| Date |
No. |
Topics |
| Jan 6 |
1
|
104th Congress Brings Sea Change To Washington; Speaker Gingrich Speaks At Library Of Congress To Launch Thomas |
| 10 |
2
|
Library Advocacy Training Washington Briefings To Be Offered April 11 |
| 13 |
3
|
ALA Washington Office Leads Information Superhighway Seminar |
| 20 |
4
|
Alert On House Budget Committee Field Hearings; Klug Introduces Bill To Restructure GPO; National Library Of Education Advisory Task Force Seeks Nominations |
| 24 |
5
|
Library Literacy And Higher Ed Library Fellowships Threatened |
| 25 |
6
|
ALA Midwinter Conference Alert |
| [top] 30 |
7
|
Congressional Appointments To Key Subcommittees Announced |
| Feb 7 |
8
|
FY96 Clinton Budget For Libraries Announced |
| 9 |
9
|
House Committee To Mark Up Paperwork Reduction Act |
| 15 |
10
|
Communications Decency Act Of 1995; Federal Court Rules National Security Council Subject To FOIA; NTIA TIIAP Announces 2nd Grant Cycle, Critical Deadline For Letter Of Intent |
| 17 |
11
|
Public Access To Government Information Threatened; In H.R. 830 Waiver Provision; New Rescission Bill Proposes Cuts To School Infrastructure Program |
| 21 |
12
|
Immediate Response Needed To Fight NEA, NEH Rescission |
| 22 |
13
|
FY 95 Rescission To Be Finalized By Subcommittees Today |
| 23 |
14
|
Library Programs Face $34.7 Million In Rescissions |
| 24 |
15
|
Immediate Action Needed To Protect Library Programs |
| [top] 28 |
16
|
FY1995 Rescissions - ALAWON Report Corrected |
| Mar 2 |
17
|
ALA Summarizes Disagreements With "Green Paper" On Copyright |
| 3 |
18
|
House Appropriations Committee Approves Rescission; REP. Pelosi Advocates For Libraries In Appropriations; Libraries Eligible For Rural Technology Grants |
| 8 |
19
|
March 15 Designated As Freedom Of Information Day, James Madison Award Winners To Be Announced; NTIA TIIAP Announces 2nd Grant Cycle |
| 9 |
20
|
ALA Joins Coalition To Address Senator Exon's CDA Of 1995 |
| 10 |
21
|
LC Budget Supported By Library Groups; Library Organizations Support GPO Budget; Downsizing Legislative Branch Agencies |
| 11 |
22
|
ALA Approves Fair Use Statement |
| 16 |
23
|
House Passes Rescission Bill, Library Literacy Program Restored; NEH Fellowship Application; Senate Hearings Begin On S. 227 'Performance Rights In Digital World' |
| 17 |
24
|
Senate To Mark Up Telecommunications Bill; Freedom Of Information Day Awards Announced; American's Can't Wait Library Advocacy Campaign Launched |
| 18 |
25
|
NII Copyright Awareness Campaign Initiated; Copyright Term Extension Act Introduced |
| 20 |
26
|
NTIA Information Infrastructure Grants Threatened By Rescissions; Immediate Response Needed To Save TIIAP Grants; Legislative Reorganization Bills Introduced In Congress; Dunn Bill H.R. 1024 Introduced To "Transform" GPO |
| 21 |
27
|
Library legislative advocacy now! April 11, 1995 Workshop; Congress Passes Paperwork Reduction Act |
| 23 |
28
|
Senate Committee Marks Up New Telecommunications Bill |
| 27 |
29
|
Senate Appropriations Committee Restores Library Funds |
| 29 |
30
|
Telecommunications Bill Not Yet Released From Senate Commerce Committee; Senate Begins Consideration Of S.617 Rescission Package |
| 30 |
31
|
National Electronic Open Meeting Planned For May 1-14 |
| [top] 31 |
32
|
Telecommunications Competition And Deregulation Act Of 1995; Released Today; Letters To Support Library-Education Provision; Dole Amendment Would Cut FY95 Library Programs By $10 Million |
| Apr 5 |
33
|
Senate Continues Debate On Rescissions; NII Advisory Council To Hold Open Meeting In New Mexico; Meeting Of The Depository Library Council To The Public Printer |
| 14 |
34
|
Telecommunications Bill Faces Tough Senate Fight; FCC Fails To Support Connectivity Proposal For Schools And Libraries; Senate Finalizes Rescission Bill; Conference Committee To Convene |
| 18 |
35
|
J. Andrew Magpantay Named Director Of OITP |
| [top] |
34-65
|
MISSING ISSUES
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| Jul 19 |
66
|
Senate Committee Approves LSTA Bill |
