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Andrew Carnegie Public Libraries Act

Introduced: May 11, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
May 31, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
May 31, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
May 11, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 11, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Andrew Carnegie Public Libraries Act - Amends the Library Services and Technology Act to authorize the Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services to make grants for the construction or modernization of public libraries.

Sets forth application requirements for persons or entities desiring to receive such grants. Allows the non-federal share of project costs to be provided from state, local, or private sources, including for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Provides for recovery of funds if a grant recipient or successor ceases or fails to be a public or nonprofit institution, or if the facility ceases to be used as a library.

What's happening now May 31, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 9 Independent 1
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 28, 2006
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 17, 2005
BOUCHER, RICK
· May 11, 2005
Chandler, Ben
· May 11, 2005
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 11, 2005
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 11, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 11, 2005
MOORE, DENNIS
· May 11, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 11, 2005
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 11, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 11, 2005
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 11, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 11, 2005
SNYDER, VICTOR
· May 11, 2005
WU, DAVID
· May 11, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2292: Andrew Carnegie Public Libraries Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2292/
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"H.R. 2292: Andrew Carnegie Public Libraries Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2292/.
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H.R. 2292, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2292/.
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