HR 8325 · 119th Congress

Rehabilitation Through Reading Act of 2026

Right now, the Bureau of Prisons can ban books from prison libraries without much oversight. This bill changes that by requiring an independent committee to review and approve any book bans. Here's what that means in practice: if prison officials want to prohibit a book, they have to submit a written request to a ne…

Sponsor

Cleaver, Emanuel (D-Missouri)

Introduced

2026-04-16

Policy area

Crime and Law Enforcement