S 3207
114th Congress
Senate
Congress
Books and print media
Congressional agencies
Disability and paralysis
Libraries and archives
Library of Congress
A bill to authorize the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped to provide playback equipment in all formats.
Introduced: July 13, 2016
Introduced by:
Schumer, Charles E.
Democratic
· New York
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Everywhere this bill has been
14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 29, 2016
Became Public Law No: 114-219.
Jul 29, 2016
Signed by President.
Jul 19, 2016
Presented to President.
Jul 14, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 14, 2016
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H4974)
Jul 14, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H4974)
Jul 14, 2016
Mr. Davis, Rodney asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
Jul 14, 2016
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H4974)
Jul 14, 2016
Held at the desk.
Jul 14, 2016
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 14, 2016
Received in the House.
Jul 13, 2016
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5092; text as passed Senate: CR S5092)
Jul 13, 2016
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5092; text as passed Senate: CR S5092)
Jul 13, 2016
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.)
(Sec. 1) This bill authorizes the Library of Congress to purchase, maintain, or replace reproducers for books published either in raised characters, on sound-reproduction recordings, or in any other form (currently limited to reproducers of sound-reproduction recordings) for the use of the blind and for other physically disabled U.S. residents.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 114-219.