Topic

Slavery

Bills 275 First seen 107th Most recent 110th

275 bills on this subject

Filed across 4 Congresses, from the 107th to the 110th, and most in the 109th at 99. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.

Bills by Congress 107th to 110th
275 bills across every Congress on file. Showing 1–30, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HCONRES 310 Expressing support for a national day of remembrance for Harriet Ross Tubman. 110th April 2, 2008
HCONRES 155 Recognizing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day, and expressing the sense of Congress that history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and more effectively facing the challenges of the future. 110th January 22, 2008
HCONRES 102 Supporting the goals and ideals of observing the National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness each year to raise awareness of and opposition to human trafficking. 110th March 30, 2007
HCONRES 101 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. 110th June 15, 2007
HCONRES 57 Recognizing the contributions of the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in educating the people of the United States about the African-American migration experience, and for other purposes. 110th February 6, 2007
HR 6693 Harriet Tubman National Historical Park and Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park Act 110th August 8, 2008
HR 6520 To increase global stability and security for the United States and the international community by reducing the number of individuals who are de jure or de facto stateless and at risk of being trafficked. 110th July 16, 2008
HR 5847 United Nations Durban Review Conference (Durban II) Funding Prohibition Act of 2008 110th April 17, 2008
HR 5652 Child Sexual Slavery Prevention Act of 2008 110th April 14, 2008
HR 5501 Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 110th July 30, 2008
HR 3887 William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2007 110th December 5, 2007
HR 3844 Eradication of Slavery in Sudan Act of 2007 110th October 16, 2007
HR 3810 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of the 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse located in Farmington, New York, and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part of Women's Rights National Historical Park, and for other purposes. 110th October 15, 2007
HR 3728 International Women's Freedom Act of 2007 110th February 4, 2008
HR 3432 Commission on the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade Act 110th February 5, 2008
HR 3424 To authorize appropriations for the purpose of establishing an office within the Internal Revenue Service to focus on violations of the internal revenue laws by persons who are under investigation for conduct relating to commercial sex acts, and to increase the criminal monetary penalty limitations for the underpayment or overpayment of tax due to fraud. 110th August 3, 2007
HR 3148 Child Pornography Elimination Act of 2007 110th August 10, 2007
HR 3096 Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2007 110th September 19, 2007
HR 2707 To reauthorize the Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program. 110th August 3, 2007
HR 2522 Congressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-Day Slavery Act 110th June 25, 2007
HR 2446 Afghanistan Freedom and Security Support Act of 2007 110th July 17, 2007
HR 2399 Alien Smuggling and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 110th April 28, 2008
HR 2388 Violence Against Immigrant Women Act of 2007 110th June 26, 2007
HR 1992 Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act 110th May 2, 2007
HR 1910 Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act 110th April 25, 2007
HR 1693 National Liberty Memorial Act 110th March 6, 2008
HR 1455 African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center Act 110th March 15, 2007
HR 1239 National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Amendments Act of 2007 110th June 11, 2008
HR 982 ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007 110th May 2, 2007
HR 923 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007 110th October 7, 2008

Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.