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SEARCH Act of 2004

Introduced: June 19, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 1, 2004
Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census.
Jun 25, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Jun 25, 2004
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 25, 2004
Received in the House.
Jun 25, 2004
Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7527; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S7527; text as passed Senate: CR S7527)
Jun 25, 2004
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7527; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S7527; text as passed Senate: CR S7527)
Jun 21, 2004
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 589.
Jun 21, 2004
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins with amendments. With written report No. 108-282.
Jun 2, 2004
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Jun 19, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8238)
Jun 19, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8237-8238)
Jun 19, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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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.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now July 1, 2004

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4147 Identical bill SEARCH Act of 2004
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 11, 2004
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 27, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1292: SEARCH Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1292/
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"S. 1292: SEARCH Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1292/.
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S. 1292, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1292/.
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