HR 6988
115th Congress
House
Arts, Culture, Religion
Adult education and literacy
Advisory bodies
Appropriations
Digital media
Economic development
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Executive agency funding and structure
Financial literacy
Health information and medical records
Higher education
Humanities programs funding
Indian social and development programs
Libraries and archives
Minority education
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Rural conditions and development
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
Museum and Library Services Act of 2018
Introduced: September 28, 2018
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 28, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Sep 28, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Museum and Library Services Act of 2018
This bill amends and reauthorizes through FY2023 the Museum and Library Services Act and provides funding for library services and technology through FY2023. The bill expands the definition of "library" and "museum" to include a tribal library or museum and expands the services museums are authorized to provide.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the 21st Century Museum Professional Program established by this bill, may enter into arrangements with museum, museum consortia and associations, institutions of higher education, and other entities for projects to:
- increase the number of students from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds enrolled in graduate and undergraduate museum-related programs;
- recruit future museum professionals from such backgrounds;
- develop new or enhance current professional development and retention programs for museum professionals and the museum workforce; and
- support and conduct research, needs assessments, pilot programs, and evaluation of education and professional development programs to recruit, prepare, educate, and retain the next generation of museum professionals.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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