civil action more than five years after enactment of this Act.
- Who sponsors HR 5593?
- HR 5593 is sponsored by John Conyers (D).
- What is the current status of HR 5593?
- This bill died with 112th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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