119th Congress
H.Res. 1603
Expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Agreed to
- Sponsor
- Jamie Raskin(D-MD)
- Introduced
- Oct 1, 2026
- Policy area
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Committees
- House Committee on Education and Workforce; House Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (73)
Original cosponsors (66)
- Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- April McClain Delaney (D-MD)
- Betty McCollum (D-MN)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Brittany Pettersen (D-CO)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY)
- Danny K. Davis (D-IL)
- Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
- Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
- Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL)
- Glenn Ivey (D-MD)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA)
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
- James P. McGovern (D-MA)
- Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)
- Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI)
- Jim Costa (D-CA)
- Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
- Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Julie Johnson (D-TX)
- Kevin Mullin (D-CA)
- Kweisi Mfume (D-MD)
- LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)
- Lateefah Simon (D-CA)
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
- Marc A. Veasey (D-TX)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Mark Takano (D-CA)
- Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA)
- Maxine Dexter (D-OR)
- Maxwell Frost (D-FL)
- Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM)
- Nikema Williams (D-GA)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Robert Garcia (D-CA)
- Sarah Elfreth (D-MD)
- Scott H. Peters (D-CA)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Shontel M. Brown (D-OH)
- Shri Thanedar (D-MI)
- Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA)
- Summer L. Lee (D-PA)
- Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM)
- Terri A. Sewell (D-AL)
- Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY)
- Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC)
- Veronica Escobar (D-TX)
- Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY)
Added later (7)
- Alma S. Adams (D-NC) · Oct 5, 2026
- Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR) · Oct 5, 2026
- Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) · Oct 5, 2026
- Lois Frankel (D-FL) · Oct 5, 2026
- Raul Ruiz (D-CA) · Oct 5, 2026
- Sean Casten (D-IL) · Oct 5, 2026
- Becca Balint (D-VT) · Oct 6, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Latest action(Oct 1, 2026): Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Oct 1, 2026 · House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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. - Oct 1, 2026
Submitted in House