Books Save Lives Act
Latest action · Apr 9, 2026 Referred to the Committee on Education and 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.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 9, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 9, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-WA | Emily Randall | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-PA | Summer L. Lee | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Apr 9, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 9, 2026Introduced in House
- Apr 9, 2026Referred to the Committee on Education and 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 9, 2026Introduced in House
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