S.Res. 838 · 117th Congress · Senate

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

Active· Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S6781-6782)
Introduced
Nov 17, 22
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Sponsors

14
Total
14
1 primary + cosponsors
Original
12
joined within 1 day of intro
Active
13
not withdrawn
Withdrawn
0
none

Bipartisan Support

Single-party
DemocratPrimary
1071.4%
Republican
00.0%
Independent
17.1%
Other / Unknown
321.4%

Cosponsorship Momentum

13 cosponsors over 1267d
0371013Nov 17, 22Aug 11, 24May 6, 26

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Geographic Distribution

9 states
MEME — no sponsorsVT1VT — 1 sponsor Bernard SandersNHNH — no sponsorsWIWI — no sponsorsMIMI — no sponsorsNYNY — no sponsorsMA1MA — 1 sponsor Edward J. MarkeyWAWA — no sponsorsIDID — no sponsorsMTMT — no sponsorsNDND — no sponsorsMNMN — no sponsorsILIL — no sponsorsININ — no sponsorsOHOH — no sponsorsPAPA — no sponsorsNJ1NJ — 1 sponsor Cory A. BookerCT1CT — 1 sponsor Christopher MurphyOR2OR — 2 sponsors Ron Wyden Jeff MerkleyNVNV — no sponsorsWYWY — no sponsorsSDSD — no sponsorsIAIA — no sponsorsMOMO — no sponsorsKYKY — no sponsorsWVWV — no sponsorsVAVA — no sponsorsMDMD — no sponsorsDEDE — no sponsorsCA1CA — 1 sponsor Alex PadillaUTUT — no sponsorsCOCO — no sponsorsNENE — no sponsorsKSKS — no sponsorsARAR — no sponsorsTNTN — no sponsorsNCNC — no sponsorsDCDC — no sponsorsRI1RI — 1 sponsor Jack ReedAZAZ — no sponsorsNM1NM — 1 sponsor Martin HeinrichOKOK — no sponsorsLALA — no sponsorsMSMS — no sponsorsALAL — no sponsorsGAGA — no sponsorsSCSC — no sponsorsTXTX — no sponsorsFLFL — no sponsorsAKAK — no sponsorsHI2HI — 2 sponsors Brian Schatz (primary) Mazie K. Hirono

Color indicates the dominant party of sponsors in each state. Hover a state for member names. Hex-grid approximation, not to scale.