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Richard G. Davis, Superintendent of Documents and
The Honorable Howard L. Berman and The Honorable Howard Coble
The Honorable Debbie Wasserman Schultz and The Honorable Tom Latham
The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy and The Honorable Orrin Hatch
Allen Weinstein, Archivist of the United States
Chairman Jose E. Serrano and Members
Joshua Bolten, White House Chief of Staff
Selected Members of Congress
Letter to Senators
The Honorable Howard L. Berman and The Honorable Howard Coble
The Honorable John Conyers, Jr. and The Honorable Lamar S. Smith
AALL Letter to The Honorable John G. Roberts, Jr
Letter to Senators
Secretary Michael Leavitt, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Letters to Senator Tom Harkin and
Representative David Obey
Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee to oppose funding cuts to circuit court law libraries [ PDF ] February 4, 2008 The Honorable Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader In support of FISA Amendments Act of 2007 (S. 2248) January 22, 2008 [ PDF ] Mr. Roger W. Sant, Chairman, Executive Committee Board of Regents, Smithsonian Institution Concerns about policy on access to the Institution's records (Directive 807) [ PDF ] January 17, 2008 The Honorable Daniel K. Akaka Support for The Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2007 (S. 2291) [ PDF ] December 18, 2007 AALL Comments on the Draft Report on the Future of Bibliographic Control Comments to Members of the Library of Congress Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic Control [ PDF ] December 15, 2007 The Honorable Howard L. Berman and the Honorable Howard Coble Concerns that proposed Section 104 of H.R. 4279 will exacerbate the orphans works situation [ PDF ] December 12, 2007 Senator Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Senator Christopher J. Dodd, Senator John McCain Support for The Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 (H.R. 1255/S. 886) [ PDF ] December 7, 2007 The Honorable Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader Support for The Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 (H.R. 1255/S. 886) [ PDF ] November 19, 2007 National Archives and Records Administration Comments on the Draft Plan for Digitizing Archival Materials for Public Access, 2007-2016 [ PDF ] November 15, 2007 Members of the United States Senate Opposition to Sec. 193 of the FY08 Transportation Appropriations Act Conference Report [ PDF ] November 15, 2007 Members of the United States Senate Opposition to the Non-disclosure Provisions (Sec. 10305 of the Livestock Title) in the 2007 Farm Bill [ PDF ] November 6, 2007 Judicial Conference of the United States Committee on Court Administration and Case Management Comments on Privacy and Security Implications of Public Access to Certain Electronic Criminal Case File Documents [ PDF ] October 24, 2007
Letter to Group of Specialists on Access to Official Documents, Council of Europe
Members, United States Senate Support for the Community Broadband Act of 2007 (H.R. 3281) [ PDF ] Ê September 21, 2007 Members, United States Senate Support for Public Access to Publicly Funded Research [ PDF ] September 20, 2007 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, and the Honorable Harry Reid, Majority Leader, U.S. Senate Concerns about the Protect America Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-55) [ PDF ] September 4, 2007 Mr. David Stewart, Office of Legal Advisor, U.S. Department of State Hague Convention on Exclusive Choice of Court Agreements [ PDF ] August 20, 2007 The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy, Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate Joint Letter Commending Commitment to the OPEN Government [ PDF ] Act of 2007 (S. 849) August 9, 2007 The Honorable John Cornyn, United States Senate Joint Letter Commending Commitment to the OPEN Government [ PDF ] Act of 2007 (S. 849) August 9, 2007 The Honorable Patrick Leahy and the Honorable John Cornyn Letter Expressing Gratitude for the OPEN Government Act of 2007 (S. 849) [ PDF ] August 3, 2007 The Honorable Deborah Platt Majoras Library Copyright Alliance Letter to the Federal Trade Commission [ PDF ] re: Consumer Fair Use and Related Rights August 1, 2007 Members of the United States Senate Support for the Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act (S. 595) [ PDF ] July 30, 2007 The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye Support of Amendment to the Broadband Data Improvement Act (S. 1492) [ PDF ] July 18, 2007 Members, United States Senate Support for Public Access to Publicly Funded Research [ PDF ] July 16, 2007 Members, U.S. House of Representatives Support for Public Access to Publicly Funded Research [ PDF ] July 16, 2007 Groups Urge Senate to Enact FOIA Reform on the LawÕs 41st Birthday (AALL Press Release)Ê [ PDF ] July 3, 2007 