Fight Book Bans Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7691 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7691 To authorize the Secretary of Education to provide grants to local educational agencies to cover the costs of challenges to determinations not to discontinue the use of specific instructional materials, or the availability of specific school library materials, in public elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 25, 2026 Mr. Frost (for himself, Mr. Raskin, and Ms. Wilson of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Education to provide grants to local educational agencies to cover the costs of challenges to determinations not to discontinue the use of specific instructional materials, or the availability of specific school library materials, in public elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes. 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 ``Fight Book Bans Act''. SEC. 2. GRANTS TO REIMBURSE CERTAIN COSTS OF CHALLENGES TO CONTINUED USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL AND LIBRARY MATERIALS. (a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section: (1) Applicable program.--The term ``applicable program'' means any program for which the Secretary of Education has administrative responsibility as provided by law or by delegation of authority pursuant to law. (2) Covered local educational agency.--The term ``covered local educational agency'' means a local educational agency that has the duty and responsibility under law-- (A) to select and provide instructional materials and school library materials for students