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Enduring Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (12/10/2025 legislative day)

Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2025 (12/10/2025 legislative day)

A bill to amend titles 11 and 28, United States Code, to modify the compensation payable to trustees serving in cases under chapter 7 of title 11, United States Code, to extend the term of certain temporary offices of bankruptcy judges, and for other purposes . (12/10/2025 legislative day)
Congress.gov: House Floor Today Update

The title for this bill has not yet been received. (12/10/2025 legislative day)

The title for this bill has not yet been received. (12/10/2025 legislative day)
Congress.gov: Bills Presented to the President Update

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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision".

Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act of 2025

Poetry 180: Poem 062 - "The Bagel"

Poem 062 - "The Bagel"

A poem by David Ignatow from the Library's Poetry 180 Project.

 

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Today in History - December 11

Today in History - December 11

On December 11, 1919, the citizens of Enterprise, Alabama, erected a monument to the boll weevil, the pest that devastated their fields but forced residents to end their dependence on cotton and to pursue mixed farming and manufacturing.  Continue reading.

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Poetry & Literature: News & Events: Watch Arthur Sze's Inaugural Laureate Reading

Watch Arthur Sze's Inaugural Laureate Reading

Watch the livestream of 25th U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze's first reading in the position, in the Library's historic Coolidge Auditorium.

 

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Anywhere Adventures is Live!

12/11/2025 11:03 AM EST

This post is the third in a series about the Library’s 2025 Innovator in Residence, Vivian Li, and her project Anywhere Adventures. Following the selection of three communities, and a visit to the Library for research, the mobile experience has now officially launched!   The 2025 Innovator in Residence project, Anywhere Adventures, has officially launched!   The …

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Library Innovator in Residence Launches Mobile Self-Guided Community Adventures

Library Innovator in Residence Launches Mobile Self-Guided Community Adventures

Artist, developer and 2025 Library of Congress Innovator in Residence Vivian Li is inviting the public to explore three American communities with Anywhere Adventures, a new interactive mobile website that showcases local history through items from the Library's digital collections. The web application launches on December 11, 2025, offering users their first opportunity to engage with these curated historical experiences.

In addition to Li’s hometown of Seattle, Anywhere Adventures spotlights Chicago and Southeastern Wyoming. These communities were nominated by Americans as part of a crowdsourced outreach campaign in early 2025.  

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Founding a Community: The Society of Woman Geographers at 100

12/11/2025 10:00 AM EST

The Society of Woman Geographers Records, housed in the Manuscript Division, contain information on the now century-old organization, including the lives of the founders and early members who established a thriving community of independent women.

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Learning About Extinction, Evolution, and the Nature of Science through the Case of a ‘Living Fossil’

12/11/2025 11:00 AM EST

The history of the coelacanth (pronounced SEE-la-canth) can be an intriguing entry point into science concepts like evolution, extinction, and the nature of science.

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France: New Pesticides Law Passed After Partial Censure

12/11/2025 12:41 PM EST

In August 2025, the French Parliament passed the Law Removing Agricultural Constraints, also referred to as the Duplomb Law, seeking to ease administrative and regulatory constraints on farmers. Presented as a response to declining agricultural competitiveness in France, the law aims to simplify administrative procedures, relax rules on the use of phytosanitary products to control …

 

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25 for 25, “Duke Ellington’s America” by Harvey G. Cohen

12/11/2025 01:22 PM EST

This post is part of the Kluge Center’s 25 for 25, in honor of the Kluge Center’s 25th anniversary, celebrating 25 books that were written thanks to the Kluge Center’s support. Read the introductory post to the series here. Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (1899-1974), one of the greatest American jazz composers, band leaders, and pianists …

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Jobs and Internship Opportunities OPEN NOW|

Assistant Director for Administrative Operations (VAR003212)

  • Opening Date: December 11, 2025
  • Closing Date: January 2, 2026
  • OPM Control Number: 852217800
  • Vacancy Number: VAR003212
  • LC Organization Unit: Congressional Research Service
  • Grade: SL-00
  • Series: 0341
  • Minimum Salary: $150,160.00 per year
  • Maximum Salary: $225,700.00 per year
  • Availability: U.S. Citizens Only
  • Telework Eligibility: Hybrid

The Assistant Director will direct, guide, and oversee the Congressional Research Services’ (CRS) financial and administrative business operations and its workforce management and development operations. As a member of the CRS senior management team, the Assistant Director will serve as the principal advisor in these functional areas for the Director, Deputy Director and CRS executive management team. The Assistant Director will provide policy direction, guidance, review, and oversight of CRS’s financial and administrative business functions, and develop and enhance CRS’s ability to attract, develop, and retain the human capital needed to perform research and analysis for the Congress. The selectee will represent the Director and Deputy Director on issues involving CRS’s role, activities, and interaction with Congress and other Library entities in relevant areas of strategic planning and program performance assessment; human capital management; budgeting, procurement, and financial management; and facilities management. 

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Congress.gov: House Floor Today Update

Protect America's Workforce Act (12/11/2025 legislative day)
Congress.gov: Senate Floor Today Update

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (12/11/2025 legislative day)
Congress.gov: House Floor Today Update

The title for this bill has not yet been received. (12/11/2025 legislative day)
Congress.gov: Senate Floor Today Update

Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act (12/11/2025 legislative day)

BADGES for Native Communities Act (12/11/2025 legislative day)

Veterinary Services to Improve Public Health in Rural Communities Act (12/11/2025 legislative day)

A bill to accept the request to revoke the charter of incorporation of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota at the request of that Community, and for other purposes. (12/11/2025 legislative day)

Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Amendments Act of 2025 (12/11/2025 legislative day)

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2025 (12/11/2025 legislative day)

Tribal Forest Protection Act Amendments Act of 2025 (12/11/2025 legislative day)

Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025 (12/11/2025 legislative day)

Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025 (12/11/2025 legislative day)

Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act (12/11/2025 legislative day)

PORCUPINE Act (12/11/2025 legislative day)

Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2025 (12/11/2025 legislative day)

Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act (12/11/2025 legislative day)

ARCA Act of 2025 (12/11/2025 legislative day)