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
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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
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
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E305)
Committees of jurisdiction
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