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SEARCH Act of 2004

Introduced: April 2, 2004 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 8, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census.
Apr 2, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E521)
Apr 2, 2004
Introduced in House
Apr 2, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Servitude and Emancipation Archival Research ClearingHouse Act of 2004 or the SEARCH Act of 2004 - Directs the Archivist of the United States to establish, as part of the National Archives, a national database consisting of historic records of servitude and emancipation in the United States to assist African Americans in researching their genealogy. Requires the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to maintain the database.

What's happening now April 8, 2004

Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 1, 2004
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 4, 2004
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 4, 2004
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 2, 2004
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Apr 2, 2004
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 2, 2004
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 2, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4147: SEARCH Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4147/
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"H.R. 4147: SEARCH Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4147/.
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H.R. 4147, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4147/.
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