LIBRARIES

Amendments

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (S. 3530), S7292 [4DE]

Appointments

Library of Congress Trust Fund Board, H7762 [24AU]

Bills and resolutions

Copyrights: provide Federal protection to audio transmission of sound recordings in any format fixed before a certain date, establish uniform term of protection for such recordings, and permit digital preservation activities (see S. 2933), S2877 [23MY]

Dept. of Education: create a Federal grant program that provides grants to State libraries to allow schools with summer lunch programs to keep their libraries open for student use during the summer months (see S. 3307), S5517 [31JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish State and multistate infrastructure banks to provide loans for repair, construction, renovation, or improvement of educational facilities (see H.R. 5318), H1652 [15MR]

FCC: improve access by Indian tribes to support from FCC Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support (E-rate) program (see H.R. 5661), H3741 [27AP]

Federal agencies and departments: secure access to scientific literature and subscription services by requiring agencies and legislative branch research arms to recommend ways to increase agency library access to serials (see H.R. 6501), H7685 [25JY]

GPO: ensure availability of no-fee public access to Government information, reform Federal Depository Library Program, and authorize activities of the Superintendent of Documents (see H.R. 5305), H1651 [15MR]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (see S. 3530), S6388 [28SE] (see H.R. 6988), H9405 [28SE]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (see S. Res. 657), S6356 [27SE] (see H. Res. 1065), H8726 [13SE]

Read Across America Day: observance (see S. Res. 422), S1316 [1MR] (see H. Res. 753), H1334 [27FE]

Remarks in House

Behan, Mark: Crandall, NY, Public Library Henry Crandall Award recipient, E1277 [20SE]

Boyne City, MI: anniversary of Boyne District Library, E518 [24AP]

Camillus, NY: anniversary of Maxwell Memorial Library, E681 [18MY]

Darby, PA: anniversary of Darby Library Co., E270 [7MR]

Delhi, NY: anniversary of Cannon Free Library, E503 [18AP]

Dollywood Foundation: tribute to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program, E225 [27FE]

Galena, IL: anniversary of Galena Public Library, E593 [7MY]

Mancos, CO: Mancos Public Library finalist for Institute of Museum and Library Services National Medal for Museum and Library Service award, E411 [10AP]

McMann, Makayla: Hoover Presidential Foundation Uncommon Student Award recipient, E199 [16FE]

Montclair, NJ: anniversary of Montclair Public Library, E424 [10AP]

Mooers, NY: anniversary of Mooers Free Library, E1235 [12SE]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (S. 3530), H10309–H10313 [19DE]

National Library Week: observance, H3101 [11AP], H3161 [12AP]

Orlando, FL: Orange County Library System recipient of Institute of Museum and Library Services National Medal for Museum and Library Service, H6193 [13JY]

Pickford, MI: Pickford Community Library winner of Scholastic Inc., Summer Reading Challenge, E1425 [19OC]

Poletti, Edward: Library of Congress Federal Library and Information Network (FEDLINK) Federal Librarian of the Year Award recipient, H3937 [15MY]

——— Medical Library Association Lois Ann Colaianni Award for Excellence and Achievement in Hospital Librarianship recipient, H3937 [15MY]

Pueblo, CO: Pueblo City-County Library District recipient of Institute of Museum and Library Services National Medal for Museum and Library Service award, E411 [10AP]

Read Across America Day: observance (H. Res. 753), E225 [27FE]

Soh, Susan: Girl Scouts Gold Award recipient, E1470 [26OC]

Warren, PA: anniversary of Struthers Library Theatre, H4270 [21MY]

Wichita, KS: opening of Wichita Advanced Learning Library, H5185 [14JN]

Remarks in Senate

Copyrights: provide Federal protection to audio transmission of sound recordings in any format fixed before a certain date, establish uniform term of protection for such recordings, and permit digital preservation activities (S. 2933), S2880 [23MY]

Museum and Library Services Act: reauthorize (S. 3530), S6389 [28SE], S7291, S7295 [4DE]

National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week: designate (S. Res. 657), S6365 [27SE]

Read Across America Day: observance (S. Res. 422), S1321 [1MR]

Reports filed

Museum and Library Services Act Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 3530), S7256 [3DE]

Texts of

S. 3530, Museum and Library Services Act reauthorization, S7295–S7298 [4DE], H10309–H10312 [19DE]

S. Res. 422, Read Across America Day, S1319 [1MR]

S. Res. 657, National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, S6357 [27SE]