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Senate bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

Prescribe A Book Act

S. 393Introduced Feb 17, 2011Policy area: Education
Sponsor: Sen. John Reed D-RI
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 17, 2011 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S889)

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

21 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 18 Democrats, 1 independent

2 of 21 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Mark Begich (D-AK), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Al Franken (D-MN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), John Kerry (D-MA), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Patty Murray (D-WA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Charles Schumer (D-NY), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Tom Udall (D-NM), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).

More from the sponsor

Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. John Reed.

Sponsor’s state and district

Rhode Island in Congress

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.