H.R. 390 Preservation of Records of Servitude, Emancipation, and Post-Civil War Reconstruction Act

Bill Status

  • Bill Introduction

    1/10/2007

  • Passed by Committee

    1/11/2007

  • Passed by House

    1/22/2007 by 414 - 1


More Information

H.R. 390 on THOMAS

H.R. 390, the Preservation of Records of Servitude, Emancipation, and Post-Civil War Reconstruction Act, was introduced on January 10, 2007, by Rep. Tom Lantos. This legislation requires the establishment of a national database in the National Archives to preserve and make accessible and searchable, records of servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction. Under H.R. 390, grants will be made available to states, colleges and universities, and genealogical associations, to preserve similar records in their possession and make them available electronically.

Provisions of this bill were included in S.3477, which was signed into law on October 13, 2008.