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S.J.Res. 26 (100th)

A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to call a White House Conference on Library and Information Services to be held not later than 1989, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

21 January 1987

Last action

15 December 1987 · Floor

Status

Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Sponsors

Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR], Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI], Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR], Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV], Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR], Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN], Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT], Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA], Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI], Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC], Sen. Stennis, John C. [D-MS], Sen. Trible, Paul S., Jr. [R-VA], Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN], Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL], Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL], Sen. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Warner, John [R-VA], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND]

Subjects

Education

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21 April 2025

Education

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Summary

Authorizes the President to call a White House Conference on Library and Information Services, to be held not later than 1989, to develop recommendations for improvement of such services and their public use. Requires that the Conference be planned and conducted by the National Commission on Libraries and Information Sciences. Authorizes the Librarian of Congress, the Director of the National Library of Medicine, and the Director of the National Agricultural Library, upon request, to detail personnel to the Commission. Requires the Conference to submit a final report to the President within 120 days following its close. Directs that the final report be made public, and within 90 days after receipt by the President transmitted to the Congress with recommendations. Establishes an advisory committee to assist in planning and conducting the Conference. Includes among its appointed members the Secretary of Education and the Librarian of Congress. Authorizes appropriations as necessary.

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Timeline

  1. 21 January 1987

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 21 January 1987

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 January 1987

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Education, Arts, Humanities.

    Source: Committee

  4. 3 April 1987

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Education, Arts, Humanities. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 100-74.

    Source: Committee

  5. 5 August 1987

    Reported

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    Source: Committee

  6. 15 September 1987

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 309.

    Source: Calendars

  7. 15 September 1987

    Reported

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title and with a preamble. With written report No. 100-156.

    Source: Committee

  8. 15 September 1987

    Reported

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title and with a preamble. With written report No. 100-156.

    Source: Committee

  9. 15 December 1987

    Floor

    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

    Source: Floor

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  • Indefinitely postponed in Senate

    summary · EN · 15 December 1987

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  • Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

    summary · EN · 15 September 1987

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  • Introduced in Senate

    summary · EN · 21 January 1987

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