S. 3530Museum and Library Services Act of 2018

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Sponsor: Jack Reed [D-RI]
Cosponsors: 23 · 19 Democrats · 3 Republicans · 1 Independent
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Committee: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Latest action: Dec 31, 2018 · Became Public Law No: 115-410.

IntroducedSep 28, 2018
Passed the SenateDec 4, 2018
Passed the HouseDec 19, 2018
Sent to the PresidentDec 27, 2018
Became lawDec 31, 2018

What the measure doesCRS summary

Museum and Library Services Act of 2018

This bill amends and reauthorizes through FY2025 the Museum and Library Services Act and provides funding for library services and technology through FY2025.

(Sec. 8) The bill expands the definitions of "library" and "museum" to include a tribal library or museum and expands the services museums are authorized to provide.

(Sec. 19) 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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing S. 3530 as public Law on Dec 31, 2018. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 445

House Dec 19, 2018

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Museum and Library Services Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

331 Yea 28 Nay 73 not voting

Crossed both parties 28 of 359 voting members broke with their own party: 28 Republicans.

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All members432 members

Democratic197 members

Republican235 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors23 · 19 Democrats · 3 Republicans · 1 Independent

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S. 3530 and vote against it. 11 signed when it was filed.

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S. 3530Museum and Library Services Act of 2018

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 445

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors23 · 19 Democrats · 3 Republicans · 1 Independent

S. 3530Museum and Library Services Act of 2018

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 445

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

How the chamber split

Cosponsors23 · 19 Democrats · 3 Republicans · 1 Independent

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