S.Res. 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. | PoliFocus

S.Res. 540110th Congress

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.

Subjects

Commemorations

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Recognizes the historical and educational significance of the USS Constellation, a 153-year-old warship berthed in Baltimore, Maryland, as a reminder of both the U.S. participation in the slave trade and U.S. government efforts to suppress the inhumane practice.

Applauds the historic vessel's preservation and the efforts of the USS Constellation Museum to engage people from all over the world with this vital part of history.

Supports the Constellation as an appropriate site to commemorate, in 2008, the bicentennial of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.

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Related Legislation

H.Res. 1159Recognizing the historical significance of the United States sloop-of-war Constellation as a surviving witness to the horrors of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and a leading participant in America's effort to end the practice.
2008-09-09Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Legislative Actions

2008-04-29
Introduced in Senate
2008-04-29
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3514-3515)
2008-09-18
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2008-09-18
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
2008-09-18
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
2008-09-18
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1030.
2008-09-23
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9344-9345; text as passed Senate: CR S9344-9345)
2008-09-23
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9344-9345; text as passed Senate: CR S9344-9345)

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