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H.R. 7486: Library Stabilization Fund Act of 2020

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H.R. 7486: Library Stabilization Fund Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2020-07-02 · Education · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-07-02 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Library Stabilization Fund Act of 2020

Plain summary

Library Stabilization Fund Act of 2020 This bill establishes and provides funds for a Library Stabilization Fund to assist libraries with responding to and recovering from the coronavirus (i.e., the virus that causes COVID-19) pandemic. Specifically, the bill directs the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to allocate funding to states, Indian tribes, and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians. From these allocated funds, the IMLS must also make emergency library relief grants to state library administrative agencies with approved five-year plans, Indian tribes, and organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians. Additionally, the IMLS must allocate funding to carry out activities that strengthen the ability of libraries to provide services to communities affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The IMLS may enter into arrangements (e.g., grants and contracts) and other forms of assistance with libraries, library consortia and associations, and institutions of higher education to carry out these activities. Funds allocated by the bill may be used to provide support to libraries, such as by supporting general operations; paying staff; purchasing cleaning supplies; training library staff on the safe handling of library materials; providing access to computers and other technology; purchasing digital resources; expanding resources related to early education and literacy, distance learning, and workforce development training; and ensuring access to community services and activities.

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Official text

Library Stabilization Fund Act of 2020

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] · 68 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Garamendi (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), André Carson (D-IN), Grace Meng (D-NY), Mark Takano (D-CA), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), James A. Himes (D-CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Tom Cole (R-OK), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and 8 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr7486 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116