February 05, 2008
On Tuesday, February 5, 2008, the President signed into law:
H.R. 3432, the "Commission on the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade Act," which establishes a commission to plan activities appropriate to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.
George W. Bush, Statement by the Press Secretary: President Bush Signs H.R. 3432 into Law Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/283925