H.Con.Res. 101 · 110th Congress

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.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2007-03-27
Latest action
2007-06-15 · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.

Subjects

International affairs
Europe
Law
United Kingdom
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Government Operations and Politics
Commemorations
Crime and Law Enforcement
Legislation
Anniversaries
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Slavery
History
Compensation (Law)
Parliamentary government
Searches and seizures