H. R. 7247
Introduced in House · February 6, 2026January 27, 2026
Mr. Cleaver (for himself, Ms. Brown, Mrs. Foushee, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Simon, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Case, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Fields, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Crockett, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Ms. DelBene, Ms. Randall, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To establish a program to make grants for the establishment of prison libraries.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Short title.
This Act may be cited as the “Prison Libraries Act of 2026”.