Federal Records Act

Federal Records Act
Great Seal of the United States
Other short titlesFederal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 Amendments
Long titleAn Act to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, and for other purposes.
NicknamesFederal Records Act of 1950
Enacted bythe 81st United States Congress
EffectiveSeptember 5, 1950
Citations
Public lawPub. L. 81–754
Statutes at Large64 Stat. 578 aka 64 Stat. 583
Codification
Titles amended44 U.S.C.: Public Printing and Documents
U.S.C. sections created44 U.S.C. ch. 31 § 3101 et seq.
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the Senate as S. 3959 by John Little McClellan (D-AR) on July 24, 1950
  • Committee consideration by Senate Expenditures
  • Passed the Senate on July 26, 1950 (Passed)
  • Passed the House on August 7, 1950 (Passed, in lieu of H.R. 9129)
  • Reported by the joint conference committee on August 25, 1950; agreed to by the House on August 31, 1950 (Agreed) and by the Senate on August 31, 1950 (Agreed)
  • Signed into law by President Harry S. Truman on September 5, 1950

The Federal Records Act of 1950 is a United States federal law that was enacted in 1950. It provides the legal framework for federal records management, including record creation, maintenance, and disposition.[1]

  1. ^ Richard J. Cox, Closing an Era: Historical Perspectives on Modern Archives and Records Management (Greenwood: 2000), pp. 3-4.