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.

Please upgrade your Flash Player Home > Federal Government > S.RES.540 Chief Sponsor: Barbara A. Mikulski Tagged in: Anniversaries, Civil rights, Commemorations, Historic sites, History, Humanities, Maryland, Museums, Sailing ships, Slavery, Transportation See all (1 more) Latest Update: Tuesday, October, 14th 2008 Search Site 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. 4/29/2008--Introduced. Expresses support for the USS Constellation, a 153-year-old warship berthed in Baltimore, Maryland, as an appropriate site for the nation to commemorate, in 2008, the bicentennial of the abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Comment on Bill - Be the first to leave a comment! Latest Actions 09/23/2008 - 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) 09/18/2008 - Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. 09/18/2008 - Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report. 09/18/2008 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1030. 04/29/2008 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3514-3515) Bill Text File name Last Updated S.RES.540 Agreed to by Senate 09/25/2008 S.RES.540 Reported in Senate 09/23/2008 S.RES.540 Introduced in Senate 05/02/2008

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