S5318Referred to Committee

A bill to create a new Federal grant program that provides grants to State libraries to allow schools with summer lunch programs to keep their libraries open for student use during the summer months.

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3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-08-06
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Sponsor

Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
Democrat · OR · Senator
Votes with party: 85.5% (876 recorded votes)

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Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (4)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026-08-06

Source: Congress.gov

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