US HB6830 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 37-0)
Status: Introduced on December 14 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-12-14 - Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Pending: House Education And The Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 14 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-12-14 - Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Pending: House Education And The Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To require certain libraries to maintain a diverse collection of books, and for other purposes.
Title
Books Save Lives Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA] | Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC] | Rep. Jamaal Bowman [D-NY] | Rep. Shontel Brown [D-OH] |
| Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL] | Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA] | Rep. Valerie Foushee [D-NC] | Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT] |
| Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV] | Rep. Glenn Ivey [D-MD] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] |
| Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove [D-CA] | Rep. Summer Lee [D-PA] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Lucy McBath [D-GA] |
| Rep. Kweisi Mfume [D-MD] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY] | Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN] |
| Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ] | Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] | Rep. Stacey Plaskett [D-VI] | Rep. Delia Ramirez [D-IL] |
| Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI] | Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX] | Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY] | Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA] |
| Rep. Maxwell Frost [D-FL] | Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH] | Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA] | Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] |
| Rep. Lauren Underwood [D-IL] | Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA] | Rep. Ritchie Torres [D-NY] | Rep. Becca Balint [D-VT] |
| Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-14 | House | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. |
| 2023-12-14 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6830/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr6830/BILLS-118hr6830ih.pdf |
