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HRES 324 118th Congress House Arts, Culture, Religion

Expressing support for the staff of this Nation's public, school, academic, and special libraries and the essential services they provide to our communities, recognizing the need for funding…

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Expressing support for the staff of this Nation's public, school, academic, and special libraries and the essential services they provide to our communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social services and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens to freely access information and resources in their communities, supporting a strong union voice for library workers, and defending the civil rights of library staff.

Introduced: March 29, 2024 Introduced by: Jayapal, Pramila Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Apr 25, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Apr 25, 2023
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution recognizes that libraries and library workers provide critical infrastructure for the United States and supports the prioritization of full funding of library services. It reaffirms (1) the fundamental right of people to access information, (2) the fundamental right of library workers to organize and collectively bargain at work, and (3) the civil rights of library workers to exercise their responsibilities to the public without threats or intimidation.

The resolution also recognizes the right of library workers to speak out on matters of public concern.

What's happening now April 25, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 36
Porter, Katie
· Mar 29, 2024
D
Budzinski, Nikki
Illinois · Nov 15, 2023
D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · May 11, 2023
D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · May 9, 2023
D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 9, 2023
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 9, 2023
D
Salinas, Andrea
Oregon · May 9, 2023
D
Brownley, Julia
California · Apr 27, 2023
D
Hoyle, Val T.
Oregon · Apr 27, 2023
D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Apr 26, 2023
Pascrell, Bill
· Apr 26, 2023
D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Apr 25, 2023
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Apr 25, 2023
Bowman, Jamaal
· Apr 25, 2023
D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Apr 25, 2023
D
Casar, Greg
Texas · Apr 25, 2023
D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Apr 25, 2023
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Apr 25, 2023
D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Apr 25, 2023
D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Apr 25, 2023
D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Apr 25, 2023
Higgins, Brian
· Apr 25, 2023
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Apr 25, 2023
D
Lee, Summer L.
Pennsylvania · Apr 25, 2023
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 25, 2023
Napolitano, Grace
· Apr 25, 2023
D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Apr 25, 2023
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 25, 2023
D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 25, 2023
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 25, 2023
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 25, 2023
D
Scholten, Hillary J.
Michigan · Apr 25, 2023
D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Apr 25, 2023
D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Apr 25, 2023
D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Apr 25, 2023
D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Apr 25, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 324: Expressing support for the staff of this Nation's public, school, academic, and special libraries and the essential services they provide to our communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social services and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens to freely access information and resources in their communities, supporting a strong union voice for library workers, and defending the civil rights of library staff.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-324/
MLA
"H. Res. 324: Expressing support for the staff of this Nation's public, school, academic, and special libraries and the essential services they provide to our communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social services and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens to freely access information and resources in their communities, supporting a strong union voice for library workers, and defending the civil rights of library staff.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-324/.
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H. Res. 324, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-324/.
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[H. Res. 324: Expressing support for the staff of this Nation's public, school, academic, and special libraries and the essential services they provide to our communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social services and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens to freely access information and resources in their communities, supporting a strong union voice for library workers, and defending the civil rights of library staff.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HRES-324/)
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