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HR 4771 111th Congress House

Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act

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

Introduced: July 1, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 4, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 4, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration Commission.

Directs the National Endowment for the Humanities: (1) in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts, to award grants for activities that are determined to be appropriately related to the Civil War sesquicentennial; and (2) consider for such grants university, museum, or academic programs with national scope that sponsor multidisciplinary projects that represent the totality of the Civil War.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 8
Perriello, Thomas
· Jul 30, 2010
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 1, 2010
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 1, 2010
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 1, 2010
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 1, 2010
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 1, 2010
Sestak, Joe
· Jul 1, 2010
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 24, 2010
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jun 24, 2010
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jun 10, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4771: Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4771/
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"H.R. 4771: Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4771/.
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