The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye Support of the Broadband Data Improvement Act (S. 1492) [ PDF ] June 19, 2007 The Honorable Susan Schwab, U.S. Trade Representative Fair Use in the Draft United States-Republic of Korea Free Trade [ PDF ] Agreement (KORUS) June 15, 2007 Richard G. Davis, Acting Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office GODORT/AALL/SLA Comments on Draft Guidelines for Establishing Shared Regional Depository Libraries [ PDF ] May 17, 2007 Members, United States Senate, Co-sponsors Needed for the OPEN Government Act of 2007 (S. 849) [ PDF ] May 2, 2007 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives Support for No-Fee Public Access to CRS Reports Through the Internet [ PDF ] March 28, 2007 The Honorable Dianne Feinstein, Chairman, and the Honorable Robert Bennett, Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Rules and Administration Support for No-Fee Public Access to CRS Reports Through the Internet [ PDF ] March 28, 2007 The Honorable Juanita Millender-McDonald, Chairwoman, and the Honorable Vernon Ehlers, Ranking Member, House Committee on Administration Support for No-Fee Public Access to CRS Reports Through the Internet [ PDF ] March 28, 2007 The Honorable Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Chair, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, House Committee on Appropriations Support for the FY 2008 Budget Request of the Government Printing Office [ PDF ] March 26, 2007 Members, United States House of Representatives Co-sponsors Needed for the FAIR USE Act of 2007 (H.R. 1201) [ PDF ] March 21, 2007 AALL Response to the Section 108 Study Group Regarding Interlibrary Loan and Other Copies for Users March 16, 2007 Honorable Mary Landrieu, Chair, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, Senate Committee on Appropriations Support for Full FY 2008 Funding for the Government Printing Office and Records Commission [ PDF ] March 16, 2007 Library Copyright Alliance Supports Orphan Works Reform [ PDF ] March 13, 2007 Honorable José E. Serrano, Chair, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, House Committee on Appropriations Support of FY 2008 Funding for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission [ PDF ] March 12, 2007 Honorable Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Chair, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, House Committee on Appropriations Support of the Law Library of Congress [ PDF ] March 9, 2007 Second Annual National Event Will Explore Government Secrecy and Openness ([ PDF ] Media Release) March 2007 Library Copyright Alliance Statement Supporting H.R. 1201, the FAIR USE Act February 27, 2007 [ PDF ] Statement by Leslie Burger before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works' Hearing on "Oversight of Recent EPA Decisions." February 6, 2007 [ PDF ] James P. Fellers, U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division Litigation III Concerns with the Announced Merger between John Wiley and Sons and Blackwell Publishing [ PDF ] November 29, 2006 Members, United States Senate Opposition to "Broadcast Flag" Provision of H.R. 5252 [ PDF ] November 16, 2006 Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. United States Supreme Court Letter Commending New Court Policy of Providing Same Day Access to Oral Argument Transcripts October 2, 2006 The Honorable Jerry Lewis, Chairman, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. House of Representatives and The Honorable Thad Cochran, Chairman, Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate Joint Letter Requesting Support for the FY 2007 Appropriations Request for NARA [ PDF ] September 18, 2006 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Conferees United States Senate Joint Letter Urging Conferees to Adopt Section 525 of the House Version of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 5441) [ PDF ] September 14, 2006 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Conferees United States House of Representatives Joint Letter Urging Conferees to Adopt Section 525 of the House Version of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 5441) [ PDF ] September 14, 2006 The Honorable William Frist, Majority Leader United States Senate Joint Letter Urging Senator Frist to Initiate a Vote on S. 2590, The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act. [ PDF ] September 6, 2006 The Honorable Jerry Lewis, Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations Joint Letter Requesting Support for the FY 2007 Appropriations Request for the Government Printing Office [ PDF ] August 22, 2006 The Honorable Wayne Allard, Chairman, Senate Subcommittee on Legislative Branch Joint Letter Requesting Support for the FY 2007 Appropriations Request for the Government Printing Office [ PDF ] August 22, 2006 Library Groups Commend Twenty-three Provosts for Supporting the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006 (S. 