# 115-hr-3496: Public Library Innovation Space Act

115-hr-3496, Public Library Innovation Space Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM); status Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3496
- Congress: 115
- Title: Public Library Innovation Space Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
- Introduced: 2017-07-27
- Sponsor: Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Public Library Innovation Space Act This bill requires the National Museum and Library Services Board to carry out a program for making competitive grants to eligible partnerships (composed of a public library and an economic development corporation, a local government, a state government, an elementary or secondary school, a museum, an institution of higher education, a nonprofit organization, a corporation, and/or other entities identified by the Board) to establish makerspaces at public libraries. A makerspace is a facility (which may be at a fixed location or a mobile unit) that is open to the public and provides individuals with access to: (1) tools, technology, and educational resources designed to enable such individuals to create physical goods, including prototypes; and (2) educational opportunities, including vocational training and assistance with early-stage business ventures. A partnership must contribute, for the activities for which the grant was awarded, nonfederal matching funds equal to the grant amount. Each eligible partnership that receives a grant may not use its grant funds, or the matching funds contributed by it, for construction activities at a public library that would provide extra square footage to house a makerspace.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2017-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6909: Lady Liberty Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act
- 115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-6080: Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-3496 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3496)

## Related
- [115-hr-6909: Lady Liberty Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6909)
- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
- [115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6510)
- [115-hr-6239: DISCLOSE Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6239)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-6080: Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6080)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3496 (as of 2025-11-18).