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SRES 857 118th Congress Senate Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

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

Introduced: September 25, 2024 Introduced by: Schatz, Brian Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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Sep 25, 2024
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6448-6449)
Sep 25, 2024
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6448-6449)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 857: A resolution expressing concern about the spreading problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-857/
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"S. Res. 857: A resolution expressing concern about the spreading problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-857/.
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S. Res. 857, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-857/.
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[S. Res. 857: A resolution expressing concern about the spreading problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SRES-857/)
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