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House resolution · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Expressing concern about the spreading problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.

H.Res. 1499Introduced Sep 24, 2024Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Sponsor: Rep. Jamie Raskin D-MD
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 24, 2024 — Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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

51 cosponsors — 51 Democrats

0 of 51 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Colin Allred (D-TX), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Jim Costa (D-CA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Barbara Lee (D-CA) and 21 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jamie Raskin.

Sponsor’s state and district

Maryland in Congress · MD-8 district

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Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.