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HRES 49 104th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to the eradication of slavery where it exists throughout the world.

Introduced: January 30, 1995 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Human rightsInternational agenciesInternational cooperationSlaveryUnited Nations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Feb 24, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.
Jan 30, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Jan 30, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 24, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the Secretary of State should include a full report on slavery where it exists throughout the world in the annual human rights report; (2) the U.S. Government should work with regional organizations and appropriate United Nations organizations to draw up a multinational plan to put an end to slavery; and (3) the eradication of slavery should be an important goal of the Government in all of its activities.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Independent 1
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Apr 23, 1996
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Apr 18, 1996
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 18, 1996
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 27, 1996
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 21, 1996
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jan 24, 1996
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 30, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 49: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to the eradication of slavery where it exists throughout the world.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-49/
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"H. Res. 49: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to the eradication of slavery where it exists throughout the world.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-49/.
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H. Res. 49, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-49/.
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