National Historical Publications and Records Commission Reauthorization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2978
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2019-05-23
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies

Government information and archives

Humanities programs funding

U.S. history
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 14.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>National Historical Publications and Records Commission Reauthorization Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes the National Historical Publications and Records Commission for FY2020-FY2025 and adds the Council of State Archivists as a member of the commission.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2978 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2019 Mr. Connolly (for himself, Mr. Meadows , Mr. Price of North Carolina , and Mr. Cummings ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend title 44, United States Code, to reauthorize the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Historical Publications and Records Commission Reauthorization Act of 2019 . 2. Reauthorization of National Historical Publications and Records Commission (a) Composition of Commission Section 2501(a) of title 44, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 15 and inserting 16 ; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (G) the Council of State Archivists; and . (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 2504(g)(1) of title 44, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (g) (1) Authorization of appropriations For the purposes specified in this section, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the National Historical Publications and Records Commission $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2025. .