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 61–90, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
S 1709 National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2007 110th September 27, 2007
S 1703 Trafficking in Persons Accountability Act of 2008 110th October 2, 2008
S 1592 A bill to reauthorize the Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program. 110th June 12, 2007
S 1348 Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 110th June 7, 2007
S 1051 National Liberty Memorial Act 110th September 11, 2007
S 748 African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center Act 110th March 2, 2007
S 535 Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act 110th June 22, 2007
S 367 Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act 110th October 25, 2007
S 295 SEARCH Act 110th March 30, 2007
SCONRES 69 A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of a national day of remembrance for Harriet Tubman. 110th March 6, 2008
SCONRES 40 A concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of observing the National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness on January 11 of each year to raise awareness of and opposition to human trafficking. 110th June 25, 2007
SRES 584 A resolution recognizing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day and expressing the sense of the Senate that history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future. 110th June 17, 2008
SRES 540 A resolution recognizing the historical significance of the sloop-of-war USS Constellation as a reminder of the participation of the United States in the transatlantic slave trade and of the efforts of the United States to end the slave trade. 110th September 23, 2008
SRES 258 A resolution recognizing the historical and educational significance of the Atlantic Freedom Tour of the Freedom Schooner Amistad, and expressing the sense of the Senate that preserving the legacy of the Amistad story is important in promoting multicultural dialogue, education, and cooperation. 110th October 18, 2007
SRES 231 A resolution recognizing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day and expressing the sense of the Senate that history should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future. 110th June 19, 2007
SRES 84 A resolution observing February 23, 2007, as the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire, honoring the distinguished life and legacy of William Wilberforce, and encouraging the people of the United States to follow the example of William Wilberforce by selflessly pursuing respect for human rights around the world. 110th March 23, 2007
SRES 69 A resolution recognizing the African-American spiritual as a national treasure. 110th February 17, 2007
HCONRES 352 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. 109th March 7, 2006
HCONRES 258 Calling for a Commission within the United Nations that will build a 21st century abolitionists movement to end slavery, human trafficking, and exploitation around the world. 109th October 3, 2005
HCONRES 175 Acknowledging African descendants of the transatlantic slave trade in all of the Americas with an emphasis on descendants in Latin America and the Caribbean, recognizing the injustices suffered by these African descendants, and recommending that the United States and the international community work to improve the situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the Caribbean. 109th November 17, 2006
HCONRES 160 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 solving the challenges of the future. 109th June 22, 2005
HCONRES 68 Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of Japan should formally issue a clear and unambiguous apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia and World War II, known to the world as "comfort women", and for other purposes. 109th March 17, 2005
HR 6328 Congressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-Day Slavery Act 109th November 15, 2006
HR 6107 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, to establish a Whistleblower Office within the Internal Revenue Service, and to increase the criminal monetary penalty limitations for the underpayment or overpayment of tax due to fraud. 109th September 19, 2006
HR 5972 To provide for the payment of compensation to members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the United States who, as prisoners of war, performed slave labor for Japanese corporations during World War II, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to accept contributions in order to provide additional compensation to such members and employees, to encourage Japanese corporations that benefitted from the use of slave labor to make contributions for such additional compensation, and for other purposes. 109th August 17, 2006
HR 5944 Stop Child Pornographers and Predators Act 109th July 27, 2006
HR 5911 Eradication of Slavery in Sudan Act of 2006 109th July 26, 2006
HR 5767 Sex Offender Visa Loophole Elimination Act of 2006 109th July 12, 2006
HR 5749 Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth Act (SAFETY) of 2006 109th July 10, 2006
HR 5672 Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 109th July 17, 2006

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