S. 3207: A bill to authorize the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped to provide playback equipment in all formats.

114th Congress · introduced 2016-07-13 · Congress · Latest: Became Public Law No: 114-219.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-07-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 114-219. (final step reached)
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Official title

A bill to authorize the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped to provide playback equipment in all formats.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.) (Sec. 1) 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.

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Official text

A bill to authorize the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped to provide playback equipment in all formats.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · 1 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s3207.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s3207 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114