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WILL Act [HB-1616] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Libraries ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ]
Workforce Investments through Local Libraries Act or WILL Act - Amends the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to revise requirements for member composition of state and local workforce investment boards to include individuals and organizations representing public libraries. Requires state workforce investment plans to include a description of the procedures states will take to assure coordination of and avoid duplication among employment, training, and literacy services carried out by public libraries. Requires local workforce investment plans similarly (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 05/20/2011

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Access to Complete Education Act [HB-1531] [Education ] [Arts and Culture ] [Libraries ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Poverty ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
Access to Complete Education Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to promote and strengthen as an integral part of the curriculum one or more of the subjects of music and arts, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, history, geography, and physical education and health. Gives priority to LEAs that have the greatest numbers or percentages of children from families below the poverty line. Requires grantees to coordinate, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lynn Woolsey Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 05/20/2011

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Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 [HB-1473] [Defense ] [Finance ] [Budget and Spending ] [National Security ] [Military ] [Energy ] [Trade ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Science ] [Public Health ] [Food ] [Agriculture ] [Telecommunications ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ] [Housing ] [Human Services ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Environmental ] [Water ] [Construction ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Economic Development ] [Elections ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [International ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Taxes ] [Property Tax ] [Public Safety ] [Arts and Culture ] [Community Development ] [Disaster Relief ] [Ethics ] [Libraries ] [Nonprofit ] [Poverty ] [Real Estate ] [Crime ]
Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 - Division A: Department of Defense Appropriations, 2011 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2011- Title I: Military Personnel - Appropriates funds for FY2011 for active-duty and reserve personnel in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (the military departments), and for National Guard personnel in the Army and Air Force. Title II: Operation and Maintenance - Appropriates funds for FY2011 for operation and maintenance (O&M) for the military departments, the defense (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Harold Rogers Presented To President. on 04/15/2011

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9/11 First Responders History Project Act of 2011 [HB-1455] [Libraries ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
9/11 First Responders History Project Act of 2011 - Requires, within the limits of available funds, the Librarian of Congress to establish an oral history project to: (1) survey collections of audio and video recordings (as well as ongoing documentary work) of the reminiscences of 9/11 first responders housed in archives, libraries, museums, and other educational institutions; (2) solicit, reproduce, and collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of 9/11 first responders, and visual and written materials (such as letters, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Peter King Referred To The House Committee On House Administration. on 04/08/2011

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Transparency and Openness in Government Act [HB-1144] [Ethics ] [Funding ]
Transparency and Openess in Government Act - Amends the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) to require appointments to advisory committees to be made without regard to political affiliation or activity, unless otherwise required by federal statute. Directs the head of an agency, prior to appointing members to an advisory committee, to give interested persons an opportunity to suggest potential committee members. Requires an individual appointed to an advisory committee who is not a full-time or permanent part-time officer or employee of the federal (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Referred To The Subcommittee On Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations And Procurement Reform . on 04/01/2011

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A resolution designating April 23, 2010, as "National Adopt A Library Day". [SR-496] [Libraries ] [Education ] [Arts and Culture ]
Designates April 23, 2010, as National Adopt A Library Day. Honors organizations that help facilitate donations to schools and libraries. Urges all people in the United States who own unused books to donate them to local libraries.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S2573; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S2573; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2594) on 04/22/2010

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A resolution expressing support for the designation of October 20, 2009, as the National Day on Writing. [SR-310] [Education ] [Arts and Culture ]
Expresses the Senate's support for the designation of October 20, 2009, as the National Day on Writing. Encourages participation in the National Gallery of Writing, which is maintained by the National Council of Teachers of English and contains examples of writing by individuals throughout our country. Encourages educational institutions, businesses, community and civic associations, and other organizations to celebrate the writing of their members through individual submissions to the Gallery.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S10327; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S10327; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S10321-10322) on 10/08/2009

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A resolution designating April 23, 2009, as "National Adopt A Library Day". [SR-113] [Libraries ] [Education ] [Arts and Culture ]
Designates April 23, 2009, as National Adopt A Library Day. Honors organizations that help facilitate donations to schools and libraries.Urges all people in the United States who own unused books to donate them to local libraries.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S4704-4705; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S4704-4705; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S4699) on 04/23/2009

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Improving the Teaching and Learning of American History and Civics Act of 2009 [S.659] [Education ] [Libraries ] [Arts and Culture ]
Improving the Teaching and Learning of American History and Civics Act of 2009 - Creates a new part E (American History and Civics Education) under title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), under which are placed the existing Teaching of Traditional American History, Civic Education (containing the We the People and Cooperative Civic Education and Economic Education Exchange programs), and Close Up Fellowship programs. Establishes, under part E of title II of the ESEA, programs requiring the Secretary to award competitive (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lamar Alexander Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S3567-3571) on 03/19/2009

