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 151–180, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
S 3485 Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act 109th June 8, 2006
S 2679 Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act 109th August 3, 2006
S 2611 Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006 109th May 25, 2006
S 2495 National Liberty Memorial Act 109th April 3, 2006
S 2454 Securing America's Borders Act 109th April 7, 2006
S 2437 A bill to increase penalties for trafficking with respect to peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, or forced labor. 109th March 16, 2006
S 2326 WISH Act of 2006 109th February 17, 2006
S 1874 Alien Tort Statute Reform Act 109th October 17, 2005
S 1627 Delaware National Coastal Special Resources Study Act 109th May 25, 2006
S 1618 International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005 109th September 7, 2005
S 1507 Internet Safety and Child Protection Act of 2005 109th July 27, 2005
S 1369 Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act 109th July 1, 2005
S 1248 SEARCH Act of 2005 109th June 14, 2005
S 1226 Federal Contractor Extraterritorial Jurisdiction for Human Trafficking Offenses Act of 2005 109th June 13, 2005
S 1197 Violence Against Women Act of 2005 109th October 6, 2005
S 970 African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum Act 109th April 28, 2005
S 516 ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2005 109th March 3, 2005
S 203 National Heritage Areas Act of 2006 109th October 12, 2006
SCONRES 90 A concurrent resolution 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 May 1, 2006
SCONRES 42 A concurrent resolution recognizing the historical significance of the 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 15, 2005
SRES 613 A resolution honoring the life and work of William Wilberforce and commemorating the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in Great Britain. 109th December 6, 2006
SRES 549 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding modern-day slavery. 109th December 9, 2006
SRES 516 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. 109th June 19, 2006
SRES 407 A resolution recognizing the African American Spiritual as a national treasure. 109th March 28, 2006
SRES 380 A resolution celebrating Black History Month. 109th February 16, 2006
SRES 44 A resolution celebrating Black History Month. 109th February 8, 2005
HCONRES 520 Supporting the efforts and activities of individuals, organizations, and other entities to honor the lives of enslaved Africans in the United States and to make reparations to their descendants for slavery and its lingering effects. 108th October 9, 2004
HCONRES 482 Recognizing and celebrating the abolition of slavery more than 150 years ago in the Latin American countries of Mexico, Chile, Uruguay, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Peru, and Venezuela, and for other purposes. 108th July 22, 2004
HCONRES 329 Congratulating the people and Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the twelfth anniversary of the independence of Kazakhstan and praising longstanding and growing friendship between the United States and Kazakhstan. 108th November 24, 2003
HCONRES 239 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the global diamond industry, as represented by the World Diamond Council, should provide transition development assistance to communities in Sierra Leone, Angola, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the illicit trade in conflict diamonds for arms fueled civil war, and for other purposes. 108th June 26, 2003

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