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SRES 169 119th Congress Senate Arts, Culture, Religion

A resolution expressing support for the staff of public, school, academic, and special libraries in the United States and the essential services those libraries provide to communities, recognizing…

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A resolution expressing support for the staff of public, school, academic, and special libraries in the United States and the essential services those libraries provide to communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social service and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens of the United States 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: April 10, 2025 Introduced by: Hirono, Mazie K. Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Apr 10, 2025
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Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Apr 29, 2025
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 10, 2025
 D
Padilla, Alex
California · Apr 10, 2025
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Apr 10, 2025
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 10, 2025
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 10, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 169: A resolution expressing support for the staff of public, school, academic, and special libraries in the United States and the essential services those libraries provide to communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social service and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens of the United States 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.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SRES-169/
MLA
"S. Res. 169: A resolution expressing support for the staff of public, school, academic, and special libraries in the United States and the essential services those libraries provide to communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social service and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens of the United States 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.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SRES-169/.
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S. Res. 169, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SRES-169/.
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[S. Res. 169: A resolution expressing support for the staff of public, school, academic, and special libraries in the United States and the essential services those libraries provide to communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social service and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens of the United States 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/119-SRES-169/)
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