Content Details
H.R. 8235 (IH) - Books Save Lives Act
- Category
- Bills and Statutes
- Collection
- Congressional Bills
- SuDoc Class Number
- Y 1.6:
Y 1.4/6:
- Congress Number
- 119th Congress
- Congress Session
- 2nd Session
- Last Action Date Listed
- April 9, 2026
- Action
- Ms. Pressley (for herself, Mr. Carson, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frost, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Randall, Ms. Simon, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Underwood, and Ms. Velázquez) introduced the following bill; which was 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
- Bill Number
- H.R. 8235
- Bill Version
- Introduced in House (IH)
- Short Title
- Books Save Lives Act
- Full Title
- To require certain libraries to maintain a diverse collection of books, and for other purposes.
- Sponsors
- Ayanna Pressley(MA)
- Cosponsors
- Andre Carson (IN); Yvette D. Clarke (NY); Dwight Evans (PA); Maxwell Frost (FL); Jonathan L. Jackson (IL); Rick Larsen (WA); Summer L. Lee (PA); Gwen Moore (WI); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY); Mike Quigley (IL); Delia C. Ramirez (IL); Emily Randall (WA); Lateefah Simon (CA); Bennie G. Thompson (MS); Rashida Tlaib (MI); Lauren Underwood (IL); Nydia M. Velazquez (NY)
- Committees
- Committee on Education and Workforce (Standing), Committee on the Judiciary (Standing)
- United States Code References
- 20 U.S.C. 1651
and
7801
29 U.S.C. 701et seq.
42 U.S.C. 12101 and 2000d