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A bill pertaining to the requirements for appointing the Librarian of Congress.

Introduced: January 21, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 29, 1987
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jan 28, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials.
Jan 21, 1987
Introduced in House
Jan 21, 1987
Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires that the Librarian of Congress be appointed from among individuals who have specialized training or significant experience in the field of library and information science.

What's happening now October 29, 1987

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Mar 5, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 683: A bill pertaining to the requirements for appointing the Librarian of Congress.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-683/
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"H.R. 683: A bill pertaining to the requirements for appointing the Librarian of Congress.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-683/.
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H.R. 683, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-683/.
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