US SR857 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-2)
Status: Introduced on September 25 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-09-25 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6448-6449)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 25 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-09-25 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6448-6449)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A resolution expressing concern about the spreading problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.
Title
A resolution expressing concern about the spreading problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.
Sponsors
| Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] | Sen. John Fetterman [D-PA] | Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
| Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Raphael Warnock [D-GA] |
| Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Laphonza Butler [D-CA] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] |
| Sen. Alex Padilla [D-CA] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Angus King [I-ME] | Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] |
| Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] |
| Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-25 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6448-6449) |
Same As/Similar To
HR1499 (Related) 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.
HR733 (Related) 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 (Related) 2023-09-27 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4724-4725)
HR733 (Related) 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 (Related) 2023-09-27 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4724-4725)
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-resolution/857/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/sres857/BILLS-118sres857is.pdf |
