HR 4771
111th Congress
House
Social Sciences and History
Commemorative events and holidays
Executive agency funding and structure
Military history
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act
Introduced: March 4, 2010
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In committee
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To President
Became law
Mar 4, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 4, 2010
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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