ALAWON v5n62 (September 20, 1996) URL = http://hegel.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/serials/alawon/alawon-v5n62 ------------------- ALAWN562.TXT follows -------------------- ================================================================= ALAWON Volume 5, Number 62 ISSN 1069-7799 September 20, 1996 American Library Association Washington Office Newsline In this issue: LSTA ON HOUSE FLOOR TUESDAY -- URGENT ACTION NEEDED _________________________________________________________________ LSTA ON HOUSE FLOOR TUESDAY -- URGENT ACTION NEEDED The Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), the six-year, $150 million per year renewal and updating of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), is expected to come to the House floor on Tuesday, September 24 for a vote. The version of LSTA in this bill, H.R. 1720, is the same House-Senate conference version that conferees agreed to in H.R. 1617, the Workforce and Careers Development Act, including administration of LSTA by an Institute of Museum and Library Services. H.R. 1720, a "A Careers Lite" version of H.R. 1617, has been developed by the House Economic and Educational Opportunities Committee. In addition to LSCA, it includes one-year extensions of the National Literacy Act, and several vocational and adult education programs, as well as a few higher education pieces from H.R. 1617. It is an attempt to salvage the non-controversial portions of H.R. 1617, as well as to ensure that key programs continue. H.R. 1720 is expected to be brought up under suspension of the rules, which means it is considered non-controversial, cannot be amended, and requires a two-thirds affirmative vote to pass. ACTION NEEDED: Urge your Representative to vote for H.R. 1720 because it includes an urgently needed restructuring and renewal of the library grant program as the Library Services and Technology Act. It's already been agreed to in bipartisan fashion by a House-Senate conference committee. It's widely supported by the library community. Your messages all year, especially on Library Legislative Day in May, and your efforts during the August recess, have been heard and heeded. The U.S. Capitol switchboard number is 202-224-3121. Please make this last push by calling your own Representative as soon as possible to urge a "yes" vote on H.R. 1720 on Tuesday, September 24. If your Representative is a member of the Economic and Educational Opportunities Committee, call to thank them for bringing this bill forward, and urge a yes vote. _________________________________________________________________ ALAWON is a free, irregular publication of the American Library Association Washington Office. To subscribe, send the message "subscribe ala-wo [your_firstname] [your_lastname]" to . ALAWON archives gopher.ala.org; select ALA Washington Office Newsline. Web page . ALA Washington Office 202.628.8410 (V) 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, #403 202.628.8419 (F) Washington, DC 20004-1701 Lynne E. Bradley, Editor Contributors: Carol Henderson All materials subject to copyright by the American Library Association may be reprinted or redistributed for noncommercial purposes with appropriate credits. =================================================================