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Civil Rights History Project Act of 2008

Introduced: September 17, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Sep 17, 2008
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Civil Rights History Project Act of 2008 - 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 September 17, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 998 Related bill Civil Rights History Project Act of 2008
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 17, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3511: Civil Rights History Project Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3511/
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"S. 3511: Civil Rights History Project Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3511/.
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S. 3511, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3511/.
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