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                                                   ISSN 1069-7799
                             ALAWON
                 ALA Washington Office Newsline
               An electronic publication of the 
         American Library Association Washington Office
                                
                      Volume 4, Number 90
                        October 25, 1995
                                
In this issue: (86 lines)
     CONFEREES ANNOUNCED FOR BILL CONTAINING LSTA, H.R. 1617
     NO ACTION TAKEN ON APPROPRIATIONS FOR LABOR, HHS, & EDUCATION

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    CONFEREES ANNOUNCED FOR BILL CONTAINING LSTA, H.R. 1617

On October 19, the Senate announced conferees for H.R. 1617, the
CAREERS bill as Senators Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS), Jim Jeffords (R-VT), Dan Coats (R-IN), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Bill Frist (R-TENN),
Mike DeWine (R-OH), John Ashcroft (R-MO), Spencer Abraham (R-MI),
Slade Gorton (R-WA), Edward Kennedy (D-MASS), Claiborne Pell, (D-RI), Christopher Dodd (D-CT) Paul Simon (D-IL), Tom Harkin (D-IA), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), and Paul Wellstone (D-MN).  On
October 23, the House announced conferees for the bill as well. 
The House conferees are William Goodling (R-WI), Steve Gunderson
(R-WI), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Howard McKeon (R-CA), Frank
Riggs (R-CA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Mark Souder (R-IN), Bill
Clay (D-MO), Pat Williams (D-MT), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Thomas
Sawyer (D-OH), and Gene Green (D-TX).  It is not clear when
conference will occur on the House and Senate bills. We will
update you further as information is received.

ACTION NEEDED: In the Senate provisions for reauthorization of
the Library Services and Construction Act were included in S.
143, the Workforce Development Act on October 11.   The Senate
provisions are the same as those approved by ALA and other
library groups.  A clear message for library supporters to convey
is that it is imperative to pass the LSTA reauthorization this
year.
 
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NO ACTION TAKEN ON APPROPRIATIONS FOR LABOR, HHS, AND EDUCATION

As of this writing, the FY96 Labor, Health and Human Services and
Education Appropriations bill is still awaiting Senate action. 
H.R. 2127 was scheduled to be voted on by the full Senate but was
rejected twice because of a striker-replacement bill that had
been included in the bill.  Since appropriations bills can come
up at any time, it was rumored that the bill would be voted on
the week of October 16-20, but that did not occur.  There is not
much time left and several appropriations bills remain to be
passed and signed into law before the November deadline.  Once
H.R. 2127 is passed by the Senate, conference between the House
and Senate must occur and the conference report passed by both
bodies before it can be sent to the President.  The Senate bill
funds library programs at higher amounts than the House bill.
 
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