Bills · 119th Congress · S.Res. 688

A resolution expressing support for the staff of public, school, academic, and special libraries in the United States and the essential services those libraries provide to communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social service and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens of the United States 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.

IntroducedConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Mazie K. Hirono DDemocrat, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Arts, Culture, Religion.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

8 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Jack Reed DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Richard J. Durbin DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Ben Ray Luján DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Edward J. Markey DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Alex Padilla DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Chris Van Hollen DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Ron Wyden DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Lisa Blunt Rochester DDemocratOriginal cosponsor

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Introduced in SenateNot checked yetThe official file

Actions

  1. Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2055-2056)
  2. Submitted in Senate

Committees

  • Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (Senate)Referred To, April 27, 2026

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