A resolution expressing concern about the spreading problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.
Latest action · Sep 25, 2024 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6448-6449)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A simple resolution is the business of one chamber alone: it is not sent to the other chamber or to the President, and does not become law.
- IntroducedSep 25, 2024
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 25, 2024.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Sep 25, 2024 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Sep 25, 2024 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Sep 25, 2024 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Sep 25, 2024 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Sep 25, 2024 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Sep 25, 2024 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Sep 25, 2024 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Sep 25, 2024 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Sep 25, 2024 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Sep 25, 2024 |
| D-PA | John Fetterman | Original | Sep 25, 2024 |
| D-CA | Laphonza R. Butler | Original | Sep 25, 2024 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Sep 25, 2024 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Sep 25, 2024 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Sep 25, 2024 |
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Original | Sep 25, 2024 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Sep 25, 2024 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Sep 25, 2024 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Sep 25, 2024 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Sep 25, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 25, 2024 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 25, 2024Introduced in Senate
- Sep 25, 2024Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6448-6449)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S6448 | — | Sep 25, 2024 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRES 372 | A resolution expressing concern about the spreading problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States. | Related bill | Sep 27, 2023 |
| HRES 733 | Expressing concern about the spreading problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States. | Related bill | Sep 27, 2023 |
| HRES 1499 | Expressing concern about the spreading problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States. | Related bill | Sep 24, 2024 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution expressing concern about the spreading problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 25, 2024Introduced in Senate
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