Expressing support for the staff of this Nation's public, school, academic, and special libraries and the essential services they provide to our communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social services and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens to freely access information and resources in their communities, supporting a strong union voice for library workers, and defending the civil rights of library staff.

3.0.0 324 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z House H HRES 2023-04-25 118 hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee House Standing Referred To 2023-04-25T16:07:15Z 2023-04-25 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and Workforce Committee 2023-04-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-04-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 N B001300 Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] Nanette Barragan D CA Diaz 44 2023-04-25 True B001278 Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Suzanne Bonamici D OR 1 2023-04-25 True B001223 Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] Jamaal Bowman D NY 16 2023-04-25 True B001296 Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] Brendan Boyle D PA F. 2 2023-04-25 True C001131 Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] Greg Casar D TX 35 2023-04-25 True C001119 Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] Angie Craig D MN 2 2023-04-25 True D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 10 2023-04-25 True E000297 Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] Adriano Espaillat D NY 13 2023-04-25 True E000296 Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] Dwight Evans D PA 3 2023-04-25 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2023-04-25 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2023-04-25 True L000602 Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] Summer Lee D PA L. 12 2023-04-25 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2023-04-25 True N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 31 2023-04-25 True N000188 Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] Donald Norcross D NJ 1 2023-04-25 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2023-04-25 True P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2023-04-25 True S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 38 2023-04-25 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2023-04-25 True S001221 Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] Hillary Scholten D MI J. 3 2023-04-25 True T000487 Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] Jill Tokuda D HI N. 2 2023-04-25 True T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2023-04-25 True W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2023-04-25 True W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2023-04-25 True H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] Brian Higgins D NY 26 2023-04-25 True D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 37 2023-04-26 False P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 9 2023-04-26 False B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2023-04-27 False H001094 Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] Val Hoyle D OR T. 4 2023-04-27 False H001081 Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] Jahana Hayes D CT 5 2023-05-09 False H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2023-05-09 False S001226 Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] Andrea Salinas D OR 6 2023-05-09 False N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] JERROLD NADLER D NY 12 2023-05-09 False K000375 Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] William Keating D MA R. 9 2023-05-11 False B001315 Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] Nikki Budzinski D IL 13 2023-11-15 False P000618 Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] Katie Porter D CA 47 2024-03-29 False Arts, Culture, Religion Arts, Culture, Religion 2023-04-27T17:15:57Z

00 2023-04-25 Introduced in House 2023-10-05T20:12:27Z <p>This resolution recognizes that libraries and library workers provide critical infrastructure for the United States and supports the prioritization of full funding of library services. It reaffirms (1) the fundamental right of people to access information, (2) the fundamental right of library workers to organize and collectively bargain at work, and (3) the civil rights of library workers to exercise their responsibilities to the public without threats or intimidation.</p> <p>The resolution also recognizes the right of library workers to speak out on matters of public concern.</p>

Expressing support for the staff of this Nation's public, school, academic, and special libraries and the essential services they provide to our communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social services and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens to freely access information and resources in their communities, supporting a strong union voice for library workers, and defending the civil rights of library staff. Display Title 45 Expressing support for the staff of this Nation's public, school, academic, and special libraries and the essential services they provide to our communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social services and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens to freely access information and resources in their communities, supporting a strong union voice for library workers, and defending the civil rights of library staff. 2024-06-11T15:44:44Z Official Title as Introduced 6 Expressing support for the staff of this Nation's public, school, academic, and special libraries and the essential services they provide to our communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social services and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens to freely access information and resources in their communities, supporting a strong union voice for library workers, and defending the civil rights of library staff. 2024-03-18T20:41:09Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hres324ih/xml/BILLS-118hres324ih.xml 2023-04-25 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.