Jackson Lee notes, H.R. 40 is an “international legal concept; it's not something we've created here. It deals with restorative and repair, which is needed in this nation.”

“I think that in 2021. We want to isolate white supremacy. White racism, domestic terrorism, we want to look at each other as our fellow brothers and sisters, and as have been said to the ages, our fellow Americans, I want H.R. 40 to be in the minds and hearts about fellow Americans, pass it and quickly get it signed by the President of the United States," the Texas congresswoman said.