A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to call a White House Conference of Library and Information Services to be held not later than 1989, and for other purposes.
Public Law 100-382 · H.J.Res. 90 · 100th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Aug 8, 1988 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. William Ford (D-MI-15)
Cosponsors (176): Rep. John Hammerschmidt, Rep. Kweisi Mfume,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Authorizes the President to call and conduct a White House Conference on Library and Information Services to develop recommendations for improvement of such services and their public use. Requires such Conference to be held not earlier than September 1, 1989, and not later than September 30, 1991.
Requires that the Conference be planned and conducted by the National Commission on Libraries and Information Sciences. Authorizes the Librarian of Congress, the Director of the National Library of Medicine, and the Director of the National Agricultural Library, upon request, to detail personnel to the Commission.
Requires the Conference to submit a final report to the President within 120 days following its close. Directs that the final report be made public and within 90 days after receipt by the President, transmitted to the Congress with recommendations.
Establishes an advisory committee to assist in planning and conducting the Conference. Includes among its appointed members the Secretary of Education and the Librarian of Congress.
Authorizes appropriations.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Education and Workforce Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning Subcommittee
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Senate · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Education, Arts and Humanities Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 27 actions.
- Aug 8, 1988Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-382.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jul 28, 1988PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Jul 26, 1988Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.
- Jul 13, 1988Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement and official papers held at the desk in Senate.
- Jul 11, 1988Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference Report 100-765 Filed in House.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference Report 100-765 Filed in House.
- Mar 23, 1988Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to request for conference. Appointed conferees. Pell; Kennedy; Matsunaga; Dodd; Mikulski; Stafford; Hatch; Quayle; Thurmond.
- FloorFloor · Senate insists on its amendments by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Message on House action received in Senate and held at desk: House requests a conference.
- Mar 22, 1988Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Requested a Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Hawkins, Williams, Ford (MI), Owens (NY), Jeffords, Coleman (MO).
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 15, 1987FloorFloor · Passed Senate in lieu of S.J.RES. 26 with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Jun 15, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Education, Arts and Humanities Subcommittee of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Jun 9, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Jun 8, 1987FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jun 2, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Education and Workforce Committee
- May 12, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Education and Workforce Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning Subcommittee of the House Education and Workforce Committee
- Feb 23, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning Subcommittee of the House Education and Workforce Committee
- Jan 21, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Education and Workforce Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.