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Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act [S.483] [Arts and Culture ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins and $1 silver coins emblematic of the life and legacy of Mark Twain. Limits issuance of such coins to calendar year 2013. Requires specified surcharges in the sale of such coins, which shall be promptly paid, in specified percentages, to: (1) the Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford, Connecticut, to support the continued restoration of the house and grounds, and ensure continuing growth and innovation in museum programming to research, promote, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2485) on 02/25/2009

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Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009 [S.395] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Arts and Culture ] [Human Rights ] [Libraries ]
Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009 - Requires the Librarian of Congress and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (acting through the Director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture) to establish an oral history project to: (1) collect video and audio recordings of, and visual and written materials relevant to the personal histories of, participants in the Civil Rights movement; and (2) make the collection available for public use through the Library of Congress and the Museum.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S2028) on 02/09/2009

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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 [S.3686] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Budget and Spending ] [Social Security ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Libraries ] [Pensions ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 - Makes appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for FY2011. Title I: Department of Labor - Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2011 - Makes appropriations for FY2011 to the Department of Labor for: (1) the Employment and Training Administration, including training and employment services; (2) the Office of the Job Corps; (3) community service employment for older Americans; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Harkin Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Harkin. With Written Report No. 111-243. on 08/02/2010

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A bill to amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act. [S.348] [Telecommunications ] [Budget and Spending ] [Technology and Innovation ]
Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to make federal provisions which prohibit the obligation or expenditure of funds either in excess of appropriated amounts or in violation of sequestration orders under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1986 inapplicable to: (1) any amount collected or received as federal universal service contributions; or (2) the expenditure or obligation of amounts attributable to such contributions.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S1063-1064) on 01/29/2009

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Strengthening Our Economy Through Employment and Development Act [S.2952] [Energy ] [Finance ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Small Business ] [Veterans ] [Unemployment ] [Housing ] [Community Development ] [Grants ] [Funding ] [Economic Development ] [Public Health ] [Construction ] [Budget and Spending ]
Strengthening Our Economy Through Employment and Development Act - Makes available to carry out the Private Sector Wage Subsidy Fund and the Public Sector Energy Efficiency Promotion Fund, established by this Act, any amounts under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) which remain unobligated or which have been repaid. Establishes in the Treasury the Private Sector Wage Subsidy Fund to enable small- and medium-sized businesses and nonprofit organizations to hire eligible workers who (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Al Franken Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S252-253) on 01/26/2010

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USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009 [S.1692] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 to extend until December 31, 2013, provisions authorizing: (1) roving electronic surveillance; and (2) the production of tangible things (including books, records, papers, and documents) for foreign intelligence and international terrorism investigations. Amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to extend until December 31, 2013, provisions revising the definition of an "agent of a foreign power" to (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein By Senator Leahy From Committee On The Judiciary Filed Written Report. Report No. 111-92. Additional And Minority Views Filed. on 10/28/2009

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Recognizing and supporting the National Day on Writing. [HR-524] [Education ] [Arts and Culture ]
Expresses the House of Representatives' support for the National Day on Writing. Encourages participation in the National Gallery of Writing, which is maintained by the National Council of Teachers of English and contains examples of writing by individuals throughout our country. Encourages educational institutions to submit the compositions of their students and employees to such Gallery and support the efforts of community members to submit compositions to the Gallery.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 07/23/2009

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Recognizing the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library in Fulton, Missouri, as "America's National Churchill Museum", and commending its efforts to recognize the importance of the historic legacy of Sir Winston Churchill and to educate the people of the United States about his legacy of character, leadership, and citizenship. [HR-390] [Arts and Culture ] [Education ] [Military ] [International ]
Recognizes: (1) the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library in Fulton, Missouri, as "America's National Churchill Museum"; (2) the importance of the continuing collection, preservation, and interpretation of the historical materials held by the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library toward enhancing the knowledge and understanding of Sir Winston Churchill's historic legacy; and (3) the immense importance of World War I, World War II, and the Cold War. Commends the "Lessons of Leadership" offered by the Winston Churchill Memorial and Library educational (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Mr. Sablan Moved To Suspend The Rules And Agree To The Resolution, As Amended. on 06/15/2009

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Supporting the goals and ideals of National Library Week. [HR-336] [Libraries ] [Arts and Culture ] [Education ]
Supports the goals and ideals of National Library Week (April 12-18, 2009).

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Healthy Families And Communities. on 06/04/2009

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Supporting the goals and ideals of National Library Week. [HR-1222] [Libraries ]
Supports the goals and ideals of National Library Week.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 04/30/2010

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Recognizing the contributions of the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in educating the people of the United States about the African-American migration experience, and for other purposes. [HCR-42] [Arts and Culture ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Libraries ] [Education ]
Recognizes the contributions of the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in educating the people of the United States about the African-American migration experience.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 09/14/2009

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