WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Black history

S. 3511, The Civil Rights History Project Act of 2008

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3511 would direct the Librarian of Congress and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out a joint project at the Library of Congress and the National Museum of African American History and Culture to collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of individuals who participated in the Civil Rights movement....

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H.R. 998, The Civil Rights History Project Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.04

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 998 would direct the Librarian of Congress and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out a joint project at the Library of Congress and the National Museum of African American History and Culture to collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of individuals who participated in the Civil Rights movement....

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S. 2802, The Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2802 would establish a commission to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War....

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H.R. 5505, The Black Metropolis District National Heritage Area Study Act

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5505 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of designating the study area as the Black Metropolis District National Heritage Area in the State of Illinois....

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H.R. 1239, The National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.13

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1239 would amend the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998 to provide additional staff and oversight of funds to carry out the Act....

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H.R. 390, The Preservation of Records of Servitude, Emancipation, and Post-Civil War Reconstruction Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.13

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

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....

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H.R. 3810, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of the 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse located in Farmington, New York, and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part of Women's Rights National Historical Park, and for other purposes

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3810 would direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to evaluate the significance of the 1816 Farmington Quaker Meetinghouse located in Farmington, New York, and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part of Women's Rights National Historical Park....

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S. 1709, The National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2007

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1709 would amend the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 1998 to provide additional staff and oversight of funds to carry out the Act....

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H.R. 2030, The 1901 Missouri African American Expulsion Commission Act of 2007

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2030 would establish a commission to investigate the expulsion of African-American residents of the Missouri cities of Aurora, Monett, Newburg, Pierce City, Cassville, and Webb City from their homes that occurred between August 1894 and August 1901, and make recommendations regarding the feasibility and appropriateness of providing reparations to such residents....

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S. 1051, The National Liberty Memorial Act

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1051 would authorize National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia at Constitution Gardens previously approved to honor free persons and slaves who fought for independence, liberty, and justice for all during the American Revolution....

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H.R. 1693, The National Liberty Memorial Act

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1693 would authorize National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia at Constitution Gardens previously approved to honor free persons and slaves who fought for independence, liberty, and justice for all during the American Revolution....

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H.R. 1455, The African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center Act

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1455 would establish the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center in New York, New York....

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S. 748, The African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center Act

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 748 would establish the African Burial Ground International Memorial Museum and Educational Center in New York, New York....

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H.R. 1131, The Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1131 would establish a commission to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War....

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H.R. 1039, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resources study regarding the suitability and feasibility of designating the John Hope Franklin Greenwood Memorial/Museum of Reconciliation and other sites in Tulsa, Oklahoma, relating to the 1921 Tulsa race riot as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1039 would direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resources study regarding the suitability and feasibility of designating the John Hope Franklin Greenwood Memorial/Museum of Reconciliation and other sites in Tulsa, Oklahoma, relating to the 1921 Tulsa race riot as a unit of the National Park System....

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H.R. 705, To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of George Henry White

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 705 would provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of George Henry White....

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H.R. 40, The Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 40 would acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865, and it would establish a commission to examine the institution of slavery, subsequent de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination against African-Americans, and the impact of these forces on living African-Americans, and to make recommendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies....

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H.R. 47, To direct the Architect of the Capitol to establish and display within the Capitol Visitor Center a suitable exhibit which depicts the Congressional careers, accomplishments, and contributions of the 22 African-American Members of Congress who served during the Reconstruction and Post-Reconstruction Eras, and a suitable exhibit which acknowledges the use of slave labor in the construction of the Capitol

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 47 would direct the Architect of the Capitol to establish and display within the Capitol Visitor Center a suitable exhibit which depicts the Congressional careers, accomplishments, and contributions of the 22 African-American Members of Congress who served during the Reconstruction and Post-Reconstruction Eras, and a suitable exhibit which acknowledges the use of slave labor in the construction of the Capitol....

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H.R. 5386, The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $174.95

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5386 spends money for the operations and activities of Department of the Interior (except the Bureau of Reclamation and the Central Utah Project), the Environmental Protection Agency, and other agencies such as the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (HHS), the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, the Commission of Fine Arts, the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality, the Forest Service (US...

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S. 1627, The Delaware National Coastal Special Resources Study Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Fri, 07 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1627 would direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of sites in the coastal region of Delaware to determine their national significance and to evaluate the suitability and feasibility of including them in the National Park System....

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S. 582, The Little Rock Central High School Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Tue, 14 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EDT

S. 582 would direct the U.S. Mint to produce a $1 silver coin in calendar year 2007 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of the Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. The bill would specify a surcharge on the sales price of $10 for each coin and would designate the National Park Service as the recipient of the income from those surcharges....

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