US SB1838 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on October 22 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-12-03 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-318.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration Commission to plan, develop, and carry out programs and activities appropriate to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, and to carry out other specified duties. Directs the National Endowment for the Humanities to award grants for appropriate activities relating to the Civil War sesquicentennial, and to consider for such grants university, museum, or academic programs with national scope that sponsor multidisciplinary projects, including those that concentrate on the role of African Americans in the Civil War.

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Title

Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2009-12-03 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-318.
2009-10-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2009-10-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10703)

Same As/Similar To

HB4771 (Related) 2010-03-04 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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