3.0.0 3787 2023-01-12T17:52:25Z 2023-01-12T17:52:25Z Senate S S 2006-08-03 109 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-08-03T16:59:28Z Congressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-Day Slavery Act 109 6328 HR 2006-11-15 Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Related bill CRS 2006-08-03 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8807-8808) IntroReferral 2006-08-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8806-8807) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-08-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000059 Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] RICK SANTORUM R PA N P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2006-08-03 True D000601 Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] Elizabeth Dole R NC H. 2006-08-03 True L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2006-09-26 False M001162 Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL] Mel Martinez R FL 2006-09-29 False C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2006-11-16 False International Affairs Administrative procedure Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reorganization Crime and Law Enforcement Debtor and creditor Families Finance and Financial Sector Forced labor Fraud Government Operations and Politics Human rights Kidnapping Labor and Employment Law Legislation Marriage Police Prosecution Prostitution Public corruption Rule of law Sex-oriented businesses Slavery Smuggling Victims of crimes Women Women's rights International Affairs 00 2006-08-03 Introduced in Senate 2006-10-18T19:39:13Z Congressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-day Slavery Act - Defines "modern-day slavery."

Establishes a congressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-day Slavery which shall: (1) study matters relating to modern-day slavery, including vulnerabilities of commonly affected populations; (2) study the roles of the rule of law, lack of enforcement, and corruption within international law enforcement institutions that allow the proliferation of modern-day slavery; (3) review relevant governmental programs; and (4) convene additional experts from nongovernmental organizations as part of the Commission's review.

States that the Commission shall seek to promote goals of: (1) providing a comprehensive evaluation of best practices to prevent modern-day slavery, to rescue and rehabilitate its victims, and to prosecute traffickers and increase accountability within countries; (2) identifying countries which provide the greatest opportunity for abolition of modern-day slavery specific to U.S. involvement; (3) examining the economic impact on communities and countries that demonstrate measured success in fighting modern-day slavery; and (4) increasing education and awareness about modern-day slavery.

]]> Congressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-Day Slavery Act Display Title Congressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-Day Slavery Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a congressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-Day Slavery. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Congressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-Day Slavery Act Introduced in Senate 2006-08-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s3787is/xml/BILLS-109s3787is.xml 2006-08-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8807-8808) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.