US Congress Senate Bill 2271 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-4-1)
Status: Introduced on December 21 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-12-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8262-8293)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Museum and Library Services Act of 2017 This bill amends and reauthorizes through FY2023 the Museum and Library Services Act and provides funding for library services and technology through FY2023. The bill expands the definition of "library" and "museum" to include a tribal library or museum and expands the services museums are authorized to provide. 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.

Museum and Library Services Act of 2017

Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]
Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]
Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-12-21	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8262-8293)

SB3530 (Related) 2018-12-31 - Signed by President.
HB6988 (Related) 2018-09-28 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2271/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2271/BILLS-115s2271is.pdf