The antislavery committee functioned as a committee within the Galactic Senate of the Galactic Republic. Senator Padmé Amidala, during her process of selecting a Senate committee to participate in, learned from Versé, her handmaiden, that the antislavery committee was a potential choice. Versé also noted that the committee lacked leadership from anyone familiar to Amidala, suggesting she could likely gain entry through her own persuasive abilities, rather than needing endorsements from Chancellor Palpatine.