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S. 295 (110th)

SEARCH Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

16 January 2007

Last action

30 March 2007 · Referred

Status

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.

Sponsors

Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]

Subjects

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5 December 2025

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Summary

Servitude and Emancipation Archival Research ClearingHouse Act or the SEARCH Act - 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

  1. 16 January 2007

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 16 January 2007

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S596)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 16 January 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 30 March 2007

    Referred

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

    Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 January 2007

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    Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 January 2007

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