No Bailouts for Reparations Act
H.R. 2100119th Congress

No Bailouts for Reparations Act

Introduced in the HouseRep. Brian Babin (R-TX-36)6 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in House · Mar 14, 2025

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Bailouts for Reparations Act.

(a) In general

The United States Government, including the Federal Reserve System and independent agencies, may not provide any loan, grant, or other form of financial assistance to the government of any State or political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of such a State or political subdivision, that enacts into law any program providing reparations on the basis of—

(1) slavery; or

(2) race, ethnicity, national origin, or historical practices related thereto.

(b) Application

Subsection (a) shall only apply to the unit of government so enacting a reparations program.

(c) Definition

For purposes of this section, the term State means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands, or any other territory or possession of the United States.

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