HR 8235 · 119th Congress

Books Save Lives Act

The Books Save Lives Act requires school libraries and public libraries that receive federal funding to maintain diverse book collections. Specifically, libraries must include books written or illustrated by people from underrepresented communities, as well as books about those communities. This includes works by an…

Sponsor

Pressley, Ayanna (D-Massachusetts)

Introduced

2026-04-09

Policy area

Arts, Culture, Religion