3.0.0 3844 2023-01-11T20:23:58Z 2023-01-11T20:23:58Z House H HR 2007-10-16 110 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-10-16T13:03:15Z 2007-10-16 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2007-10-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-10-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 N W000794 Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] Diane Watson D CA E. 33 2007-10-16 True F000449 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Jeff Fortenberry R NE 1 2007-10-16 True W000672 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] FRANK WOLF R VA R. 10 2007-10-16 True T000458 Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6] THOMAS TANCREDO R CO G. 6 2007-10-16 True F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2007-10-16 True F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2] Trent Franks R AZ 2 2007-10-16 True S001143 Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] MARK SOUDER R IN EDWARD 3 2007-10-16 True S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2007-11-13 False M000934 Rep. Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1] Jerry Moran R KS 1 2007-12-04 False M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2008-04-08 False J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2008-07-08 False M001154 Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13] Brad Miller D NC 13 2008-07-29 False S001144 Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CHRISTOPHER SHAYS R CT 4 2008-09-25 False International Affairs Africa (Sub-Saharan) Arts, Culture, Religion Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Crime and Law Enforcement Cultural relations Education Elementary and secondary education Elementary education Families Family services Federal advisory bodies Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Health Human rights Labor and Employment Mental health services Nongovernmental organizations Prosecution Sanctions (International law) Science, Technology, Communications Scientific exchanges Slavery Social Welfare Sudan Victims of crimes International Affairs 00 2007-10-16 Introduced in House 2008-01-07T16:09:45Z Eradication of Slavery in Sudan Act of 2007 - Establishes the United States Commission to Monitor Slavery and its Eradication in Sudan, which shall have as its primary responsibility: (1) reporting on progress made by the government of Sudan and nongovernmental organizations in identifying the location of slaves in Sudan and ensuring their freedom; (2) working with the government of Sudan to ensure safe passage of freed slaves and family reunification; (3) documenting existing cases of slavery and working to prevent new cases from occurring; (4) ensuring that former slaves have access to basic education and skill training, as well as medical, social, and psychological support needed for their rehabilitation and reintegration into society; (5) ensuring that those individuals responsible for slavery are brought to justice; and (6) recommending U.S. government actions in response to the Sudanese government's inaction to eradicate slavery.

Terminates the Commission six years after the initial appointment of all of the members.

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