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A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to call a White House Conference on Library and Information Services to be held not later than 1989, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 21, 1987 See on congress.gov
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Dec 15, 1987
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 15, 1987
Senate passed companion measure H.J.RES. 90 in lieu of this measure by Voice Vote.
Dec 15, 1987
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Sep 15, 1987
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 309.
Sep 15, 1987
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title and with a preamble. With written report No. 100-156.
Aug 5, 1987
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Apr 3, 1987
Subcommittee on Education, Arts, Humanities. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 100-74.
Jan 27, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Education, Arts, Humanities.
Jan 21, 1987
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Jan 21, 1987
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 2

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

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AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 1,361 — To reauthorize, and make certain modifications to, the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1987. Agreed to Dec 15, 1987
SAMDT 1,360 — To add provisions relating to the Constitution bicentennial education program, the income contingent direct l… Agreed to Dec 15, 1987
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the President to call a White House Conference on Library and Information Services, to be held not later than 1989, to develop recommendations for improvement of such services and their public use.

Requires that the Conference be planned and conducted by the National Commission on Libraries and Information Sciences. Authorizes the Librarian of Congress, the Director of the National Library of Medicine, and the Director of the National Agricultural Library, upon request, to detail personnel to the Commission.

Requires the Conference to submit a final report to the President within 120 days following its close. Directs that the final report be made public, and within 90 days after receipt by the President transmitted to the Congress with recommendations.

Establishes an advisory committee to assist in planning and conducting the Conference. Includes among its appointed members the Secretary of Education and the Librarian of Congress.

Authorizes appropriations as necessary.

What's happening now December 15, 1987

Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HJRES 90 Identical bill A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to call a White House Conference of Library and Information S…
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 10, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 26: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to call a White House Conference on Library and Information Services to be held not later than 1989, and for other purposes.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-26/
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"S.J. Res. 26: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to call a White House Conference on Library and Information Services to be held not later than 1989, and for other purposes.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-26/.
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S.J. Res. 26, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-26/.
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[S.J. Res. 26: A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to call a White House Conference on Library and Information Services to be held not later than 1989, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SJRES-26/)
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