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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 See on congress.gov

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

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(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 July 29, 2016

Became Public Law No: 114-219.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3207: A bill to authorize the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped to provide playback equipment in all formats.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3207/

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