HRES328Referred to Committee

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

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2025-04-10

Introduced

Cosponsors

HRES

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Type

Sponsor

Pramila Jayapal

Democrat · WA · Representative

Votes with party: 96.5% (519 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (26)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

2025-04-10

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Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on Education and WorkforceReferred To · 2025-04-10

Previously

Education and Workforce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-04-10

Plain-English Summary

This resolution expresses support for library workers across the country and calls for increased funding to help libraries provide better services to their communities. It emphasizes the importance of protecting everyone's right to access information freely at libraries and supports giving library workers stronger union representation and protections for their civil rights. The measure recognizes libraries as essential community institutions that provide social services beyond just lending books.

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Arts, Culture, Religion

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