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Supporting the goals and ideals of International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, recognizing the tenth anniversary of the adoption by the United Nations of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and…

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Official title: Supporting the goals and ideals of International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, recognizing the tenth anniversary of the adoption by the United Nations of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, and commending the efforts of modern day abolitionists following in the tradition of Frederick Douglass.

Introduced: December 20, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Feb 3, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
Dec 20, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Dec 20, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 3, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supports the goals of International Day for the Abolition of Slavery.

Recognizes the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime.

Encourages member states of the United Nations (U.N.) and international organizations to devote additional resources to prosecute persons engaged in human trafficking and to dismantle related criminal enterprises.

Encourages the people of the United States to observe the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery by participating in activities designed to heighten public awareness of human trafficking.

Commends the efforts of domestic and international nongovernmental organizations to expose and prevent all forms of modern-day slavery and human trafficking and to assist victims reintegrate into society and notes that such efforts follow in the tradition of Frederick Douglass and other great 19th century abolitionists.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Dec 20, 2011
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Dec 20, 2011
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Dec 20, 2011
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Dec 20, 2011
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Dec 20, 2011
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Dec 20, 2011
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 20, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 508: Supporting the goals and ideals of International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, recognizing the tenth anniversary of the adoption by the United Nations of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, and commending the efforts of modern day abolitionists following in the tradition of Frederick Douglass.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-508/
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"H. Res. 508: Supporting the goals and ideals of International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, recognizing the tenth anniversary of the adoption by the United Nations of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, and commending the efforts of modern day abolitionists following in the tradition of Frederick Douglass.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-508/.
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H. Res. 508, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-508/.
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[H. Res. 508: Supporting the goals and ideals of International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, recognizing the tenth anniversary of the adoption by the United Nations of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, and commending the efforts of modern day abolitionists following in the tradition of Frederick Douglass.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-508/)
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