United States · Bill · S
S. 1248 (109th)
SEARCH Act of 2005
Introduced
14 June 2005
Last action
14 June 2005 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6494)
Sponsors
Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
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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Timeline
14 June 2005
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6494)
Source: IntroReferral
14 June 2005
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6493-6494)
Source: IntroReferral
14 June 2005
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 14 June 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
- · ssga00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/1248
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/1248
- us · 109-s-1248 · source updated 5 December 2025