House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law
Freedom to Read Protection Act of 2005
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 8, 2005
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 10, 2005 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
130 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 125 Democrats
5 of 130 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Brian Baird (D-WA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Julia Carson (D-IN), Ed Case (D-HI), Donna Christensen (D-VI), Wm. Clay (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Jim Davis (D-FL), Susan Davis (D-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), John Dingell (D-MI) and 100 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bernie Sanders.
- H.R. 5245 (109th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1 Marble Street in Fair Haven, Vermont, as the "Matthew Lyon Post…
- H.J.Res. 27 (109th) Withdrawing the approval of the United States from the Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization.
- H.R. 3601 (109th) Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2005
- H.R. 4052 (109th) Pension Benefits Protection Act of 2005
- H.R. 728 (109th) To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from the products of the People's Republic of China.
- H.R. 1474 (109th) Federal Aviation Safety Security Act of 2005
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.