Expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.
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Oct 8, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
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U.S. Representative - MD District 8 · D-MD
59 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - NC District 12 · D-NC
U.S. Representative - OR-1 · D-OR
U.S. Representative - CA District 26 · D-CA
U.S. Representative - HI District 1 · D-HI
U.S. Representative - IN District 7 · D-IN
U.S. Representative - IL District 6 · D-IL
U.S. Representative - TX District 20 · D-TX
U.S. Representative - FL District 20 · D-FL
U.S. Representative - CA District 28 · D-CA
U.S. Representative - NY District 9 · D-NY
U.S. Representative - MO District 5 · D-MO
U.S. Representative - California District 20 · D-CA
+ 47 more cosponsors
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HRES |
| Bill Number | 797 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| Policy Area | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | October 8, 2025 |
| Latest Action | October 8, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 59 · House vote — · — views |