H.R. 2891 · 109th Congress
SEARCH Act of 2005
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Elijah Cummings
- Introduced
- 2005-06-14
- Latest action
- 2005-06-14 · Introduced in House
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.