An Act to provide for the establishment of a Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, and for other purposes.
Public Law 95-129 · S. 1331 · 95th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Oct 13, 1977 · Arts, Culture, Religion
Sponsor: Sen. Howard Cannon (D-NV)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
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.
Establishes in the Library of Congress a Center for the Book to be under the direction of the Librarian of Congress.
Requires the Librarian to stimulate public interest and research in the role of the book in the diffusion of knowledge through a visiting scholar program, lectures, exhibits and related activities.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Oct 13, 1977Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 95-129.
- Oct 4, 1977PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- Oct 3, 1977PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Sep 30, 1977Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to House amendments.
- Sep 26, 1977FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 6214.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in House.
- Jul 12, 1977FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
- Jun 29, 1977CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Rules and Administration Committee
- Apr 21, 1977CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Rules and Administration Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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.