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To reauthorize the Museum and Library Services Act.

USA115th CongressHR-6988| House 
| Updated: 9/28/2018
Raúl M. Grijalva

Raúl M. Grijalva

Democratic Representative

Arizona

Cosponsors (10)
Tom Cole (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Leonard Lance (Republican)Paul Tonko (Democratic)David B. McKinley (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)David E. Price (Democratic)Will Hurd (Republican)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Museum and Library Services Act of 2018 This bill amends and reauthorizes through FY2023 the Museum and Library Services Act and provides funding for library services and technology through FY2023. The bill expands the definition of "library" and "museum" to include a tribal library or museum and expands the services museums are authorized to provide. The Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the 21st Century Museum Professional Program established by this bill, may enter into arrangements with museum, museum consortia and associations, institutions of higher education, and other entities for projects to: increase the number of students from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds enrolled in graduate and undergraduate museum-related programs; recruit future museum professionals from such backgrounds; develop new or enhance current professional development and retention programs for museum professionals and the museum workforce; and support and conduct research, needs assessments, pilot programs, and evaluation of education and professional development programs to recruit, prepare, educate, and retain the next generation of museum professionals.
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Timeline
Dec 21, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-2271
Introduced in Senate
Sep 28, 2018
Introduced in House
Sep 28, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • December 21, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-2271
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 28, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • September 28, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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Related Bills

  • S 115-2271: A bill to reauthorize the Museum and Library Services Act.
  • S 115-3530: Museum and Library Services Act of 2018
Adult education and literacyAdvisory bodiesAppropriationsDigital mediaEconomic developmentEducational facilities and institutionsElementary and secondary educationExecutive agency funding and structureFinancial literacyHealth information and medical recordsHigher educationHumanities programs fundingIndian social and development programsLibraries and archivesMinority educationMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersRural conditions and developmentState and local government operationsStudent aid and college costs

To reauthorize the Museum and Library Services Act.

USA115th CongressHR-6988| House 
| Updated: 9/28/2018
Museum and Library Services Act of 2018 This bill amends and reauthorizes through FY2023 the Museum and Library Services Act and provides funding for library services and technology through FY2023. The bill expands the definition of "library" and "museum" to include a tribal library or museum and expands the services museums are authorized to provide. The Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the 21st Century Museum Professional Program established by this bill, may enter into arrangements with museum, museum consortia and associations, institutions of higher education, and other entities for projects to: increase the number of students from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds enrolled in graduate and undergraduate museum-related programs; recruit future museum professionals from such backgrounds; develop new or enhance current professional development and retention programs for museum professionals and the museum workforce; and support and conduct research, needs assessments, pilot programs, and evaluation of education and professional development programs to recruit, prepare, educate, and retain the next generation of museum professionals.
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Timeline
Dec 21, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-2271
Introduced in Senate
Sep 28, 2018
Introduced in House
Sep 28, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  • December 21, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-2271
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 28, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • September 28, 2018
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Raúl M. Grijalva

Raúl M. Grijalva

Democratic Representative

Arizona

Cosponsors (10)
Tom Cole (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Leonard Lance (Republican)Paul Tonko (Democratic)David B. McKinley (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)David E. Price (Democratic)Will Hurd (Republican)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)

Education and Workforce Committee

Arts, Culture, Religion

Related Bills

  • S 115-2271: A bill to reauthorize the Museum and Library Services Act.
  • S 115-3530: Museum and Library Services Act of 2018
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Adult education and literacyAdvisory bodiesAppropriationsDigital mediaEconomic developmentEducational facilities and institutionsElementary and secondary educationExecutive agency funding and structureFinancial literacyHealth information and medical recordsHigher educationHumanities programs fundingIndian social and development programsLibraries and archivesMinority educationMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersRural conditions and developmentState and local government operationsStudent aid and college costs