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HR 6830 118th Congress House Arts, Culture, Religion

Books Save Lives Act

Introduced: December 14, 2023 Introduced by: Pressley, Ayanna Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
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Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.

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 Cosponsors 36
All 36 Democratic 32
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jun 13, 2024
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Balint, Becca
Vermont · Apr 2, 2024
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Torres, Ritchie
New York · Mar 19, 2024
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jan 10, 2024
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jan 10, 2024
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Jan 10, 2024
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jan 3, 2024
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Frost, Maxwell
Florida · Jan 3, 2024
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Lieu, Ted
California · Jan 3, 2024
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Dec 14, 2023
Bowman, Jamaal
· Dec 14, 2023
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Brown, Shontel M.
Ohio · Dec 14, 2023
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Dec 14, 2023
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Dec 14, 2023
 D
Foushee, Valerie P.
North Carolina · Dec 14, 2023
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Dec 14, 2023
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Dec 14, 2023
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Ivey, Glenn
Maryland · Dec 14, 2023
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Dec 14, 2023
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Dec 14, 2023
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Kamlager-Dove, Sydney
California · Dec 14, 2023
Lee, Barbara
· Dec 14, 2023
 D
Lee, Summer L.
Pennsylvania · Dec 14, 2023
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Dec 14, 2023
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Dec 14, 2023
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 14, 2023
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Dec 14, 2023
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Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Dec 14, 2023
Payne, Donald
· Dec 14, 2023
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Dec 14, 2023
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Dec 14, 2023
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Ramirez, Delia C.
Illinois · Dec 14, 2023
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Dec 14, 2023
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Dec 14, 2023
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Dec 14, 2023
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Waters, Maxine
California · Dec 14, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6830: Books Save Lives Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6830/
MLA
"H.R. 6830: Books Save Lives Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6830/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 6830, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6830/.
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[H.R. 6830: Books Save Lives Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6830/)
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