S 395
111th Congress
Senate
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congressional agencies
Government information and archives
Historical and cultural resources
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Libraries and archives
Library of Congress
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Racial and ethnic relations
Smithsonian Institution
Sound recording
Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009
Introduced: February 9, 2009
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Feb 9, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2028-2029)
Feb 9, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2028)
Feb 9, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009 - 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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2028-2029)
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1