2695) [Press Release] August 3, 2006 Ms. Judith C. Russell, Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Comments on the May 2006 document, "Proposed Revision of the Essential Titles List." [ PDF ] July 31, 2006 Barbara Bailey, Director, Welles-Turner Memorial Library Letter of Commendation for Defending the Rights of Library Patrons in Doe v. Gonzalez. [ PDF ] July 24, 2006 Peter Chase, Director, Plainville Public Library Letter of Commendation for Defending the Rights of Library Patrons in Doe v. Gonzalez. [ PDF ] July 24, 2006 George Christian, Executive Director, Library Connections, Inc. Letter of Commendation for Defending the Rights of Library Patrons in Doe v. Gonzalez. [ PDF ] July 24, 2006 Janet Nocek, Director, Portland Library Letter of Commendation for Defending the Rights of Library Patrons in Doe v. Gonzalez. [ PDF ] July 24, 2006 Dr. Allen Weinstein, Archivist of the United States National Archives and Records Administration Joint Letter Commenting on Draft Strategic Plan of the National Archives and Records Administration, 2007-2017 July 21, 2006 The Honorable Susan M. Collins, Chairman, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Letter in Support of the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006 [ PDF ] July 12, 2006 Dr. Allen Weinstein, Archivist of the United States, National Archives and Records Administration Joint Library Letter Regarding the Role of Google in Digitizing Records in the Possession of NARA [ PDF ] July 6, 2006 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives Joint Letter Opposing Use of a Logic Puzzle Email Filter [ PDF ] June 19, 2006 The Honorable Ted Stevens, Chairman, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, United States Senate Broadcast Video Flag Provision of S. 2686 [ PDF ] June 21, 2006 Bruce R. James, Public Printer, United States Government Printing Office Transmittal Letter Accompanying AALL Resolution on No-Fee FDLP Access to PACER June 14, 2006 The Honorable Joe Barton, Chairman, House Committee on Energy and Commerce Support for Community Broadband Networks [ PDF ] April 25, 2006 Library, Archives Associations file federal appeals court brief on copyright infringement case [ Press Release ] June 7, 2006 The Honorable Lamar Smith and the Honorable Howard Berman Concerns Regarding the Section 115 Reform Act of 2006 [ PDF ] June 6, 2006 Dr. James H. Billington, Office of the Librarian, Library of Congress Discontinuation of Serials Authority Control for Bibliographic Records [ PDF ] May 26, 2006 Ms. Judith C. Russell, Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Guidelines for Shared Regional Depository Libraries [ PDF ] May 25, 2006 Mr. Yves Dumont, Research DG, Scientific Advice and Governance, the European Commission. IAA Comments on the "Study on the Economic and Technical Evolution of the Scientific Publication Markets in Europe" [ PDF ] May 23, 2006 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives Support for the Palone-Solis Toxic Right-to-Know Amendment [ PDF ] May 17, 2006 Honorable Barbara Boxer and the Honorable James Jeffords FY 2007 Budget Cuts to EPA Libraries May 16, 2006 The Honorable Jerry Lewis, Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations Support of Full FY 2007 Funding for the Government Printing Office [ PDF ] March 9, 2006 The Honorable Wayne Allard, Chairman, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, Senate Committee on Appropriations Support for the FY 2007 Budget Request of the Law Library of Congress March 8, 2006 The Honorable Jerry Lewis, Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations Support for the FY 2007 Budget Request of the Law Library of Congress March 8, 2006 The Honorable Allen Weinstein, Archivist of the United States National Archives and Records Administration Support for Moratorium on Reclassification March 7, 2006 Chairman Charles H. Taylor and Ranking Member Norman D. Dicks, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, House Committee on Appropriations Opposition to Proposed Cuts in EPA's FY 2007 Appropriations [PDF] February 24, 2006 The Honorable Thomas Trimarco, Secretary, Executive Office for Administration and Finance, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Joint Library Letter in Support of Adopting the Open Document Format Standard [PDF] December 13, 2005 Members of the U.S. Senate Support for S. 1294, the Community Broadband Act of 2005 [PDF] December 13, 2005 USA PATRIOT Act Conferees Letter Supporting Data-Mining Provision in USA PATRIOT Act Reauthorization [PDF] September 23, 2005 The Honorable Ted Stevens, Chairman, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Letter from the Library Copyright Alliance on the Broadcast Flag [PDF] September 19, 2005 Members of the House Ways and Means Committee ALA, AALL and ARL Letter Supporting Tax Credits for Publishers Providing Book Donations to Gulf Coast Schools and Libraries [PDF] September 16, 2005 AALL Signs