House Bill 324 - Expressing support for the staff of this Nation's public, school, academic, and special libraries and the essential services they provide to our communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social services and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens 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.

Purpose and Summary

Chamber: House

Introduced date: 2023-04-25

Recent Activity

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Alternative Names

Expressing support for the staff of this Nation's public, school, academic, and special libraries and the essential services they provide to our communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social services and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens 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.

Expressing support for the staff of this Nation's public, school, academic, and special libraries and the essential services they provide to our communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social services and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens 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.

Associated Legislation

Policy Areas

Arts, Culture, Religion

Potential Impact

Sponsors and Supporters

Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]

Cosponsors and Supporters

Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]

Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]

Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16]

Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]

Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35]

Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]

Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]

Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]

Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]

Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]

Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]

Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]

Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]

Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]

Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]

Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]

Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]

Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]

Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]

Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]

Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]

Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]

Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]

Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]

Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]

Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]

Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]

Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]

Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]

Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]

Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]

Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]

Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13]

Committees and Subcommittees

Education and the Workforce Committee

Variations and Revisions