H. Res. 797
119th Congress
House
Expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Oct 8, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Armed Services, 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.
Oct 8, 2025
Submitted in House
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Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Armed Services, 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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Committees of jurisdiction
3
Lobbying activity
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- AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
- AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
- AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
- AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
- AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
- AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
Bodies those filers lobbied
- Education, Dept of
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Government Printing Office (GPO)
- Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
- Library of Congress (LOC)
- Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA)
- Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
- President of the U.S.
Cosponsors
60
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
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Foushee, Valerie P.
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Friedman, Laura
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Fletcher, Lizzie
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
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Adams, Alma S.
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Bonamici, Suzanne
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Brownley, Julia
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Carson, André
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Case, Ed
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Casten, Sean
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Castro, Joaquin
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Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
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Chu, Judy
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Clarke, Yvette D.
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Cleaver, Emanuel
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Costa, Jim
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Craig, Angie
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Davis, Danny K.
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DeSaulnier, Mark
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Dexter, Maxine
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Doggett, Lloyd
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Elfreth, Sarah
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Espaillat, Adriano
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Evans, Dwight
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Frost, Maxwell
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Goldman, Daniel S.
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Huffman, Jared
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Ivey, Glenn
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Jackson, Jonathan L.
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
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Kamlager-Dove, Sydney
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Kennedy, Timothy M.
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Landsman, Greg
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Lee, Summer L.
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Leger Fernandez, Teresa
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Lieu, Ted
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Lynch, Stephen F.
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McCollum, Betty
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McIver, LaMonica
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Meng, Grace
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Moulton, Seth
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
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Peters, Scott H.
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Pingree, Chellie
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Pressley, Ayanna
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Ramirez, Delia C.
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Ruiz, Raul
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Salinas, Andrea
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 797: Expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HRES-797/
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