,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fhcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ad1         
#bjbc,ms4 ,pressley 7= h]self1 ,ms4     
,adams1 ,mr4 ,b[man1 ,ms4 ,br[n1 ,mr4   
,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1   
,mrs4 ,f\%ee1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4        
,hors=d1 ,mr4 ,ivey1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1
 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4         
,kamlag]-,dove1 ,ms4 ,lee (             
,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1    
,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 ,mr4 ,mfume1 ,ms4       
,norton1 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,ms4     
,om>1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,ms4    
,plaskett1 ,mrs4 ,ramirez1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 
,mr4 ,veasey1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 & ,ms4    
,wat]s7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & !
 ,work=ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ! ,judici>y1 = a p]iod to be         
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to require c]ta9   
libr>ies to ma9ta9 a div]se collection (

 books1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,books  
,save ,lives ,act4  #b4 ,access to      
libr>ies & div]se books  7a7 ,access to 
s*ool libr>ies ,a cov]$ s*ool %all      
ma9ta9 a libr>y t is /aff$ by a tra9$   
libr>ian4  7b7 ,libr>y book selection   
,ea* public libr>y receiv+ ,f$]al       
f9ancial assi/ance & ea* libr>y ( a     
cov]$ s*ool %all ma9ta9 a div]se        
collection ( books1 includ+-- 7#a7 books
 writt5 or illu/rat$ by an individual :o
 is a memb] ( an und]repres5t$          
community2 &  7#b7 books ab\t an        
und]repres5t$ community4  7c7 ,civil    
rights en=cem5t ,pro( t ! exclusion (   
books f a cov]$ s*ool or libr>y receiv+ 
,f$]al f9ancial assi/ance has _h a      
disp>ate impact on cov]$ books %all     
con/itute prima facie evid5ce (         
discrim9ation aga9/ a protect$ class 9  
violation ( ! ,civil ,rights ,act (     
#aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq471 !
 ,am]icans ) ,disabilities ,act ( #aiij 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq471 !       

,rehabilitation ,act ( #aigc 7#bi       
,u4,s4,c4 #gja et seq471 or ! ,education
 ,am5dm5ts ( #aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afea 
et seq471 z appropriate4  #c4 ,report on
 book ban campaigns ,n lat] ?an #ahj    
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates %all beg9 ! creation ( a report  
on ! effect t rec5t campaigns to ban    
books 9 public libr>ies & public s*ools 
h _h on und]repres5t$ communities4  #d4 
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7 ,cov]$   
book ,! t]m cov]$ book means a book or  
an item ( educational m$ia writt5 by1   
illu/rat$ by1 or ab\t an individual :o  
is a memb] ( an und]repres5t$ community4
  7#b7 ,cov]$ s*ool ,! t]m cov]$ s*ool  
means an elem5t>y s*ool or second>y     
s*ool t is controll$ or direct$ by a    
local educational ag5cy receiv+ ,f$]al  
f9ancial assi/ance4  7#c7 ,elem5t>y     
s*ool1 local educational ag5cy1 &       
second>y s*ool ,! t]ms elem5t>y s*ool1  
local educational ag5cy1 & second>y     
s*ool h ! mean+ giv5 ! t]ms 9 section   

#haja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y         
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghja74  7#d7 ,und]repres5t$ community  
,! t]m und]repres5t$ community means a  
gr\p ( individuals t %>e a common       
id5tity or *>act]i/ic1 9 cases 9 :i*    
discrim9ation bas$ on su* *>act]i/ic is 
prohibit$ by ! ,civil ,rights ,act (    
#aifd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq471 !
 ,am]icans ) ,disabilities ,act ( #aiij 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq471 !       
,rehabilitation ,act ( #aigc 7#bi       
,u4,s4,c4 #gja et seq471 or ! ,education
 ,am5dm5ts ( #aigb 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #afea 
et seq471 includ+ a gr\p ( individuals  
:o--  7,a7 are memb]s ( a racial or     
e?nic m9ority gr\p2  7,b7 are lesbian1  
gay1 bisexual1 transg5d]1 que]1 int]sex1
 or nonb9>y2  7,c7 are memb]s ( a       
religi\s m9ority gr\p2 or  7,d7 h a     
disability4