US SR443 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-2)
Status: Introduced on October 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-10-08 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on October 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-10-08 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A resolution expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning, and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.
Title
A resolution expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning, and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.
Sponsors
| Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] |
| Sen. Alex Padilla [D-CA] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. John Fetterman [D-PA] | Sen. Angus King [I-ME] |
| Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] |
| Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] |
| Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] | Sen. Angela Alsobrooks [D-MD] | Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] | Sen. Raphael Warnock [D-GA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-08 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Same As/Similar To
HR797 (Related) 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.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/443/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/sres443/BILLS-119sres443is.pdf |
