密歇根州民主党人的立法在共和党控制的众议院面临巨大障碍
亚当·帕克、伊丽莎白·埃尔金德 报道
福克斯新闻
2026年3月16日 美国东部时间下午2:45 发布
国会民主党人中掀起了新一轮向美国奴隶后代提供联邦赔偿的推动，此次由进步派众议员、密歇根州民主党人斯里·塔内达尔（Shri Thanedar）牵头。
塔内达尔上周末晚些时候提出了一项法案，将成立一个联邦委员会，为美国的奴隶后代”研究并分配土地赔偿”。该立法目前没有正式支持者，在共和党控制的众议院推进面临巨大障碍。
“我们联邦政府对美国黑人的历史不公是无比可耻的，”塔内达尔在一份声明中告诉福克斯新闻数字版。”以前被奴役的家庭曾被承诺获得土地，以确保自由和自给自足，但这些承诺被打破了，而这一未兑现承诺造成的毁灭性经济影响至今仍能感受到。”
塔内达尔的办公室尚未立即回复有关该立法实际运作方式的置评请求。
旧金山抗议者游行支持奴隶制赔偿。（盖蒂图片社）
赔偿指对美国黑人的经济补偿，旨在解决其祖先在奴隶制和吉姆·克劳时代遭受的经济损害。共和党人因资格认定问题以及认为当代美国人不应为几代人之前的伤害负责而反对这一想法。
这一赔偿推动之际，连任两届的塔内达尔在2026年8月密歇根州民主党初选中面临来自左翼的严峻挑战。密歇根州众议员多纳万·麦金尼（Donavan McKinney）在佛蒙特州参议员伯尼·桑德斯（Bernie Sanders）和进步组织”正义民主党人”的支持下，试图在这个深蓝色选区击败塔内达尔——尽管塔内达尔本人也有进步派背景。
但塔内达尔对以色列的支持使他疏远了党内最左翼，包括密歇根州代表拉希达·特莱布（Rashida Tlaib）。2023年哈马斯对以色列发动10月7日袭击后，他退出了特莱布所属的民主社会主义者联盟（DSA）。
特莱布也在支持麦金尼的竞选活动。
印度裔美国人塔内达尔自当选国会议员前就一直支持奴隶制赔偿。
“其他每个社区都获得了赔偿——日裔美国人获得了赔偿，美洲印第安人获得了赔偿，”这位密歇根州民主党人在2022年竞选国会议员时表示。”这是需要公平处理的事情。”
众议员斯里·塔内达尔认为，赔偿是纠正对奴隶后代”未兑现承诺”的必要举措。（比尔·克拉克/国会-卷册/盖蒂图片社）
塔内达尔是《H.R.40法案》（又称”非洲裔美国人赔偿提案研究与发展委员会法案”）的原始共同提案人，该法案旨在启动对奴隶后代的赔偿进程。这位密歇根州民主党人也是更广泛立法的自豪支持者，该立法旨在向赔偿接受者转移估计14万亿美元的损失。
该法案最初由密苏里州民主党众议员科里·布什（Cori Bush）于2023年提出，当时在共和党控制的众议院同样胎死腹中。
进步派民主党人长期以来一直倡导通过赔偿立法，但遭到党内温和派的抵制，他们认为这一想法在政治上有害。
马里兰州州长韦斯·摩尔（Wes Moore）在2025年否决了一项旨在在州一级设立赔偿委员会的法案。摩尔是该国为数不多的黑人民主党州长之一，且有传言称他有总统野心。
马里兰州州长韦斯·摩尔在2025年因奴隶制赔偿问题与民主党进步派成员决裂。（香农·芬尼/NBC新闻/盖蒂图片社）
尽管遭到众议院民主党领导层的反对，塔内达尔还提出了针对唐纳德·特朗普总统及其他特朗普政府官员的弹劾条款。
Far-left House Dem pushes land reparations for descendants of American slaves
Michigan Democrat’s legislation faces steep obstacles in GOP-controlled House
By Adam Pack, Elizabeth Elkind
Fox News
Published March 16, 2026 2:45pm EDT
There’s a new push to give federal reparations to descendants of slaves among congressional Democrats, this time being led by progressive Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich.
Thanedar introduced a bill late last week that would set up a federal commission to “study and distribute land reparations” for the descendants of slaves in the U.S. The legislation has no formal backers and faces steep obstacles to advancing in the Republican-controlled House.
“The history of historical injustices against Black Americans by our federal government is nothing short of shameful,” Thanedar told Fox News Digital in a statement. “Formerly enslaved families were promised land as a means of securing freedom and self-sufficiency, but these promises were broken, and the devastating economic effects of this broken promise is still felt today.”
Thanedar’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding how the legislation would work in practice.
Protesters in San Francisco march in support of slavery reparations.(Getty Images)
Reparations refer to financial compensation for Black Americans intended to address economic harms their ancestors experienced during slavery and the Jim Crow era. Republicans oppose the idea over eligibility concerns and their belief that present-day Americans should not be responsible for harms committed generations ago.
The reparations push comes as Thanedar, a two-term lawmaker, is facing a serious challenge from the left ahead of Michigan’s August 2026 primary. State Rep. Donavan McKinney, D-Mich., is vying to unseat Thanedar in the deep-blue district with the backing of Sen. Bernie Sanders I-Vt., and the progressive group, Justice Democrats — despite Thanedar’s own progressive credentials.
But Thanedar’s support for Israel has served to alienate him from the furthest-left flank of his party, including Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., a fellow member of his state’s delegation. He left the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), of which Tlaib is a member, after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel in 2023.
Tlaib is also supporting McKinney’s campaign.
Thanedar, an Indian American, has supported slavery reparations since before his congressional tenure.
“Every other community has —Japanese Americans got their reparations, American Indians got their reparations,” the Michigan Democrat said in 2022 while running for Congress. “This is something that needs to be handled in a fair way.”
Rep. Shri Thanedar argues reparations are necessary to correct a “broken promise” to descendants of slaves.(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
Thanedar is an original cosponsor of H.R. 40, also known as the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act, which aims to kickstart the reparations process for descendants of slaves. The Michigan Democrat is also a proud supporter of more expansive legislation that aims to transfer $14 trillion in estimated losses to reparations recipients.
The legislation was originally introduced by Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., in 2023, when it was similarly dead on arrival in the GOP-controlled House.
Progressive Democrats have long advocated for the passage of reparations legislation but have encountered resistance from members of the party’s moderate flank who view the idea as politically toxic.
Gov. Wes Moore, D-Md., vetoed legislation in 2025 that would have enacted a reparations commission at the state level. Moore is notably one of the only Black Democratic governors in the country and is rumored to have presidential ambitions.
Gov. Wes Moore, D-Md., broke with progressive members of the Democratic Party in 2025 over slavery reparations.(Shannon Finney/NBC via Getty Images)
Thanedar has also introduced articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump and other Trump administration figures, despite opposition from House Democratic leadership.
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