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Senate resolution · 118th Congress · Did not become law

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.

S.Res. 637Introduced Apr 11, 2024Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Sponsor: Sen. Mazie Hirono D-HI
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 11, 2024 — Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2721)

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

6 cosponsors — 5 Democrats, 1 independent

0 of 6 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Laphonza Butler (D-CA), Angus King (I-ME), Alex Padilla (D-CA), John Reed (D-RI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Mazie Hirono.

Sponsor’s state and district

Hawaii in Congress

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.