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HR 2558 101th Congress House Education College libraries Computer networks District of Columbia Educational facilities Federal aid to higher education Federal aid to libraries Libraries Maryland Research centers Virginia

To authorize financial assistance to the Washington Research Library Consortium, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 6, 1989 Introduced by: Hoyer, Steny H. Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
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Jul 12, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
Jun 6, 1989
Introduced in House
Jun 6, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to provide financial assistance to the Washington Research Library Consortium for a facility in Prince Georges County, Maryland, that would link by computer eight university libraries in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia.

Authorizes appropriations. Makes specified funds under the Higher Education Act of 1965 available for expenditure under this Act.

What's happening now July 12, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2558: To authorize financial assistance to the Washington Research Library Consortium, and for other purposes.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2558/
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"H.R. 2558: To authorize financial assistance to the Washington Research Library Consortium, and for other purposes.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2558/.
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H.R. 2558, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-2558/.
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