US Congress Senate Resolution 688

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9)
Status: Introduced on April 27 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-04-27 - Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2055-2056)
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A resolution expressing support for the staff of public, school, academic, and special libraries in the United States and the essential services those libraries provide to communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social service and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens of the United States to freely access information and resources in their communities, supporting a strong union voice for library workers, and defending the civil rights of library staff.

A resolution expressing support for the staff of public, school, academic, and special libraries in the United States and the essential services those libraries provide to communities, recognizing the need for funding commensurate with the broad scope of social service and community supports provided by libraries, preserving the right of all citizens of the United States to freely access information and resources in their communities, supporting a strong union voice for library workers, and defending the civil rights of library staff.

Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]
Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Alex Padilla [D-CA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]
Sen. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-27	Senate	Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2055-2056)
2026-04-27	Senate	Submitted in Senate

HR328 (Same As) 2025-04-10 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
SR169 (Same As) 2025-04-10 - Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S2568-2569)
HR1212 (Same As) 2026-04-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/688/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/sres688/BILLS-119sres688is.pdf