HR 6589 · 110th Congress · Congress

Charles H.W. Meehan Law Library Improvement and Modernization Act

Introduced 2008-07-23· Sponsored by Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 578.(2008-09-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Charles H.W. Meehan Law Library Improvement and Modernization Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Librarian of Congress, in addition to any other amounts made available, for building, maintaining, and administering the operations of the law library of the Library of Congress, including the cataloguing of its collections. Requires the Law Librarian of Congress, to the extent practicable in using such funds, to catalog and archive nonproprietary material in the collections of the Law Library electronically in a nonproprietary and nondiscriminatory format. Requires the Librarian of Congress, in preparing the annual budget for the Library of Congress, to ensure that all amounts attributable to salaries and expenses of the law library are set forth separately as a separate line item. Directs the Librarian to establish and operate a program to be known as the Charles H.W. Meehan Law Library Support Program, to provide enhanced or special services and programs for the Law Library and otherwise support the mission of the Law Library. Allows acceptance of donations of private funds, in-kind contributions, and voluntary services in support of the Program. Establishes a separate account in…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 6589, Charles H.W. Meehan Law Library Improvement and Modernization Act

Sep 12, 2008

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on July 30, 2008</p>

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H.R. 6589, Charles H.W. Meehan Law Library Improvement and Modernization Act

Sep 12, 2008

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on July 30, 2008

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican