Committee Packet
USADOF's submission to the House Committee on Ways and Means consists of an Executive Summary, a Supplemental Memorandum, Exhibit 1 (Non-Comparability Analysis), and Exhibit 2 (Boston Fed Correspondence and Methodological Clarification).
The complete committee packet, including the unedited Exhibit 2 correspondence with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston research team, is being finalized and will be posted here as a downloadable PDF. Check back shortly, or contact USADOF directly using the media contacts below to request the packet in advance of publication.
The Bill
H.4351, An Act establishing a Massachusetts Agency of Freedmen Affairs, received a favorable report from committee on December 18, 2025, and is currently referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sources & Citations
The primary sources cited in USADOF's press release and committee packet, linked to publicly available originals where possible.
- Marybeth J. Mattingly, Sara Chaganti, Michael Evangelist, Marija Bingulac, and Gracie L. Griffin, Family Wealth in Massachusetts (Mass ECHOS), Report 2026-1, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (August 2026).
- Ana Patricia Muñoz, Marlene Kim, Mariko Chang, Regine O. Jackson, Darrick Hamilton, and William A. Darity Jr., The Color of Wealth in Boston, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Duke University, and The New School (2015).
- Jon Chesto, "Here's how the money came together to fund the Boston Fed report on economic inequity," The Boston Globe, updated August 17, 2026.