US HR797 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 60)
Status: Introduced on October 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-10-08 - 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.
Pending: House Education and Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-10-08 - 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.
Pending: House Education and Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.
Title
Expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-08 | House | 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. |
| 2025-10-08 | House | Submitted in House |
Same As/Similar To
SR443 (Related) 2025-10-08 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/797/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hres797/BILLS-119hres797ih.pdf |
