Books Save Lives Act has not moved since its introduction on Apr 9, 2026, with cosponsors, all Democrats
IntroducedApr 9, 2026
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Context
- Committees
- House Education and Workforce Committee
House Judiciary Committee - Policy area
- Arts, Culture, Religion: 8 of 179 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.5%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 117 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 471 words
- 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.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
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