HR 6440 · in committee · significant
Right to Read Act of 2025
- education
What this bill does
- This bill expands funding for literacy programs and school libraries through 2030.
- The bill affects elementary and secondary school students, librarians, and teachers nationwide.
- It requires states to protect First Amendment rights in libraries and collect data on school library resources.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would expanded federal literacy funding change the types of resources available in school libraries across different income levels?
- 02
What specific data collection requirements might libraries need to implement, and how could those costs affect smaller school districts?
- 03
How do the First Amendment protections in this bill balance with existing local control over school library materials and curricula?
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Sponsor · D-AZ-7
Adelita S. Grijalva
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
29/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-12-04
Joining the bill

Suzanne Bonamici
D-OR-1 · original

Joyce Beatty
D-OH-3 · original

Summer L. Lee
D-PA-12 · original

Emily Randall
D-WA-6

Frederica S. Wilson
D-FL-24

Suzan K. DelBene
D-WA-1

Jesús G. "Chuy" García
D-IL-4

Ed Case
D-HI-1

Jahana Hayes
D-CT-5

Angie Craig
D-MN-2

Nikki Budzinski
D-IL-13

James P. McGovern
D-MA-2
+ 17 more
Legislative timeline
2025-12-04 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
2025-12-04 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-12-04 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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