H.R. 998: Civil Rights History Project Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2007-02-12 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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Where it came from: introduced 2007-02-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Civil Rights History Project Act of 2008

Plain summary

Civil Rights History Project Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (acting through the Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture) and the Librarian of Congress, within the limit of available funds, to establish an oral history project, focusing on 1954 through 1968, to: (1) survey existing collections of audio and video recordings of the reminiscences of Civil Rights movement participants; (2) collect such recordings and relevant visual and written materials; and (3) make the resulting collection available for public use through the Museum and the Library of Congress. Encourages the Secretary and the Librarian to solicit and accept financial and in-kind donations for the project. Authorizes appropriations.

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Official text

Civil Rights History Project Act of 2008

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] · 83 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 998, Civil Rights History Project Act of 2008 (2008-09-05); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 998, Civil Rights History Project Act of 2008 (2008-09-05)

Cosponsors on this site

Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Al Green (D-TX), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Maxine Waters (D-CA) and 23 more.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr998.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>

Record fed-us-cong110-hr998 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110