(via the Illinois Library Association) We are pleased to announce registration is now open for ILA’s 2022 Library Legislative Meet-ups. This annual series of events provides an opportunity to meet with your state and federal legislators and hear their thoughts firsthand about issues affecting libraries in your area. The ILA President will bring welcoming remarks; ILA Legislative Consultant…
Category: Legislation
For news about legislative activity relevant to librarianship. Not for news about or from the HSLI Legislative Committee.
Legislative News, 12/10/2021
Federal News – Health Care industry seeks surprise billing changes this month (Roll Call, 12/8/2021) Senate passes resolution to end COVID-19 shots-or-test rule (Roll Call, 12/9/2021) State News – Two new opposing COVID-19 expenses bills filed with the Illinois state legislature: by State Rep. Carroll – HB4259 INS CODE – HEALTH CARE EXPENSES or…
Legislative News 11/22/2021
Federal News Student Nurses Who Refuse Vaccination Struggle to Complete Degrees (Kaiser Health News, 10/4/2021) FDA guidance calls for voluntary salt reduction in food supply (The Hill, 10/13/21) Bills passed: SB1828: HAVANA Act of 2021 Helping American Victims Afflicted by Neurological Attacks Act of 2021 [became Public Law No. 117-46 on 10/8/2021] Specifically authorizes the…
Call for Applications: ALA Policy Corps (Deadline Wed., Dec. 1)
(via Nancy Kranich, Rutgers University-New Brunswick) Applications are now open for the fourth cohort of ALA’s national Policy Corps. Designed for early-to-mid-career library professionals, the program helps equip participants with critical policy and advocacy skills and knowledge. Join us in building and amplifying our ability to advocate on key policy issues on behalf of the library community. Participants…
Legislative News 10/08/2021
Federal News NIH head Collins to step down as leader (Roll Call, 10/5/2021) Democrats weigh health care provisions in $3.5 trillion bill (Roll Call, 9/30/2021) Illinois News There have been lots of bills and resolutions introduced in the Illinois state legislature lately. Here is a sampling of some that might be of interest: House Resolution 469…
Legislative News, 09/14/2021
Federal News Biden administration releases $25B in COVID-19 relief for providers (The Hill, 9/10/2021) Biden administration reveals its roadmap for lowering drug prices (Kaiser Health News Morning Briefing, 09/10/2021) Illinois News Today we are highlighting a resource for legislative news – The Illinois State Medical Society (ISMS) – Legislative Advocacy website. “The Illinois State…
Registration Open for Virtual ALA Legislative Summit (Sat., Oct. 16, 12:00-3:30 PM)–Limited to Legislative Liaisons
(via Megan Cusick, ALA) We are pleased to announce that ALA will host a virtual Legislative Summit on Saturday, October 16, from 12:00 to 3:30 PM CDT. Please note that this is not a public event, since it is intended for key legislative liaisons within ALA and its statewide organizations and space is limited. In recent…
Legislative News, 08/20/2021
Federal News Biden vaccine rule sets stage for onslaught of lawsuits (The Hill, 8/3/21) Build America’s Libraries Act: Deadline approaching (ALA Advocacy Alert, 8/16/2021) Illinois News Bills of interest: HB4092 (https://legiscan.com/IL/bill/HB4092/2021) – Amends the State Library Act. – Referred to Rules Committee – 5/25/2021. SB2294 (https://legiscan.com/IL/bill/SB2294/2021) – Creates the Illinois Certified Community Behavioral Health…
Legislative News, 07/30/2021
Federal News Biden bid for federal workers to get COVID-19 shots prompts debate [Roll Call, 7/28/21] See also from Roll Call: As COVID-19 cases rise, CDC urges masks indoors, including schools: Republicans criticize new guidelines, saying agency can no longer be trusted [7/27/21] ALA applauds FY 2022 federal funding for libraries in House Appropriations bill,…
Legislative News, 06/28/2021
Federal News US restores transgender health protections denied by Trump [AP News, 5/10/21] “…affirms that federal laws forbidding sex discrimination in health care also protect gay and transgender people.” Genome researchers question security provisions in new U.S. Senate bill [Science, 6/14/21] “…would require the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop new security protocols aimed…