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Prison Libraries Act of 2026

4320

119th Congress

Crime and Law Enforcement

In Committee

Legislative Progress

✓

Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

April 16, 2026

Latest Action

April 16, 2026

Primary Sponsor

Adam B. SchiffDemocratic(CA)

Momentum (last 30 days)

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vs 5,674 other S bills in the 119th — cohort avg 32d

Summary

Prison Libraries Act of 2026 This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a grant program to provide library services for incarcerated individuals.

Actions (2)

April 16, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

April 16, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Committees

Committee	Chamber	Activity	Date
Judiciary Committee	Senate	Referred To	April 16, 2026

Text Versions

Version	Date	Links
Introduced in Senate	April 16, 2026	XML

Cosponsors (4)

Name	Party	State
Alex Padilla	Democratic	CA
Cory A. Booker	Democratic	NJ
Mazie K. Hirono	Democratic	HI

Related Bills (2)

Bill	Congress	Relationship
HR 7247	119th	Related bill
HR 2825	118th	Cross-Congress related bill

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Sources: Congress.gov