House resolution · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
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.
Sponsor: Rep. Pramila Jayapal D-WAWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 23, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
Latest action: Apr 23, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Education and 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
27 cosponsors — 27 Democrats
0 of 27 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Summer Lee (D-PA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James McGovern (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Hillary Scholten (D-MI), Linda Sánchez (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Jill Tokuda (D-HI), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).
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Related bills
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Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.