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National Historical Publications and Records Commission Act of 2010

Introduced: June 28, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 1, 2010
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 1, 2010
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 6 - 1.
Jul 1, 2010
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 29, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.
Jun 28, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jun 28, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (affiliated with the National Archives and Records Administration) for FY2010-FY2015.

Amends the Presidential Historical Records Preservation Act of 2008 to shift from the Commission to the Archivist of the United States the authority to make grants for establishment of state and local databases for records of servitude, emancipation, and post-civil war reconstruction. Requires the Archivist to consider Commission advice and recommendations before making such a grant.

What's happening now July 1, 2010

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2872 Related bill A bill to authorize appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through fiscal year …
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5
D
Chu, Judy
California · Jun 30, 2010
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jun 30, 2010
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 30, 2010
Driehaus, Steve
· Jun 30, 2010
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 30, 2010
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 28, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5616: National Historical Publications and Records Commission Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5616/
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"H.R. 5616: National Historical Publications and Records Commission Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5616/.
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H.R. 5616, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5616/.
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