119th Congress Crime and Law Enforcement
H.R. 7247: Prison Libraries Act of 2026
Introduced
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (not reached)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a grant program to provide library services for incarcerated individuals.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Shontel Brown D-OHOriginal
- Ed Case D-HIOriginal
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick D-FLOriginal
- Jasmine Crockett D-TXOriginal
- Suzan DelBene D-WAOriginal
- Dwight Evans D-PAOriginal
- Cleo Fields D-LAOriginal
- Valerie Foushee D-NCOriginal
- Jesús García D-ILOriginal
- Henry Johnson D-GAOriginal
- Julie Johnson D-TXOriginal
- Summer Lee D-PAOriginal
- LaMonica McIver D-NJOriginal
- Eleanor Norton D-DCOriginal
- Emily Randall D-WAOriginal
- David Scott D-GAOriginal
- Terri Sewell D-ALOriginal
- Lateefah Simon D-CAOriginal
- Bennie Thompson D-MSOriginal
- Rashida Tlaib D-MIOriginal
- Shri Thanedar D-MIOriginal
- Ami Bera D-CA
- Don Bacon R-NE
- Jahana Hayes D-CT
- Sarah McBride D-DE
- Mark Pocan D-WI
- James McGovern D-MA
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove D-CA
- Nanette Barragán D-CA
- Raul Ruiz D-CA
- Delia Ramirez D-IL
- Suzanne Bonamici D-OR
- Gwen Moore D-WI
- Ayanna Pressley D-MA
- Frederica Wilson D-FL
- Ilhan Omar D-MN
- Rick Larsen D-WA
- Frank Pallone D-NJ
- Jonathan Jackson D-IL
- Seth Moulton D-MA
Who scored on this bill
- 1Emanuel Cleaver SponsorIntroduced, drew cross-party cosponsors, reached a cosponsor milestone3 events+12
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History
- Introduced in the House by Emanuel Cleaver.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.