U.S. House · 119th Congress · H.R. 7247
Prison Libraries Act of 2026
To establish a program to make grants for the establishment of prison libraries.
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- Sponsor
- Emanuel CleaverD-MO-5
- Introduced
- January 27, 2026, in the House
- Issue areas
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (42)
41 Democrats, 1 Republican. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Shontel M. BrownD-OH-11
- Ed CaseD-HI-1
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickD-FL-20
- Jasmine CrockettD-TX-30
- Suzan K. DelBeneD-WA-1
- Dwight EvansD-PA-3
- Cleo FieldsD-LA-6
- Valerie P. FousheeD-NC-4
- Jesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaD-IL-4
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.D-GA-4
- Julie JohnsonD-TX-32
- Summer L. LeeD-PA-12
- LaMonica McIverD-NJ-10
- Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC-AL
- Emily RandallD-WA-6
- David ScottD-GA-13
- Terri A. SewellD-AL-7
- Lateefah SimonD-CA-12
- Shri ThanedarD-MI-13
- Bennie G. ThompsonD-MS-2
- Rashida TlaibD-MI-12
Signed on later
- Don BaconR-NE-2March 17, 2026
- Ami BeraD-CA-6March 17, 2026
- Jahana HayesD-CT-5March 24, 2026
- Sarah McBrideD-DE-ALApril 20, 2026
- Mark PocanD-WI-2April 20, 2026
- James P. McGovernD-MA-2May 12, 2026
- Sydney Kamlager-DoveD-CA-37June 3, 2026
- Nanette Diaz BarragánD-CA-44June 4, 2026
- Delia C. RamirezD-IL-3June 4, 2026
- Raul RuizD-CA-25June 4, 2026
- Suzanne BonamiciD-OR-1June 23, 2026
- Gwen MooreD-WI-4June 23, 2026
- Ayanna PressleyD-MA-7June 23, 2026
- Frederica S. WilsonD-FL-24June 23, 2026
- Ilhan OmarD-MN-5June 24, 2026
- Rick LarsenD-WA-2July 13, 2026
- Frank Pallone, Jr.D-NJ-6July 13, 2026
- Jonathan L. JacksonD-IL-1July 20, 2026
- Seth MoultonD-MA-6July 20, 2026
- Wesley BellD-MO-1October 22, 2026
- Troy A. CarterD-LA-2October 22, 2026