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HRES 1392 117th Congress House Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Recognizing "Banned Books Week" and the sweeping attacks on books in the United States today, acknowledging the central role books play in promoting democratic and civil discourse, and urging…

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Recognizing "Banned Books Week" and the sweeping attacks on books in the United States today, acknowledging the central role books play in promoting democratic and civil discourse, and urging recognition of the illegitimate tactics being used to ban books in K-12 classrooms, universities, prisons, and libraries.

Introduced: September 28, 2022 Introduced by: Raskin, Jamie Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Sep 22, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Sep 22, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses concern about the practice of book banning in the United States.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 21
D
Chu, Judy
California · Dec 21, 2022
Blumenauer, Earl
· Dec 15, 2022
Jones, Mondaire
· Dec 2, 2022
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Nov 22, 2022
 D
Scott, David
Georgia · Nov 14, 2022
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Oct 28, 2022
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Oct 28, 2022
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Oct 28, 2022
Trone, David
· Oct 28, 2022
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Oct 21, 2022
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Oct 21, 2022
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Oct 4, 2022
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Sep 28, 2022
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 28, 2022
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Sep 28, 2022
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Sep 28, 2022
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 28, 2022
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Sep 22, 2022
Bowman, Jamaal
· Sep 22, 2022
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Sep 22, 2022
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Sep 22, 2022
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Sep 22, 2022
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 22, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 22, 2022
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Sep 22, 2022
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Sep 22, 2022
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Sep 22, 2022
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 22, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 1392: Recognizing "Banned Books Week" and the sweeping attacks on books in the United States today, acknowledging the central role books play in promoting democratic and civil discourse, and urging recognition of the illegitimate tactics being used to ban books in K-12 classrooms, universities, prisons, and libraries.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1392/
MLA
"H. Res. 1392: Recognizing "Banned Books Week" and the sweeping attacks on books in the United States today, acknowledging the central role books play in promoting democratic and civil discourse, and urging recognition of the illegitimate tactics being used to ban books in K-12 classrooms, universities, prisons, and libraries.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1392/.
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H. Res. 1392, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1392/.
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[H. Res. 1392: Recognizing "Banned Books Week" and the sweeping attacks on books in the United States today, acknowledging the central role books play in promoting democratic and civil discourse, and urging recognition of the illegitimate tactics being used to ban books in K-12 classrooms, universities, prisons, and libraries.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-1392/)
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