H.R.5893 - Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2008

To reauthorize the sound recording and film preservation programs of the Library of Congress, and for other purposes. view all titles (7)

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  • Short: Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Short: Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2008 as reported to house.
  • Popular: Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Official: To reauthorize the sound recording and film preservation programs of the Library of Congress, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2008 as passed house.
  • Short: Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2008 as passed senate.
  • Short: Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2008 as enacted.

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10/2/2008--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on June 4, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Amends the National Recording Preservat

Official Summary

10/2/2008--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on June 4, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Library of Congress Sound Recording and Film Preservation Programs Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Amends the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000 to authorize appropriations through FY2016 for:
(1) Library of Congress activities for the maintenance and preservation of sound recordings that are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant; and
(2) the National Recording Preservation Foundation to accept and administer private gifts to promote and ensure the preservation and public accessibility of the nation's sound recording heritage held at the Library of Congress and other public and nonprofit archives.
Revises the standards for removal by the Librarian of Congress of a member of the Library's National Recording Preservation Board.
Allows board members of the National Recording Preservation Foundation to serve more than two consecutive terms.
Amends the National Film Preservation Act of 1996 to authorize appropriations through FY2016 for the Library's National Film Preservation Board. Updates the names of organizations that represent the Board. Authorizes appropriations to the Library through FY2016 for the National Film Preservation Foundation. Adds to the purposes of the Foundation the encouragement, acceptance, and administration of private gifts to ensure the repatriation of American films from foreign archives.


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07/28/10
H.R.5893: Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act ...

July 29, 2010: Democrats pulled H.R. 5893, the Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act, from floor consideration prior to a vote on the bill. The bill contained $7 billion in new federal infrastructure spending. ... Source: Home .... OpenC

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12/02/08
Presidential politics » Blog Archive » DC wants Obama to back ...

Statement on the Second Amendment Enforcement Act · Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate · President Bush Signs H.R. 5551, H.R. 5893 and S. 996 Into Law ...

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10/21/08
The Posterity Project: Time for a matinée...

In a summary by the Congressional Budget Office, H.R. 5893 would authorize appropriations of between $1 million and about $1.5 million for the National Recording Preservation Board, the National Recording Preservation Foundation, ...

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