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HR 2825 118th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

Prison Libraries Act of 2023

Introduced: November 2, 2023 Introduced by: Cleaver, Emanuel Democratic · Missouri See on congress.gov
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Apr 25, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 25, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prison Libraries Act of 2023

This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a grant program to provide library services for incarcerated individuals.

What's happening now April 25, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 42
All 42 Democratic 33
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Nov 20, 2024
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Nov 20, 2024
Phillips, Dean
· Nov 20, 2024
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jul 23, 2024
 D
Ramirez, Delia C.
Illinois · Jul 23, 2024
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Mar 6, 2024
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jan 31, 2024
 D
Goldman, Daniel S.
New York · Jan 29, 2024
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jan 17, 2024
Blumenauer, Earl
· Nov 2, 2023
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Oct 24, 2023
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Oct 24, 2023
Trone, David
· Oct 24, 2023
 D
Sherrill, Mikie
New Jersey · Jul 25, 2023
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jul 11, 2023
 D
Ivey, Glenn
Maryland · May 24, 2023
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Apr 26, 2023
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Scott, David
Georgia · Apr 26, 2023
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Apr 25, 2023
 D
Brown, Shontel M.
Ohio · Apr 25, 2023
Bush, Cori
· Apr 25, 2023
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 25, 2023
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Apr 25, 2023
 D
Crockett, Jasmine
Texas · Apr 25, 2023
 D
Foushee, Valerie P.
North Carolina · Apr 25, 2023
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Apr 25, 2023
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Apr 25, 2023
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Apr 25, 2023
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 25, 2023
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Kamlager-Dove, Sydney
California · Apr 25, 2023
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Lee, Summer L.
Pennsylvania · Apr 25, 2023
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 25, 2023
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 25, 2023
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 25, 2023
Payne, Donald
· Apr 25, 2023
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Apr 25, 2023
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Apr 25, 2023
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 25, 2023
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Apr 25, 2023
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Apr 25, 2023
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Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Apr 25, 2023
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Apr 25, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2825: Prison Libraries Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2825/
MLA
"H.R. 2825: Prison Libraries Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2825/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2825, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2825/.
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[H.R. 2825: Prison Libraries Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2825/)
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