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]

Summary

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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Title

Expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.

Sponsors

Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]
Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick [D-FL]Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]
Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]Rep. Angela Craig [D-MN]Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]
Rep. Maxine Dexter [D-OR]Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]Rep. Sarah Elfreth [D-MD]Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]
Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]Rep. Maxwell Frost [D-FL]Rep. Daniel Goldman [D-NY]Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. Glenn Ivey [D-MD]Rep. Jonathan Jackson [D-IL]Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove [D-CA]
Rep. Timothy Kennedy [D-NY]Rep. Greg Landsman [D-OH]Rep. Summer Lee [D-PA]Rep. Teresa Fernandez [D-NM]
Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]Rep. LaMonica McIver [D-NJ]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]Rep. Delia Ramirez [D-IL]Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]
Rep. Andrea Salinas [D-OR]Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]
Rep. Lateefah Simon [D-CA]Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]Rep. Shri Thanedar [D-MI]Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]
Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]Rep. Nikema Williams [D-GA]Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Elizabeth Fletcher [D-TX]Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]Rep. Valerie Foushee [D-NC]Rep. Laura Friedman [D-CA]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-10-08HouseReferred 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.
2025-10-08HouseSubmitted in House

Same As/Similar To

SR443 (Related) 2025-10-08 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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