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S 888 108th Congress Senate

Museum and Library Services Act of 2003

Official title: A bill to reauthorize the Museum and Library Services Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 14, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 1, 2003
Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 178. (consideration: CR S10931)
Aug 1, 2003
Senate passed measure H.R.13 in lieu of this measure.
Aug 1, 2003
Senate incorporated this measure in H.R.13 as an amendment.
Aug 1, 2003
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S10930-10931)
Jun 26, 2003
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 178.
Jun 26, 2003
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Gregg without amendment. With written report No. 108-83.
May 14, 2003
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Apr 11, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5345-5349)
Apr 11, 2003
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

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.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 1,541 – In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Aug 1, 2003
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 Latest action August 1, 2003

Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 178. (consideration: CR S10931)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Museum and Library Services Act of 2003 - Amends the Museum and Library Services Act (MLSA) to replace the National Museum Services Board with a National Museum and Library Services Board, established in the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

Requires the IMLS Director to: (1) ensure coordination with certain activities under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and other Federal activities; and (2) conduct and publish analyses of the impact of museum and library services.

Revises requirements for annual national awards to outstanding libraries and museums that have made significant contributions in service to their communities.

Entitles subchapter C of MLSA as the Museum Services Act.

Amends the Library Services and Technology Act to provide for: (1) an increased portion for administrative costs; (2) an increased alternative minimum allotment to States under certain conditions; (3) State plans once every five years, as determined by the IMLS Director; (4) additional uses of grants to States for library programs; and (5) recruitment of library and information science personnel under the program of national leadership grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements.

Amends the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science Act with respect to contributions and membership.

Amends the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act to increase maximum limits on liability amounts.

Renames the Capital Children's Museum in Washington, D.C., the National Children's Museum.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 13 Procedurally related Museum and Library Services Act of 2003
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 4
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jun 9, 2003
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jun 9, 2003
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 14, 2003
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Apr 30, 2003
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 11, 2003
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Apr 11, 2003
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 11, 2003
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