House bill · 110th Congress · Public Law 110-183
Commission on the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade Act
Became law on Feb 5, 2008.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedAug 3, 2007
- Committee actionSep 26, 2007
- Passed HouseOct 2, 2007 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 19, 2007 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesJan 22, 2008
- To the PresidentJan 24, 2008
- Became lawFeb 5, 2008
Latest action: Feb 5, 2008 — Became Public Law No: 110-183.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
96 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 82 Democrats
14 of 96 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Brian Baird (D-WA), Howard Berman (D-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Dan Burton (R-IN), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Julia Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), James Cooper (D-TN), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Artur Davis (D-AL), Danny Davis (D-IL), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), David Dreier (R-CA), Keith Ellison (D-MN), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Phil English (R-PA), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Sam Farr (D-CA) and 66 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.