Bill Title: Recognizing 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-16 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. [HCR73 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography	BioGuide
Representative Charles Rangel [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-13	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Sanford Bishop [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-GA-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Bobby Rush [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Laura Richardson [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-37	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Donald Payne [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NJ-10	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Lewis [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-GA-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Raul Grijalva [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-AZ-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Chaka Fattah [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Elijah Cummings [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MD-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Donna Christensen [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-VI	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Corrine Brown [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Henry Johnson [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-GA-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Edolphus Towns [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-10	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Eni Faleomavaega [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-AS	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide

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