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2 U.S.C. § 183a

Oral history of the House of Representatives

United States · Title 2 — THE CONGRESS · Status: effective

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2 U.S.C. § 183a, Oral history of the House of Representatives, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/422755
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The Librarian of Congress shall accept for deposit, preserve, maintain, and make accessible an oral history of the House of Representatives, as told by its Members and former Members, compiled and updated (on a voluntary or contract basis) by the United States Association of Former Members of Congress or other private organization. In carrying out this section, the Librarian of Congress may enlist the voluntary aid or assistance of such organization, or may contract with it for such services as may be necessary. In this section, the term “oral history” means a story or history consisting of personal recollection as recorded by any one or more of the following means:

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The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 106-99(H.R. 2303)1999-11-12
    History of the House Awareness and Preservation Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally