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Article: Sen. Santorum Introduces Congressional Commission on Abolition of Modern-Day Slavery Act

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August 10, 2006
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pennsylvania, has introduced the Congressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-Day Slavery Act (S. 3787), legislation that would "establish a congressional Commission on the Abolition of Modern-Day Slavery."

The bill, introduced on Aug. 3, was co-sponsored by Sens. Mark Pryor, D-Arkansas, and Elizabeth Dole, R-North Carolina. It was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

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