HR 2891 · 109th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

SEARCH Act of 2005

Introduced 2005-06-14· Sponsored by Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]· House

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Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.(2005-06-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats
Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]WA
Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3]FL
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]GA
Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2]IL
Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20]TX
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]MD
Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]NY
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6]NY
Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30]CA
Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]PA
Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10]NY
Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large]VI
Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14]MI
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]MS
Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7]IN
Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-2]MA
Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11]NY
Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2]CO
Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11]OH
Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4]MD