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HRES 490 109th Congress House

Urging the United Nations to establish a commission on the prevention of slavery, human trafficking, and exploitation.

Introduced: March 28, 2006 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Oct 31, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2226)
Oct 7, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Oct 7, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 31, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2226)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should direct the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use U.S. influence to urge the United Nations to establish a commission on slavery, human trafficking, and exploitation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HCONRES 258 Related bill Calling for a Commission within the United Nations that will build a 21st century abolitionists movement to end slavery…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 13
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jul 20, 2006
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 13, 2006
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 12, 2006
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 7, 2006
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 9, 2006
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 28, 2006
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 28, 2006
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Feb 1, 2006
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Dec 15, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Dec 15, 2005
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Dec 15, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Dec 15, 2005
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Dec 15, 2005
HARMAN, JANE
· Dec 15, 2005
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Dec 15, 2005
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Dec 15, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 490: Urging the United Nations to establish a commission on the prevention of slavery, human trafficking, and exploitation.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-490/
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"H. Res. 490: Urging the United Nations to establish a commission on the prevention of slavery, human trafficking, and exploitation.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-490/.
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H. Res. 490, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-490/.
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