HR 5829
109th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Archives
Arts, Culture, Religion
Black history
Civil rights movements
Congress
Congressional agencies
Federal libraries
Fund raising
Gifts
History
Library of Congress
Minorities
Museums
Smithsonian Institution
Sound recording and reproducing
Surveys
Video tape recording
Civil Rights History Project Act of 2006
Introduced: July 18, 2006
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2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 18, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jul 18, 2006
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
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