S 4319
Rehabilitation Through Reading Act of 2026
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US Congress
Session
119th Congress (2025-2026)
Last updated at
Jun 14, 2026, 7:33 AM
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Bill overview
This bill, the Rehabilitation Through Reading Act of 2026, aims to improve the process for determining which books are available in Bureau of Prisons facilities. It establishes a Publication Review Committee to evaluate requests to ban books and appeals to reinstate them, ensuring that bans aren't based on suppressing dissenting viewpoints. The committee’s decisions will be made independently of the Director’s, and the Bureau of Prisons must report annually on book bans and appeal outcomes.
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