Library of Congress Modernization Act of 2016
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HR 5227 — Library of Congress Modernization Act of 2016
Last action — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 624.
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Died in session
This bill died with 114th Congress. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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Summary
Library of Congress Modernization Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Library of Congress to purchase, maintain, or replace reproducers for books published either in raised characters, on sound-reproduction recordings, or in any other form (currently limited to reproducers of sound-reproduction recordings) for the use of the blind and for other physically disabled U.S. residents. (Sec. 3) The bill establishes the Library of Congress National Collection Stewardship Fund, whose amounts may be used for: preparing collection materials for long-term storage; and transferring amounts to the Architect of the Capitol for designing, constructing, altering, upgrading, and equipping collections preservation and storage facilities for the Library of Congress, or for acquiring real property by lease for the preservation and storage of Library of Congress collections. The Library of Congress shall report a plan for expenditures from the fund in its first five fiscal years of operation. (Sec. 4) The bill requires continued service on the Joint Committee on the Library in a new Congress, until new committee members are appointed, of Members of Congress who served on such Committee in the previous Congress. The bill also sets forth requirements for determining who shall serve as Chairman of the Joint Committee on the Library before its first organizational meeting in a new Congress.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 624.
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Committee on Transportation discharged.
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House Committee on Transportation Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Sept. 30, 2016.
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Reported by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 114-706, Part I.
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Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
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Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
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Referred to House Administration
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Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Introduced in House
Sponsors
- Candice Miller · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
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Co-sponsors (0)
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Not signed on (546)
546 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does HR 5227 do?
- Library of Congress Modernization Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Library of Congress to purchase, maintain, or replace reproducers for books published either in raised characters, on sound-reproduction recordings, or in any other form (currently limited to reproducers of sound-reproduction recordings) for the use of the blind and for other physically disabled U.S. residents. (Sec. 3) The bill establishes the Library of Congress National Collection Stewardship Fund, whose amounts may be used for: preparing collection materials for long-term storage; and transferring amounts to the Architect of the Capitol for designing, constructing, altering, upgrading, and equipping collections preservation and storage facilities for the Library of Congress, or for acquiring real property by lease for the preservation and storage of Library of Congress collections. The Library of Congress shall report a plan for expenditures from the fund in its first five fiscal years of operation. (Sec. 4) The bill requires continued service on the Joint Committee on the Library in a new Congress, until new committee members are appointed, of Members of Congress who served on such Committee in the previous Congress. The bill also sets forth requirements for determining who shall serve as Chairman of the Joint Committee on the Library before its first organizational meeting in a new Congress.
- Who sponsors HR 5227?
- HR 5227 is sponsored by Candice Miller (R).
- What is the current status of HR 5227?
- This bill died with 114th Congress. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HR 5227?
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