HR 2891
109th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Archives
Arts, Culture, Religion
Black history
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Data banks
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Families
Federal aid to education
Genealogy
Grants-in-aid
Higher education
History
Minorities
Science, Technology, Communications
Slavery
SEARCH Act of 2005
Introduced: June 14, 2005
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 14, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Jun 14, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1227)
Jun 14, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Servitude and Emancipation Archival Research ClearingHouse Act of 2005 or the SEARCH Act of 2005 - 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
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
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