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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 7247

Prison Libraries Act of 2026

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Introduced 2026-01-27Topic: criminal justice

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

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

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-01-27HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.refer
2026-01-27Introduced in Houseintroduce
2026-01-27Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-10-23. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.