National Historical Publications and Records Commission Amendments of 1988
Public Law 100-365 · S. 1856 · 100th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jul 13, 1988 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Sen. James Sasser (D-TN)
Cosponsors (17): Sen. Henry Heinz, Sen. John Glenn,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
National Historical Publications and Records Commission Amendments of 1988 - Revises the membership of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Changes its composition from two members to one member from each of the following organizations: (1) the American Historical Association; (2) the Organization of American Historians; (3) the Society of American Archivists; and (4) the American Association for State and Local History. Adds to the Commission one member from the Association for Documentary Editing and one member from the National Association for Government Archives and Records Administrators.
Provides for staggering the terms of certain appointees to the Commission. Entitles all Commission members to travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence.
Requires the chairman of the Commission to transmit to the President and the Congress from time to time, and at least biennially, the plans, estimates, and recommendations developed and approved by it.
Authorizes the Commission to conduct institutes, training, and educational programs and to sponsor fellowships related to its activities. Authorizes the Commission to disseminate information about documentary sources through guides, directories, and other technical publications.
Authorizes the Commission to recommend the expenditure of appropriated or donated funds for the collecting, describing, preserving, compiling, and publishing of significant documentary sources. Authorizes the Archivist of the United States to make allocations to Federal agencies and grants to State and local public and nonprofit entities after considering the advice and recommendations of the Commission.
Authorizes appropriations to the Commission for FY 1989 through 1993.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: General Services, Federalism, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.
- Jul 13, 1988Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-365.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jul 6, 1988PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Jun 30, 1988FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 13, 1988FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
- May 9, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Apr 14, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Dec 15, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by General Services, Federalism, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Nov 5, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.