SRES 688 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 27, 2026 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. (text: CR S2055-2056)

Apr 27, 2026

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Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2055-2056)

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Blunt Rochester, Lisa

Delaware · Apr 27, 2026

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Apr 27, 2026

Luján, Ben Ray

New Mexico · Apr 27, 2026

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Apr 27, 2026

Padilla, Alex

California · Apr 27, 2026

Reed, Jack

Rhode Island · Apr 27, 2026

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Apr 27, 2026

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Apr 27, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 688: 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-688/

MLA

"S. Res. 688: 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-688/.

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S. Res. 688, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SRES-688/.

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[S. Res. 688: 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-688/)