A resolution commemorating the 175th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the British Empire on August 1, 1834.
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Passed
Latest Action · August 3, 2009
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8700-8701; text as passed Senate: CR S8701; text of measure as introduced: CR S8689-8690)
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Recognizes the fundamental importance of the abolition of slavery in the British Empire in the history of the United States and Canada and celebrates the 175th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the British Empire on August 1, 1834.
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