The House Judiciary Committee voted 25 to 17 Wednesday night to approve H.R. 40, which would establish a body to review racial disparities and form a "national apology" to the Black community.
The House Judiciary Committee voted to advance the reparations bill, H.R. 40
The bill was first introduced in 1989 but was never voted on by the committee
It aims to establish a 13-person commission to study whether the descendants of slaves should receive compensation from the U.S. government
An estimated 40 million black Americans could receive some sort of payment
Biden reiterated his support for the legislation during a meeting Tuesday with the Congressional Black Caucus
There is no guarantee the bill will receive a vote on the House floor, and even less of a chance it will receive attention in the Senate
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How police caught the suspect, according to local officials
From CNN s Aditi Sangal
Cherokee County, Georgia, Sheriff Frank Reynolds speaks on March 17. WGCL
Officials today gave a chronological order of events that unfolded on Tuesday night in the Atlanta area, where eight people – including six Asian women – were shot dead at three metro Atlanta spas. One suspect is in custody, authorities said.
Cherokee County, Georgia, Sheriff Frank Reynolds says his department got a call about a shooting at about 4:55 p.m. ET. Our deputies responded and found multiple gunshot victims. We were able to quickly identify a potential subject from video footage, he said.