SRES 443 · 119th Congress · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

A resolution expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning, and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.

Introduced 2025-10-08· Sponsored by Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]· Senate

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Latest: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.(2025-10-08)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. Res. 443 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 443 Expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning, and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 8, 2025 Mr. Schatz (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Reed, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. King, Mr. Markey, Mr. Booker, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Welch, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Alsobrooks, and Mr. Murphy) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning, and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States. Whereas the overwhelming majority of voters in the United States oppose book bans; Whereas an overwhelming majority of voters in the United States support educators teaching about the c…

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Cosponsors (19)

17 Democrats2 Independents