Bill Title: A resolution expressing concern about the spreading problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-2)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-09-25 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6448-6449) [SR857 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

---

Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography	BioGuide
Senator Brian Schatz [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-HI	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator John Fetterman [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-PA	N/A	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Mazie Hirono [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-HI	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Richard Blumenthal [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-CT	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Richard Durbin [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-IL	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Jeff Merkley [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-OR	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Chris Van Hollen [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MD	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Raphael Warnock [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-GA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Peter Welch [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-VT	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Benjamin Cardin [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MD	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Laphonza Butler [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-CA	N/A	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Jack Reed [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-RI	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Alex Padilla [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-CA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Bernard Sanders [I]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-VT	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Angus King [I]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-ME	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Martin Heinrich [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NM	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Ron Wyden [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-OR	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-RI	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Cory Booker [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NJ	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Christopher Murphy [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-CT	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Senator Edward Markey [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MA	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide

Social Comments on US SR857