House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Books Save Lives Act
Official title: To require certain libraries to maintain a diverse collection of books, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Ayanna Pressley D-MAWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 9, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 9, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Education and 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.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8235.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. PRESSLEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 63, April 9, 2026, Page H2831):Article 1 Section 8 Clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 9, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 29 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8235, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8235
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 14, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of April 14, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
18 cosponsors — 18 Democrats
0 of 18 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
André Carson (D-IN), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Summer Lee (D-PA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Delia Ramirez (D-IL), Emily Randall (D-WA), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ayanna Pressley.
- H.Res. 965 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1689) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary…
- H.R. 5889 (119th) Eviction Helpline Act
- H.J.Res. 80 (119th) Establishing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
- H.R. 4611 (119th) EACH Act of 2025
- H.R. 5657 (119th) Fair Pay for Federal Contractors Act of 2025
- H.R. 40 (119th) Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.