Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act

Bill: 108-hr-2449
Sponsor: Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6]
Introduced: 2003-06-12 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Anniversaries
Armed Forces and National Security
Arts, Culture, Religion
Auditing
Black history
Blacks
Civil War
Colleges
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to education
Gifts
Government Operations and Politics
Higher education
History
Louisiana
Military history
Military parks
Minorities
Museums
Nonprofit organizations
Pennsylvania
Social Welfare
Virginia
Volunteer workers

Summary:
action_date: 2003-06-12
text: Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act - Establishes a Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission to plan, develop, and carry out programs and activities appropriate to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War.
Requires the Commission to award a grant in each of FY 2004 through 2016 to: (1) the U.S. Civil War Center at Louisiana State University, Louisiana; and (2) the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania.
action_date: 2004-09-22
text: 
Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Civil War Sesquicentennial 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. 
 
Requires the Commission to: (1) prepare a strategic plan and annual performance plans; and (2) submit to Congress an annual report that contains a list of each gift, bequest, or devise with a value of more than $250, together with the donor's identity, and a final report by December 30, 2015, containing the Commission's activities, findings, and recommendations, and a final accounting of funds. 
Directs the National Endowment for the Humanities to award grants, considering established university, museum, or academic programs with national scope that sponsor multidisciplinary projects, including those that concentrate on the role of African Americans in the Civil War. 
Requires the Department of the Interior's Inspector General to perform an annual audit of the Commission and make the results public. Authorizes appropriations.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-09-23
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2004-09-22
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2004-09-22
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7351-7353)
action_date: 2004-09-22
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7351-7353)
action_date: 2004-09-22
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2449.
action_date: 2004-09-22
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7351-7354)
action_date: 2004-09-22
text: Mr. Ose moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2004-07-21
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2004-07-21
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2004-07-21
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2003-06-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
action_date: 2003-06-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1246)
action_date: 2003-06-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2003-06-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-06-12
text: Introduced in House