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H.R. 3054 117th Congress House

21st Century Federal Writers’ Project Act

Official title: To establish a grant program in the Department of Labor to assist unemployed and under employed workers following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Introduced: May 7, 2021 Introduced by: Ted Lieu Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment Art, artists, authorshipBooks and print mediaCardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversight
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Emergency medical services and trauma careEmployment and training programsGovernment information and archivesHigher educationInfectious and parasitic diseasesLabor-management relationsLibraries and archivesLibrary of CongressNews media and reportingPhotography and imagingSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsU.S. historyUnemployment
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May 7, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 7, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 7, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

21st Century Federal Writers' Project Act

This bill creates a grant program in the Department of Labor to provide eligible entities with funds to assist individuals who are unemployed or underemployed in order to document in writing and images American society and the broad impacts and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

In addition, Labor must (1) establish a repository of works developed through the grant program in which grantees submit completed works from subgrantees, including giving credit to each writer or artist, and make such works available to the public; and (2) forward the completed work to the Library of Congress to archive such material.

The Library must establish an archive program in its American Folklife Center for collection and public availability, in a digital format of such written and visual works.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Democratic 19
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Oct 21, 2022
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · May 27, 2022
Kilmer, Derek
· May 27, 2022
Payne, Donald
· Mar 31, 2022
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Mar 2, 2022
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jan 28, 2022
Newman, Marie
· Jan 19, 2022
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Dec 13, 2021
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Oct 15, 2021
Jones, Mondaire
· Oct 12, 2021
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 12, 2021
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Sep 10, 2021
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Aug 13, 2021
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Aug 13, 2021
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Aug 13, 2021
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jul 27, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 27, 2021
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Jun 22, 2021
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 21, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 17, 2021
Cicilline, David
· Jun 17, 2021
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 17, 2021
 D
Torres, Ritchie
New York · Jun 17, 2021
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jun 4, 2021
 D
Leger Fernandez, Teresa
New Mexico · May 7, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3054: 21st Century Federal Writers’ Project Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3054/
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"H.R. 3054: 21st Century Federal Writers’ Project Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3054/.
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H.R. 3054, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3054/.
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