Democrats Introduce Fight Book Bans Act

The legislation, led by Rep. Maxwell Frost, aims to provide funding to school districts opposing book bans.

Rep. Maxwell Frost introduced the Fight Book Bans Act, a bill that would fund school districts up to $100,000 to oppose challenges against materials in their libraries.
The bill is a response to the increasing number of book bans across the country, particularly in Florida, which accounted for 40% of the nation's book bans last year.
The proposed legislation is designed to help schools fight censorship and authoritarian control, particularly in the face of mounting costs associated with investigating controversial books.
The bill is backed by other Democratic colleagues, including Reps. Jamie Raskin of Maryland, Jasmine Crockett and Greg Casar of Texas, and Shontel Brown of Ohio.
The legislation is unlikely to advance in a GOP-led House, but Frost believes there could be a path for winning at least some Republican support.