United States · Bill · S
S. 599 (112th)
Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission Act
Introduced
16 March 2011
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-124.
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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 and give priority to programs carried out by institutions of higher education, museums, nonprofit organizations, professional associations, or state sesquicentennial commissions that support the duties of the Commission, including those that concentrate on the role of African Americans in the Civil War.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 March 2011
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 16 March 2011
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 16 March 2011
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/599
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/599