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S. 5261 118th Congress Senate

Fight Book Bans Act

Official title: A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to provide grants to local educational agencies to cover the costs of challenges to determinations not to discon… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to provide grants to local educational agencies to cover the costs of challenges to determinations not to discontinue the use of specific instructional materials, or the availability of specific school library materials, in public elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 25, 2024 Introduced by: Cory A. Booker Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Sep 25, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sep 25, 2024
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 Latest action September 25, 2024

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5261: Fight Book Bans Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5261/
MLA
"S. 5261: Fight Book Bans Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5261/.
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S. 5261, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5261/.
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[S. 5261: Fight Book Bans Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5261/)
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