Preserving the American Historical Record Act
To authorize the Archivist of the United States to make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records.
previous 110th session of congress Other Bill Titles (2 more) 5/14/2008--Introduced.
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 ... more
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| May 14, 2008 |
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Blog Coverage
December 27, 2008 [NGS] UpFront with NGS - Volume 8, Number 6-1 June 2008_China Tour_
Historical Record" bill, H.R. 6056. What is PAHR? The Preserving the American Historical Record Act proposes to increase federal support for state and local archival records held by government agencies, historical societies, libraries, ...
October 22, 2008 Politics can enter genealogical arena - Las Vegas Sun
Shelley Berkley is a co-sponsor of H.R. 6056, "To authorize the Archivist of the United States to make grants to States for the preservation and dissemination of historical records," which is jointly sponsored by Maurice Hinchey, D-N. ...
Source: Las Vegas Sun Stories: Henderson
September 18, 2008 a letter from jim cooper...
thank you for taking the time to contact me in regards to hr 6056, the preserving american historical record act. i appreciate the opportunity to respond. as you know, maintaining important historical documents can be painstaking work. ...
Source: The Posterity Project











