HR8235-119

In Committee

Books Save Lives Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 9, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Books Save Lives Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities. The main policy domain is Civil Rights, Education, Finance.

Who Benefits and How

civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H43CCAF748E224A0AB9E87DB27677BDDF: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Books Save Lives Act.
  • Section HE42A4B0FE3CA4D08B322754DA451C792: 2. Access to libraries and diverse books A covered school shall maintain a library that is staffed by a trained librarian. Each public library receiving...
  • Section HA31ED5B7D5AA4C35AD3CF991EC8D129B: 3. Report on book ban campaigns Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall begin...
  • Section HDA94AB8FD0BD448DBD23B527A1A9FDAF: 4. Definitions In this Act: The term covered book means a book or an item of educational media written by, illustrated by, or about an individual who is a...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Books Save Lives Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.

Key Policy Areas

Civil Rights, Education, Finance

Primary Purpose

This bill, Books Save Lives Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.

Policy Domains

Civil Rights Education Finance

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
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civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
federal implementing agencies: ,
civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 9, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in …

Apr 9, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 9, 2026

Ms. Pressley (for herself, Mr. Carson, Ms. Clarke of New …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Civil Rights Education Finance
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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