ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline Volume 12, Number 18 March 4, 2003 In This Issue: HR 13-MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES ACT IS ON THE SUSPENSION CALENDAR AND IS SCHEDULED FOR A VOTE IN THE HOUSE H.R. 13, The Museum and Library Services Act of 2003, is on the House suspension calendar and is scheduled for a floor vote tomorrow, March 5. Please contact your Representatives and/or cosponsors of the bill and tell them to vote yes on H.R. 13. Encourage your representative to ask for floor time to speak in support of the bill. Your Representative or a member of their staff should contact Rich Stombres at (202) 225-6558 at the Subcommittee on Select Education of the Education and the Workforce Committee to request floor time to speak in favor of H.R. 13. The list of 126 cosponsors for H.R.13 is listed below: Rep Ackerman, Gary L. - 1/29/2003 [NY-5] Rep Andrews, Robert E. - 2/5/2003 [NJ-1] Rep Baca, Joe - 2/5/2003 [CA-43] Rep Ballenger, Cass - 2/5/2003 [NC-10] Rep Bass, Charles F. - 2/13/2003 [NH-2] Rep Becerra, Xavier - 1/29/2003 [CA-31] Rep Bell, Chris - 1/29/2003 [TX-25] Rep Bereuter, Doug - 1/29/2003 [NE-1] Rep Berkley, Shelley - 2/25/2003 [NV-1] Rep Berman, Howard L. - 1/29/2003 [CA-28] Rep Biggert, Judy - 1/7/2003 [IL-13] Rep Blumenauer, Earl - 2/5/2003 [OR-3] Rep Boehner, John A. - 1/7/2003 [OH-8] Rep Bono, Mary - 2/5/2003 [CA-45] Rep Boswell, Leonard L. - 2/5/2003 [IA-3] Rep Calvert, Ken - 2/12/2003 [CA-44] Rep Capps, Lois - 2/12/2003 [CA-23] Rep Cardoza, Dennis A. - 2/5/2003 [CA-18] Rep Castle, Michael N. - 1/7/2003 [DE] Rep Clyburn, James E. - 1/29/2003 [SC-6] Rep Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. - 2/25/2003 [AL-5] Rep Cunningham, Randy (Duke) - 2/5/2003 [CA-50] Rep Davis, Danny K. - 2/12/2003 [IL-7] Rep Davis, Susan A. - 2/5/2003 [CA-53] Rep DeMint, Jim - 1/29/2003 [SC-4] Rep Dooley, Calvin M. - 2/12/2003 [CA-20] Rep Doolittle, John T. - 2/12/2003 [CA-4] Rep Doyle, Michael F. - 1/29/2003 [PA-14] Rep Dreier, David - 2/25/2003 [CA-26] Rep Duncan, John J., Jr. - 2/5/2003 [TN-2] Rep Ehlers, Vernon J. - 1/7/2003 [MI-3] Rep Engel, Eliot L. - 1/29/2003 [NY-17] Rep English, Phil - 1/7/2003 [PA-3] Rep Eshoo, Anna G. - 2/5/2003 [CA-14] Rep Etheridge, Bob - 2/5/2003 [NC-2] Rep Farr, Sam - 2/12/2003 [CA-17] Rep Filner, Bob - 2/5/2003 [CA-51] Rep Frank, Barney - 1/29/2003 [MA-4] Rep Frost, Martin - 2/5/2003 [TX-24] Rep Gallegly, Elton - 2/13/2003 [CA-24] Rep Gillmor, Paul E. - 2/7/2003 [OH-5] Rep Gordon, Bart - 1/29/2003 [TN-6] Rep Green, Mark - 2/5/2003 [WI-8] Rep Greenwood, James C. - 1/7/2003 [PA-8] Rep Grijalva, Raul M. - 1/29/2003 [AZ-7] Rep Hall, Ralph M. - 2/13/2003 [TX-4] Rep Harman, Jane - 2/12/2003 [CA-36] Rep Hart, Melissa A. - 2/5/2003 [PA-4] Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. - 2/7/2003 [NY-22] Rep Holt, Rush D. - 1/29/2003 [NJ-12] Rep Honda, Michael M. - 2/5/2003 [CA-15] Rep Hooley, Darlene - 2/25/2003 [OR-5] Rep Houghton, Amo - 2/13/2003 [NY-29] Rep Isakson, Johnny - 1/7/2003 [GA-6] Rep Issa, Darrell E. - 2/25/2003 [CA-49] Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. - 2/12/2003 [IL-2] Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila - 2/25/2003 [TX-18] Rep Johnson, Timothy V. - 2/5/2003 [IL-15] Rep Jones, Stephanie Tubbs - 2/25/2003 [OH-11] Rep Kennedy, Patrick J. - 2/25/2003 [RI-1] Rep Kolbe, Jim - 2/12/2003 [AZ-8] Rep Langevin, James R. - 1/29/2003 [RI-2] Rep Lantos, Tom - 2/5/2003 [CA-12] Rep LaTourette, Steve C. - 1/29/2003 [OH-14] Rep Lee, Barbara - 2/12/2003 [CA-9] Rep LoBiondo, Frank A. - 2/5/2003 [NJ-2] Rep Lofgren, Zoe - 2/5/2003 [CA-16] Rep Lowey, Nita M. - 2/25/2003 [NY-18] Rep Lynch, Stephen F. - 2/25/2003 [MA-9] Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. - 1/29/2003 [NY-14] Rep Matheson, Jim - 2/12/2003 [UT-2] Rep Matsui, Robert T. - 1/29/2003 [CA-5] Rep McCarthy, Karen - 2/25/2003 [MO-5] Rep McCollum, Betty - 2/7/2003 [MN-4] Rep McGovern, James P. - 2/25/2003 [MA-3] Rep McHugh, John M. - 1/29/2003 [NY-23] Rep McIntyre, Mike - 1/29/2003 [NC-7] Rep McKeon, Howard P. (Buck) - 2/12/2003 [CA-25] Rep McNulty, Michael R. - 2/12/2003 [NY-21] Rep Millender-McDonald, Juanita - 2/12/2003 [CA-37] Rep Miller, Candice S. - 2/12/2003 [MI-10] Rep Miller, George - 2/12/2003 [CA-7] Rep Nadler, Jerrold - 2/12/2003 [NY-8] Rep Napolitano, Grace F. - 2/5/2003 [CA-38] Rep Neal, Richard E. - 2/25/2003 [MA-2] Rep Nunes, Devin - 2/12/2003 [CA-21] Rep Olver, John W. - 2/13/2003 [MA-1] Rep Osborne, Tom - 1/7/2003 [NE-3] Rep Ose, Doug - 2/13/2003 [CA-3] Rep Owens, Major R. - 1/29/2003 [NY-11] Rep Petri, Thomas E. - 1/29/2003 [WI-6] Rep Platts, Todd Russell - 1/29/2003 [PA-19] Rep Quinn, Jack - 1/29/2003 [NY-27] Rep Rogers, Mike - 2/12/2003 [MI-8] Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille - 2/7/2003 [CA-34] Rep Sanchez, Linda T. - 2/12/2003 [CA-39] Rep Sanchez, Loretta - 2/12/2003 [CA-47] Rep Sanders, Bernard - 2/25/2003 [VT] Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. - 2/25/2003 [IL-9] Rep Schiff, Adam B. - 2/12/2003 [CA-29] Rep Schrock, Edward L. - 2/7/2003 [VA-2] Rep Serrano, Jose E. - 1/29/2003 [NY-16] Rep Sherman, Brad - 2/12/2003 [CA-27] Rep Shimkus, John - 2/5/2003 [IL-19] Rep Simmons, Rob - 2/7/2003 [CT-2] Rep Skelton, Ike - 2/5/2003 [MO-4] Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh - 1/29/2003 [NY-28] Rep Snyder, Vic - 1/29/2003 [AR-2] Rep Solis, Hilda L. - 2/12/2003 [CA-32] Rep Souder, Mark E. - 1/7/2003 [IN-3] Rep Stark, Fortney Pete - 2/12/2003 [CA-13] Rep Tauscher, Ellen O. - 2/12/2003 [CA-10] Rep Thompson, Mike - 2/12/2003 [CA-1] Rep Tierney, John F. - 2/12/2003 [MA-6] Rep Udall, Mark - 1/29/2003 [CO-2] Rep Upton, Fred - 1/29/2003 [MI-6] Rep Van Hollen, Chris - 2/13/2003 [MD-8] Rep Walsh, James T. - 2/13/2003 [NY-25] Rep Wamp, Zach - 2/13/2003 [TN-3] Rep Waters, Maxine - 2/12/2003 [CA-35] Rep Watson, Diane E. - 2/5/2003 [CA-33] Rep Waxman, Henry A. - 2/7/2003 [CA-30] Rep Wilson, Heather - 2/12/2003 [NM-1] Rep Wilson, Joe - 1/7/2003 [SC-2] Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. - 2/12/2003 [CA-6] Rep Wu, David - 2/12/2003 [OR-1] ****** ALAWON (ISSN 1069-7799) is a free, irregular publication of the American Library Association Washington Office. 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