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HR 1131 110th Congress House

Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act

Official title: To establish a commission to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War.

Introduced: May 2, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 27, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
Feb 16, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Feb 16, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 27, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission to plan, develop, and carry out programs and activities appropriate to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, and to carry out other specified duties.

Directs the National Endowment for the Humanities to award grants for appropriate activities relating to the Civil War sesquicentennial, and to consider for such grants university, museum, or academic programs with national scope that sponsor multidisciplinary projects, including those that concentrate on the role of African Americans in the Civil War.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2802 Related bill Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 2, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1131: Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1131/
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"H.R. 1131: Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1131/.
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H.R. 1131, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1131/.
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