S. 2872: A bill to authorize appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes.

111th Congress · introduced 2009-12-11 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Held at the desk.

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Where it came from: introduced 2009-12-11 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A bill to authorize appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on June 21, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission for FY2010-FY2014. Amends the Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 with respect to the Federal National and Regional Records Center Revolving Fund. Increases from 4% to 10% the maximum amount of the Fund's total income that may be retained as an operating reserve or for the replacement or acquisition of capital equipment and other support systems of the National Archives and Records Administration. Increases from 4% to 10% the threshold amount in excess of which any amounts remaining in the Fund at the close of each fiscal year that must be returned to the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. Amends the Presidential Historical Records Preservation Act of 2008 to shift from the Commission to the Archivist the authority to make grants for establishment of state and local databases for records of servitude, emancipation, and post-civil war reconstruction. Requires the Archivist to consider Commission advice and recommendations before making such a grant.

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Official text

A bill to authorize appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] · 6 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2872, A bill to authorize appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes (2010-01-07); CBO cost estimate: S. 2872, A bill to authorize appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes (2010-01-07)

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Mark R. Warner (D-VA)

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Words on this page, explained (4)

Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s2872.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>

Record fed-us-cong111-s2872 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111