# 114-hr-5227: Library of Congress Modernization Act of 2016

114-hr-5227, Library of Congress Modernization Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] (R-MI); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 624. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5227
- Congress: 114
- Title: Library of Congress Modernization Act of 2016
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 624.
- Introduced: 2016-05-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Library of Congress Modernization Act of 2016 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. The bill establishes the Library of Congress National Collection Stewardship Fund, whose amounts may be used directly for preparing collection materials for long-term storage. The bill also provides for the continued service on the Joint Committee on the Library in a new Congress of Members of Congress who served on such Committee in the previous Congress.

## Cosponsors (2)

- ROBERT BRADY (D-PA), 2016-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2016-05-13T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4177: Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act
- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-3651: Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act
- 114-hr-3229: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelcha…

## Sources
- [114-hr-5227 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5227)

## Related
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-4177: Stop Foreign Donations Affecting Our Elections Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4177)
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-3651: Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3651)
- [114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3381)
- [114-hr-3229: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-applicat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3229)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5227 (as of 2025-11-18).