United States · Bill · S
S. 295 (110th)
SEARCH Act
Introduced
16 January 2007
Last action
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Status
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
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Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
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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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 January 2007
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 January 2007
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 16 January 2007
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/295
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/295