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H.R. 6056: Preserving the American Historical Record Act

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H.R. 6056: Preserving the American Historical Record Act

110th Congress · introduced 2008-05-14 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-05-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Preserving the American Historical Record Act

Plain summary

Preserving the American Historical Record Act - Authorizes the Archivist of the United States to make grants to states to: (1) protect historical records; (2) use such records in new and creative ways; (3) provide education and training to those who care for historical records; and (4) create a wide variety of access tools, including finding aids, documentary editions, indexes, and images of key records maintained on state and local organization websites. Requires the Archivist to consult with state and local officials on criteria for making the grants.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Preserving the American Historical Record Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · 25 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Peter Welch (D-VT), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr6056 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110