| 24 |
67
|
Senate Committee Recommends Funding |
| 25 |
68
|
Senate Approves GPO and LC Funding |
| 25 |
69
|
Senate Committee Makes Minor Changes In LSTA Bill; Apple Files FCC Petition To Make Free Public Spectrum Available; Bundling Of Microsoft Network With Windows 95 Spurs DOJ Investigation |
| 26 |
70
|
Reps. Morella And Orton Sponsor Library Amendment In HR 1555, The Communications Act Of 1995; House Approves Interior Appropriations Funding NEA/NEH And Institute Of Museum Services To 1997 |
| 27 |
71
|
House Rules Committee Delays Decision On Telecom Bill, HR 1555; Postal Rate Commission Confirms Library Rate Is Overstated |
| [top] 29 |
72
|
House Appropriations Committee Acts On Library Funding |
| Aug 3 |
73
|
House Begins Debate On Telecom Bill, H.R. 1555; Restrictions On Nonprofit Lobbying Pending |
| 4 |
74
|
House Committee Issues Report On LSTA Block Grant Bill |
| 4 |
75
|
Depository Library Funds Restored; Plan For Electronic Conversion Required; House Passes Labor-HHS-Education Funding Bill, Telecommunications Bill |
| 9 |
76
|
ALA President Turock Testifies On Government Information Policy; Senator Ford Promotes Depository Libraries |
| 9 |
77
|
Full Text Of Working Document: Model For "New Universe" Of Federal Information Access And Dissemination |
| 15 |
78
|
House Passes Funding Bill; Electronic Freedom Of Information Improvement Act Of 1995, S. 1090 Introduced |
| [top] 16 |
79
|
ALA Washington, D.C., Offices Move To New Facilities |
| Sep 8 |
80
|
Senate Subcommittee Zeros Out NTIA-TIIAP Grants; "White Paper" On Intellectual Property And The National; Information Infrastructure Available From PTO; NEH Library Programs Have New Deadline |
| 11 |
81
|
Senate Committee Issues Report On LSTA Bill |
| 15 |
82
|
Overview Of Congressional Activity After The August Recess |
| 19 |
83
|
Library Legislative Day May 6-7; House Bill Restricts Nonprofit Lobbying |
| [top] 25 |
84
|
Kerrey Amendment Would Restore TIIAP Funding; NTIS Privatization Attempts Underway; Library/Education Funding Approved By Senate Appropriations Committee |
| Oct 9 |
85
|
Kids' TV -- FCC Calls For Comments |
| 15 |
86
|
LSTA-Library/Museum Amendment Passed In Senate |
| 16 |
87
|
Intellectual Property: Information Infrastructure Task Force's Legislative Recommendations Introduced In House And Senate |
| 20 |
88
|
Nonprofit Lobbying Restrictions Moving Forward |
| 24 |
89
|
Telecommunications Conference Committee Begins Work On S. 652 |
| [top] 25 |
90
|
Conferees Announced For Bill Containing LSTA, H.R. 1617; No Action Taken On Appropriations For Labor, HHS, & Education |
| Nov 1 |
91
|
Snowe-Rockefeller-Kerrey-Exon (SRKE) Amendment Scheduled For Conference Committee Action |
| 8 |
92
|
Information Flow To Congress Endangered By Pending Legislation |
| 10 |
93
|
Telecommunications Conference Committee To Continue Work On S. 652 |
| 13 |
94
|
Library Groups Recommend LSTA Compromise To Conferees |
| 14 |
95
|
Update On Restrictions On Nonprofit Political Advocacy |
| 15 |
96
|
Restrictions On Nonprofit Political Advocacy |
| 16 |
97
|
Immediate Action Needed On Cybercensorship Issues In Telecommunications Conference Committee |
| 16 |
98
|
Stop The Istook-Mcintosh Amendments Limiting Nonprofit Advocacy |
| [top] 17 |
99
|
Action Needed On LSTA |
| Dec 5 |
100
|
Vote Imminent On Criminal Penalties For "Internet Indecency" |
| 6 |
101
|
House Conferees Vote Road Block On Information Superhighway |
| 8 |
102
|
Restrictions On Nonprofit Advocacy Held Off; Hearing Held On English As The Common Language |
| 8 |
103
|
Telecommunications Reform Conferees Continue Slide Toward Internet Censorship Provisions; GPO Provides Free Access To All GPO Access Databases |
| 9 |
104
|
Hearing Held On LC Management; Congress Considers NTIS Privatization |
| 12 |
105
|
Final Form Of Internet Content Regulations To Be Voted On |
| 22 |
106
|
Budget And Funding Issues, Holiday Status Report |
| 28 |
107
|
ALA Celebrates 50th Anniversary Of The Washington Office |
1995
