Recognizing 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.

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Expresses support for the USS Constellation, a 153-year-old American warship berthed in Baltimore, Maryland, as an appropriate site for the nation to commemorate the bicentennial of the abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 9 September 2008

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 9 September 2008

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• Passed House without amendment

  summary · EN · 9 September 2008

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 29 April 2008

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 29 April 2008

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 29 April 2008

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