SEARCH Act of 2004
Latest action · Jul 1, 2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 19, 2003
- Passed SenateJun 25, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Servitude and Emancipation Archival Research ClearingHouse Act of 2004 or the SEARCH Act of 2004 - 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.
Authorizes appropriations.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 24, 2003 to Jun 3, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Sep 24, 2003 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Sep 24, 2003 | |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Feb 27, 2004 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Feb 27, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Mar 11, 2004 | |
| R-IL | Peter Fitzgerald | May 13, 2004 | |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Jun 3, 2004 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 19, 2003Markup Jun 2, 2004Reported Jun 21, 2004 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jun 25, 2004 |
| Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census Subcommittee | Referred Jul 1, 2004 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 1, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census.
- Jun 25, 2004Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7527; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S7527; text as passed Senate: CR S7527)
- Jun 25, 2004Received in the House.
- Jun 25, 2004Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jun 25, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7527Text printed S7527Amendments S7527 | William H. Frist R-TN | Jun 25, 2004 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8237Text printed S8238 | Mary L. Landrieu D-LA (text) | Jun 19, 2003 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jun 7, 2004S. 1292, Servitude and Emancipation Archival Research Clearinghouse Act of 2003<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on June 2, 2004</p>
- Jun 7, 2004S. 1292, Servitude and Emancipation Archival Research Clearinghouse Act of 2003Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on June 2, 2004
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4147 | SEARCH Act of 2004 | Identical bill | Apr 8, 2004 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish a servitude and emancipation archival research clearinghouse in the National Archives.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- SEARCH Act of 2003
- Servitude and Emancipation Archival Research ClearingHouse Act of 2003
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- SEARCH Act of 2003
- Servitude and Emancipation Archival Research ClearingHouse Act of 2003
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Servitude and Emancipation Archival Research ClearingHouse Act of 2004
- SEARCH Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Archives
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Blacks
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Colleges
- Data banks
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Families
- Federal aid to education
- Genealogy
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Grants-in-aid
- Higher education
- History
- Minorities
- Public records
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Slavery
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2004Referred in House
- Jun 25, 2004Engrossed in Senate
- Jun 21, 2004Reported to Senate
- Jun 19, 2003Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.