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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 52-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 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. [HR1499 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography	BioGuide
Representative Jamie Raskin [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-MD-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Colin Allred [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-32	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Joyce Beatty [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Suzanne Bonamici [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OR-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Julia Brownley [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-26	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Shontel Brown [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OH-11	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Ed Case [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-HI-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Sean Casten [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Joaquin Castro [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-20	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-20	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Judy Chu [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-28	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Emanuel Cleaver [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MO-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jim Costa [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-21	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Lloyd Doggett [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-37	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Veronica Escobar [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-16	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Elizabeth Fletcher [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Lois Frankel [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-22	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jahana Hayes [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CT-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Maxwell Frost [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-10	N/A	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Raul Grijalva [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-AZ-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jared Huffman [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Glenn Ivey [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MD-4	N/A	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Henry Johnson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-GA-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Summer Lee [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-12	N/A	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Barbara Lee [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-12	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Teresa Fernandez [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NM-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Ted Lieu [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-36	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative James McGovern [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MA-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Grace Meng [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-6	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Eleanor Norton [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-DC	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Scott Peters [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-50	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Chellie Pingree [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-ME-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Mark Pocan [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-WI-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Katie Porter [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-47	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Delia Ramirez [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-3	N/A	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Raul Ruiz [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-25	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Andrea Salinas [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-OR-6	N/A	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Mary Gay Scanlon [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Janice Schakowsky [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-9	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative David Scott [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-GA-13	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Darren Soto [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-FL-9	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Shri Thanedar [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MI-13	N/A	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Rashida Tlaib [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MI-12	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Nikema Williams [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-GA-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jamaal Bowman [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-16	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Mark DeSaulnier [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-10	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Danny Davis [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Ro Khanna [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-17	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Stephen Lynch [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MA-8	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Dwight Evans [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-PA-3	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Jonathan Jackson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-1	N/A	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Rick Larsen [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-WA-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide

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