History of the House Awareness and Preservation Act

Summary

History of the House Awareness and Preservation Act - Directs the Librarian of Congress to: (1) prepare a new and complete written history of the U.S. House of Representatives; (2) in preparing the history, consult, commission, or engage the services or participation of eminent historians and Members or former Members of the House; (3) arrange for the printing of the history and the dissemination of excerpts of the history over the Internet; (4) make the history available for sale to the public; and (5) make available, free of charge, a limited number of copies to each Member of the House of Representatives and to the Senate. Sets forth guidelines for the history. Authorizes the Librarian to solicit and accept private funding for the publication, marketing, and public distribution of the history. Directs the Librarian to accept for deposit, preserve, maintain, and make accessible, an oral history of the House as told by its Members and former Members, compiled and updated (on a voluntary or contract basis) by the U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress or other outside organization. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) orientation programs for freshman Members of the House should contain a seminar on the history of the House; and (2) the Speaker of the House should conduct a series of forums on the topic of such history.

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• Enrolled Bill (text)

  Enrolled Bill · EN

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• Enrolled Bill (PDF)

  Enrolled Bill · EN

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• Public Law (text)

  Public Law · EN · 12 November 1999

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 12 November 1999

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• Referred in Senate (text)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 26 October 1999

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• Referred in Senate (PDF)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 26 October 1999

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 25 October 1999

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 25 October 1999

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 25 October 1999

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 22 June 1999

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 22 June 1999

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 22 June 1999

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