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HCONRES 101 110th Congress House International Affairs Anniversaries Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorations Compensation (Law) Crime and Law Enforcement Europe Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics History Law Legislation Parliamentary government Searches and seizures Slavery United Kingdom

Expressing the sense of Congress that the bicentennial of the 1807 Abolition of the Slave Trade Act, which banned the slave trade in the British Empire, allowed for the search and seizure of ships suspected of transporting enslaved people, and provided compensation for the freedom of slaves, should be commemorated.

Introduced: March 27, 2007 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 15, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E305)
Mar 28, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E657)
Mar 27, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 27, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that the bicentennial of the 1807 Abolition of the Slave Trade Act, which banned the slave trade in the British Empire, allowed for the search and seizure of ships suspected of transporting enslaved people, and provided compensation for the freedom of slaves, should be commemorated.

What's happening now June 15, 2007

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E305)

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