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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Freedom to Read Protection Act of 2005

H.R. 1157Introduced Mar 8, 2005Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Bernie Sanders I-VT
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Where it went

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.

Sponsor’s state and district

Vermont in Congress · VT at-large district

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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.