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Recognizing 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…

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Recognizing 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.

Introduced: March 16, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes 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.

What's happening now March 16, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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All 2 Democratic 2
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 28, 2009
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 30, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 73: Recognizing 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.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-73/
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"H. Con. Res. 73: Recognizing 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.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-73/.
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H. Con. Res. 73, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-73/.
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[H. Con. Res. 73: Recognizing 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-73/)
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