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HR 1420 112th Congress House

Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act

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

Introduced: April 7, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Apr 8, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy .
Apr 7, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Apr 7, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 8, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy .

 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 to plan, develop, and carry out programs and activities appropriate to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, and to carry out other specified duties.

Directs the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities to award grants for appropriate activities relating to the Civil War sesquicentennial and to consider and give priority to programs carried out by institutions of higher education, museums, nonprofit organizations, professional associations, and state sesquicentennial commissions that support the duties of the Commission, including those that concentrate on the role of African Americans in the Civil War.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
JOHNSON, TIMOTHY
· Jul 29, 2011
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Garamendi, John
California · May 13, 2011
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 7, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1420: Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1420/
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"H.R. 1420: Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1420/.
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H.R. 1420, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1420/.
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