HR 7247 · 119th Congress

Prison Libraries Act of 2026

The Prison Libraries Act of 2026 creates a federal grant program to help states and territories build and improve library services in prisons. The goal is straightforward: give incarcerated people access to books, computers, educational programs, and other resources to help them learn, develop job skills, and succes…

Sponsor

Cleaver, Emanuel (D-Missouri)

Introduced

2026-01-27

Policy area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Latest action

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.