H.Res. 1392 · 117th Congress · House

Recognizing "Banned Books Week" and the sweeping attacks on books in the United States today, acknowledging the central role books play in promoting democratic and civil discourse, and urging recognition of the illegitimate tactics being used to ban books in K-12 classrooms, universities, prisons, and libraries.

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Introduced
Sep 22, 22
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Sponsors

29
Total
29
1 primary + cosponsors
Original
11
joined within 1 day of intro
Active
28
not withdrawn
Withdrawn
0
none

Bipartisan Support

Single-party
DemocratPrimary
2482.8%
Republican
00.0%
Independent
00.0%
Other / Unknown
517.2%

Cosponsorship Momentum

28 cosponsors over 1323d
07142128Sep 22, 22Jul 14, 24May 6, 26

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Geographic Distribution

16 states
MEME — no sponsorsVTVT — no sponsorsNHNH — no sponsorsWI1WI — 1 sponsor Mark PocanMI1MI — 1 sponsor Rashida TlaibNY2NY — 2 sponsors Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Adriano EspaillatMA1MA — 1 sponsor Stephen F. LynchWAWA — no sponsorsIDID — no sponsorsMTMT — no sponsorsNDND — no sponsorsMN1MN — 1 sponsor Ilhan OmarIL2IL — 2 sponsors Sean Casten Jesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaININ — no sponsorsOHOH — no sponsorsPAPA — no sponsorsNJ1NJ — 1 sponsor Bonnie Watson ColemanCT2CT — 2 sponsors John B. Larson Joe CourtneyOR1OR — 1 sponsor Suzanne BonamiciNVNV — no sponsorsWYWY — no sponsorsSDSD — no sponsorsIAIA — no sponsorsMOMO — no sponsorsKYKY — no sponsorsWVWV — no sponsorsVAVA — no sponsorsMD2MD — 2 sponsors Jamie Raskin (primary) Kweisi MfumeDEDE — no sponsorsCA3CA — 3 sponsors Jared Huffman Mark DeSaulnier Judy ChuUTUT — no sponsorsCOCO — no sponsorsNENE — no sponsorsKSKS — no sponsorsARAR — no sponsorsTNTN — no sponsorsNCNC — no sponsorsDC1DC — 1 sponsor Eleanor Holmes NortonRIRI — no sponsorsAZ2AZ — 2 sponsors Raúl M. Grijalva Ruben GallegoNMNM — no sponsorsOKOK — no sponsorsLALA — no sponsorsMSMS — no sponsorsALAL — no sponsorsGA2GA — 2 sponsors Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. David ScottSCSC — no sponsorsTX1TX — 1 sponsor Veronica EscobarFL1FL — 1 sponsor Debbie Wasserman SchultzAKAK — no sponsorsHIHI — no sponsors

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Primary Sponsor

Jamie Raskin
Jamie Raskin
D-MD-8Introduced Sep 22, 2022

Cosponsors

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