S. 3207 became law 16 days after introduction, with one cosponsor, a Republican
A bill to authorize the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped to provide playback equipment in all formats.
IntroducedJul 13, 2016
Reported—
Passed one chamberJul 13, 2016
Passed bothJul 14, 2016
LawJul 29, 2016
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 71 words.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.)
(Sec. 1) This bill authorizes the Library of Congress to purchase, maintain, or replace reproducers for books published either in raised characters, on sound-reproduction recordings, or in any other form (currently limited to reproducers of sound-reproduction recordings) for the use of the blind and for other physically disabled U.S. residents.
Context
- Policy area
- Congress: 28 of 922 bills became law, 113th–118th (3%)
- Sponsor
- 5 of 186 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from enrolled bill to public law · 252 words
- Subjects
- Books and print mediaCongressional agenciesDisability and paralysisLibraries and archivesLibrary of Congress
- Latest action
- Jul 29, 2016: Became Public Law No: 114-219.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]