S. Res. 443
119th Congress
Senate
A resolution expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning, and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (Senate)
Oct 8, 2025
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 8, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Lobbying activity
9
- 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
19
D
Warnock, Raphael G.
D
Alsobrooks, Angela D.
D
Blumenthal, Richard
D
Booker, Cory A.
D
Durbin, Richard J.
D
Fetterman, John
D
Heinrich, Martin
D
Hirono, Mazie K.
I
King, Angus S., Jr.
D
Markey, Edward J.
D
Merkley, Jeff
D
Murphy, Christopher
D
Padilla, Alex
D
Reed, Jack
I
Sanders, Bernard
D
Van Hollen, Chris
D
Welch, Peter
D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
D
Wyden, Ron
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 443: A resolution 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-SRES-443/
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S. Res. 443, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SRES-443/.
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