The SCL Voices Support for Autonomy of Library of Congress and US Copyright Office

The Society of Composers & Lyricists and Songwriters Guild of America have written to ranking members of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, and the House Administration Committee in favor of maintaining the autonomy of the Library of Congress and the US Copyright Office under Legislative Branch oversight.

This message is in agreement with the letter recently sent by members of the House Committee on
Administration dated May 12, 2025, requesting that the Inspector General of the Library of Congress investigate the recent, attempted discharges without just cause by the Executive Branch of the Librarian of Congress and the Register of Copyrights.

Read the full statements below.