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H.R. 390, The Preservation of Records of Servitude, Emancipation, and Post-Civil War Reconstruction Act
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H.R. 390 would require the establishment of a national database in the National Archives to preserve records of servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction and to provide grants to State and local entities to establish similar local databases.
== Detailed Summary ==
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Preservation of Records of Servitude, Emancipation, and Post-Civil War Reconstruction Act - Requires the Archivist of the United States to: (1) establish, as part of the National Archives, an electronically searchable database of historic records of servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction contained within federal agencies, including the Southern Claims Commission Records, Records of the Freedmen's Bank, Slave Impressments Records, Slave Payroll Records, and the Slave Manifest, for genealogical and historical research; and (2) preserve relevant records.
Requires the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to provide grants to states, colleges and universities, and genealogical associations to preserve records and establish databases of local records of such information. Requires such databases to be maintained by entities designated by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Authorizes appropriations.
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== Status of the Legislation ==
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Latest Major Action: 3/30/2007: Referred to11/14/2007: Senate subcommittee.committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.Affairs. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-342. 10:00 a.m.
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Akilah Nosakhere, African American Studies Librarian
February 25, 2007, 3:12pm (report abuse)The preservation of American historical records should be of upmost importance to us all. I ask that H.R.390 be supported and funds made available for the creation of state level databases to provide access to these rare and irreplaceable documents.
Elisabeth
November 29, 2007, 9:03am (report abuse)This is an excellent cause. As a library employee, I heartily support it.
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