House resolution · 118th Congress · Did not become law
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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 25, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
Latest action: Apr 25, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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
36 cosponsors — 36 Democrats
0 of 36 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Greg Casar (D-TX), Angie Craig (D-MN), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Val Hoyle (D-OR), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), William Keating (D-MA), Summer Lee (D-PA), James McGovern (D-MA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Katie Porter (D-CA), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL) and 6 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.