AdvertisementHouse Lawmakers Advance Historic Bill To Form Reparations CommissionUpdated April 15, 2021Juana SummersfacebookEmailDemocratic Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is the lead sponsor of H.R. 40, a bill that would establish a commission to study reparations for slavery. (Pool/AFP via Getty Images)This article was originally published on April 14, 2021.