S. 1248 · 109th Congress
Servitude and Emancipation Archival Research ClearingHouse Act of 2005
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Servitude and Emancipation Archival Research ClearingHouse Act of 2005 or the SEARCH Act of 2005 - 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.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 14, 2005
Servitude and Emancipation Archival Research ClearingHouse Act of 2005 or the SEARCH Act of 2005 - 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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Servitude and Emancipation Archival Research ClearingHouse Act of 2005
Also known as: SEARCH Act of 2005
Latest action (Jun 14, 2005): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6494)
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 14, 2005
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.