Servitude and Emancipation Archival Research ClearingHouse Act of 2004

Bill: 108-s-1292
Sponsor: Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]
Introduced: 2003-06-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Archives
Arts, Culture, Religion
Blacks
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Colleges
Data banks
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Families
Federal aid to education
Genealogy
Government paperwork
Grants-in-aid
Higher education
History
Minorities
Public records
Science, Technology, Communications
Slavery

Summary:
action_date: 2003-06-19
text: 
Servitude and Emancipation Archival Research ClearingHouse Act of 2003 or the SEARCH Act of 2003 - Directs the Archivist of the United States to establish, as part of the National Archives, a national database consisting of historic records of servitude and emancipation in the United States to assist African Americans in researching their genealogy. Requires the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to maintain the database.

action_date: 2004-06-21
text: 
Servitude and Emancipation Archival Research ClearingHouse Act of 2003 or the SEARCH Act of 2003 - Directs the Archivist of the United States to establish, as part of the National Archives, a national database consisting of historic records of servitude and emancipation in the United States to assist African Americans in researching their genealogy. 
 
Requires the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to maintain the database.
 
Authorizes appropriations.

action_date: 2004-06-25
text: 
Servitude and Emancipation Archival Research ClearingHouse Act of 2004 or the SEARCH Act of 2004 - Directs the Archivist of the United States to establish, as part of the National Archives, a national database consisting of historic records of servitude and emancipation in the United States to assist African Americans in researching their genealogy. 
 
Requires the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to maintain the database.
 
Authorizes appropriations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7527; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S7527; text as passed Senate: CR S7527)
action_date: 2004-06-25
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7527; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S7527; text as passed Senate: CR S7527)
action_date: 2004-06-21
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 589.
action_date: 2004-06-21
text: Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins with amendments. With written report No. 108-282.
action_date: 2004-06-21
text: Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins with amendments. With written report No. 108-282.
action_date: 2004-06-02
text: Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
action_date: 2003-06-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8238)
action_date: 2003-06-19
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8237-8238)
action_date: 2003-06-19
text: Introduced in Senate