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HR 4816 108th Congress House Congress Arts, Culture, Religion Congressional agencies Crime and Law Enforcement Employee selection Federal employees Federal law enforcement officers Federal libraries Government Operations and Politics Library of Congress Police Transfer of employees

To permit the Librarian of Congress to hire Library of Congress Police employees.

Introduced: July 12, 2004 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 7, 2004
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Jul 21, 2004
Received in the Senate.
Jul 20, 2004
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 20, 2004
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6084)
Jul 20, 2004
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6084)
Jul 20, 2004
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4816.
Jul 20, 2004
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6084-6085)
Jul 20, 2004
Mr. Ney moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jul 12, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jul 12, 2004
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004 to repeal the prohibition against the hiring of Library of Congress Police employees by the Librarian of Congress (thus permitting the Librarian to hire them).

What's happening now September 7, 2004

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jul 12, 2004
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4816: To permit the Librarian of Congress to hire Library of Congress Police employees.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4816/
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"H.R. 4816: To permit the Librarian of Congress to hire Library of Congress Police employees.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4816/.
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H.R. 4816, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-4816/.
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