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SEARCH Act

Introduced: January 12, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Mar 19, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.
Jan 12, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jan 12, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E103)
Jan 12, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Servitude and Emancipation Archival Research ClearingHouse Act or the SEARCH Act - 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 March 19, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jan 23, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 439: SEARCH Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-439/
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"H.R. 439: SEARCH Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-439/.
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H.R. 439, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-439/.
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