US HR1499 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 49-0)
Status: Introduced on September 24 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-09-24 - 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.
Pending: House Education And The Workforce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

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

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Title

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

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History

DateChamberAction
2024-09-24HouseReferred 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.
2024-09-24HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SR857 (Related) 2024-09-25 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6448-6449)
HR733 (Same As) 2023-09-27 - 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.
SR372 (Same As) 2023-09-27 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4724-4725)

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