on to Group Statement Supporting the Friends of Development Proposal for a Development Agenda at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) [PDF] [ Signatories ] June 2005 Government of Australia Library Copyright Alliance Comments in Support of Fair Use in Australia [PDF] June 30, 2005 Library Copyright Alliance Press Release on the Ruling in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios v. Grokster, [PDF] June 27, 2005 Members of the U.S. Senate Support for Community Broadband Networks [PDF] June 23, 2005 Mr. Jeffrey Kovar, Assistant Legal Advisor for Private International Law, U.S. Department of State Letter Regarding SIIA Comments on the Draft Hague Convention on Exclusive Choice of Courts Agreements [PDF] June 14,2005 Mr. Jeffrey Kovar, Assistant Legal Advisor for Private International Law, U.S. Department of State AFFECT Comments on the Draft Hague Convention on Exclusive Choice of Courts Agreements [PDF] May 16, 2005 The Honorable John Cornyn and the Honorable Patrick J. Leahy Support for the Faster FOIA Act of 2005 [PDF] May 4, 2005 Members of the House Appropriations Committee Support for FY 2006 Appropriation for the Public Interest Declassification Board April 29, 2005 Mr. Jeffrey Kovar, Assistant Legal Advisor for Private International Law, U.S. Department of State Comments on the Draft Hague Convention on Exclusive Choice of Courts Agreements [PDF] April 22, 2005 The Honorable Jerry Lewis, Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations Support for the FY 2006 Budget Request of the Government Printing Office [PDF] April 21, 2005 The Honorable John W. Olver, Ranking Member, House Judiciary Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development Support for the FY 2006 Budget Request of the NHPRC [PDF] April 20, 2005 The Honorable Jerry Lewis, Chairman, House Committee on Appropriations Support for the FY 2006 Budget Request of the Library of Congress [PDF] April 8, 2005 The Honorable Lamar Smith, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property on The Family and Entertainment Copyright Act of 2005 [PDF] March 2, 2005 Public interest groups call for "Cheney Log"to balance access, confidentiality concerns [ Press Release ] November 29, 2004 Members of Congress [PDF] Implementation of Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Report October 4, 2004
Four major U.S. library associations today endorsed the World Intellectual Property Organization [Declaration] AALL Comments to the Institute of Museum and Library Services [PDF] on Impact of Museum and Library Services Analysis September 20, 2004 Dr. Elias A. Zerhouni, Director, National Institutes of Health (NIH) [PDF] Support of Proposal to Provide Public Access to NIH-funded Manuscripts through PubMed Central August 31, 2004
AALL Participates in New Alliance for Taxpayer Access in Support of GPO's Proposed Collection of Last Resort August 24, 2004 The Honorable Bill Frist, The Honorable Tom Daschle, The Honorable Orrin G. Hatch and The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy Support for Draft Alternative to S. 2560, the Induce Act August 24, 2004
The Honorable Orrin G. Hatch
Chairman
The Honorable Porter J. Goss and the
Joint library letter to the
Joint library letter to the
Senator Lorraine L. Berry, Chair, Committee on
Public Safety,
Memorandum to the Science and Technology Committee,
The Honorable F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. and
Chairman Young and Ranking Member Obey
Chairman Stevens and Ranking Member Byrd
The Honorable James Sensenbrenner, Jr. and
The Honorable Tom Ridge [ PDF ]
The Honorable Martin Olav Sabo
The Honorable Sherrod Brown
The Honorable Zoe Lofgren
Chairman Philip M. Crane and Ranking Member Sander M. Levin,
Chairman Charles E. Grassley and Ranking Member Max Baucus,
The Honorable John McCain, Chair of the Senate Commerce,
Members of the House Ways and Means Committee
AALL Endorses Book and Library Community Statement
Chairman John Warner and Ranking Member Carl Levin,
The Honorable Rod Paige, Secretary of Education
The Honorable Doug White, President of the Ohio Senate
The Honorable Jack Kingston, Chairman of the Subcommittee
The Honorable Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
Office of the United States Trade Representative
Mr. Mark Pennak, U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division
Honorable John Ellis (Jeb) Bush
Honorable John McCain and Honorable Patrick J. Leahy
Veronica Steadman, United States Patent and Trademark Office [ PDF ]
Task Force on the Model Definition of
Office of the United States Trade Representative
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives
ABA President Carlton and House of Delegates
ABA President Carlton and House of Delegates
Members of the ABA House of Delegates
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [ PDF ]
[ See the archives for letters from previous years. ]
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