About the bill
How much federal money, if any, should go to libraries and museums?
Context
The previous reauthorization of the Museum and Library Service Act came in 2010, signed by President Obama. But President Trump wants to eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services agency, and its $231 million budget, entirely.
A Senate committee voted unanimously last week to not only preserve the agency, but increase its budget as well.
What the bill does
The Museum and Library Services Act [S. 3530 + H.R. 6988] in many ways mirrors the previous Obama-era reauthorization, but with a few changes:
- Total expenditures would be $299 million, according to a Congressional Budget Office estimate.
- More funds for disaster preparedness for libraries and museums, an issue more front and center in …
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was incorporated into:
10 Cosponsors (6 Republicans, 4 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Rep. Grijalva Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Ensure Access to Libraries and Museums”
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Rep. Raúl Grijalva [D-AZ7]
(Sponsor)
on Oct 2, 2018
“Stefanik Cosponsors Legislation to Reauthorize Federal Library and Museum Funding”
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Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY21]
(Co-sponsor)
on Oct 26, 2018
“Senator Reed’s Bipartisan Museum and Library Services Act Heads to President’s Desk”
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Sen. John F. “Jack” Reed [D-RI]
on Dec 19, 2018
History
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Sep 28, 2018
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Introduced
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Dec 4, 2018
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate (House next)
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Dec 19, 2018
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Final Bill —
Passed House
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Dec 31, 2018
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
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H.R. 6988 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 6988. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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