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119-hres-1212119th Congress

Expressing support for the staff of public, school, academic, and special libraries in the United States and the essential services those libraries provide to communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social service and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens of the United States 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.

Sponsored By: Representative Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]

Introduced

Summary

Support for library staff is the resolution's central aim. It would back funding, defend workers' rights, oppose book bans, and recognize National Library Week.

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  • Library workers: Commends frontline roles and notes staff often take on lifesaving responsibilities during crises. It recognizes duties like administering overdose medication and helping unhoused patrons while supporting union organizing and protection from intimidation.
  • Families and communities: Labels libraries as critical local infrastructure that provide internet access, social services navigation, job and small business resources, and programming for all ages.
  • Students and free expression: Affirms the right to diverse reading and cites PEN America reporting 6,870 book bans in the 2024–2025 school year while opposing harassment of staff who resist censorship.
  • Underserved places: Urges prioritizing full funding at the federal, state, and local levels and warns that Executive Order 14238 to eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services would harm rural, Tribal, and other underserved communities.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]

WA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/23/2026

  • Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 4/23/2026

  • Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 4/23/2026

  • Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/23/2026

  • Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

    TN • D

    Sponsored 4/23/2026

  • Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 4/23/2026

  • Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 4/23/2026

  • Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 4/23/2026

  • Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/23/2026

  • Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 4/23/2026

  • Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 4/23/2026

  • Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 4/23/2026

  • Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 4/23/2026

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

    DC • D

    Sponsored 4/23/2026

  • Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]

    ME • D

    Sponsored 4/23/2026

  • Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 4/23/2026

  • Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 4/23/2026

  • Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/23/2026

  • Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 4/23/2026

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

    IL • D

    Sponsored 4/23/2026

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

    MI • D

    Sponsored 4/23/2026

  • Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 4/23/2026

  • Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 4/23/2026

  • Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 4/23/2026

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

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 4/23/2026

  • Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 4/29/2026

  • Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 4/29/2026

Roll Call Votes

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