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Civil Rights History Project Act of 2006

Introduced: September 20, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Jul 18, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jul 18, 2006
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Civil Rights History Project Act of 2006 - Requires the Librarian of Congress and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (acting through the Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture) to establish an oral history project to: (1) collect video and audio recordings of, and visual and written materials relevant to the personal histories of, participants in the Civil Rights movement; and (2) make the collection available for public use through the Library of Congress and the Museum.

What's happening now July 18, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 20, 2006
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· Sep 20, 2006
GONZALEZ, CHARLES
· Sep 20, 2006
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 20, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5829: Civil Rights History Project Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5829/
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"H.R. 5829: Civil Rights History Project Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5829/.
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H.R. 5829, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5829/.
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