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H.R. 5216 109th Congress House

Preservation of Records of Servitude, Emancipation, and Post-Civil War Reconstruction Act of 2006

Official title: To require the establishment of a national database in the National Archives to preserve records of servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the establishment of a national database in the National Archives to preserve records of servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction and to provide grants to State and local entities to establish similar local databases.

Introduced: April 27, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 8, 2006
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jun 8, 2006
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 27, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Apr 27, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E653-654)
Apr 27, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 8, 2006

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preservation of Records of Servitude, Emancipation, and Post-Civil War Reconstruction Act of 2006 - Requires the Archivist of the United States to: (1) establish, as part of the National Archives, an electronically searchable database of historic records of servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction contained within federal agencies for genealogical and historical research; and (2) preserve relevant records.

Requires the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to provide grants to states, colleges and universities, and genealogical associations to preserve records and establish databases of local records of such information.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 7
Davis, Artur
· May 1, 2006
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 27, 2006
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Apr 27, 2006
BOYD, ALLEN
· Apr 27, 2006
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Apr 27, 2006
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Apr 27, 2006
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Apr 27, 2006
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· Apr 27, 2006
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 27, 2006
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 27, 2006
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 27, 2006
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Apr 27, 2006
TAYLOR, GENE
· Apr 27, 2006
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 27, 2006
Watson, Diane
· Apr 27, 2006
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5216: Preservation of Records of Servitude, Emancipation, and Post-Civil War Reconstruction Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5216/
MLA
"H.R. 5216: Preservation of Records of Servitude, Emancipation, and Post-Civil War Reconstruction Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5216/.
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H.R. 5216, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5216/.
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