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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

Preserving the American Historical Record Act

H.R. 2256Introduced May 5, 2009Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Maurice Hinchey D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 31, 2009 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

64 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 54 Democrats

10 of 64 cosponsors (16%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Michael Arcuri (D-NY), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), John Barrow (D-GA), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), John Boccieri (D-OH), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Ben Chandler (D-KY), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), John Culberson (R-TX), Danny Davis (D-IL), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), John Hall (D-NY), Baron Hill (D-IN), Steve Israel (D-NY), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Timothy Johnson (R-IL), Ron Kind (D-WI), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) and 34 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Maurice Hinchey.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-22 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.