Fight Book Bans Act
Sponsored By: Representative Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
Introduced
Summary
Reimburses local school districts for costs defending decisions about instructional and school library materials. This bill would create a federal grant program to reimburse costs, including attorneys' fees and court costs, when a covered local educational agency decides not to discontinue a challenged instructional or library material and faces objections.
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- Students and families: Would help preserve access to instructional and school library materials by covering district costs when districts keep challenged items.
- Local educational agencies: Would allow covered LEAs to apply for reimbursement of eligible costs not paid by a State or other person, with awards capped at $100,000 per determination and awarded without regard to the content or viewpoint of the material.
- Federal funding: Would authorize $15 million total in appropriations for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to support the grant program.
*This bill would increase federal spending by authorizing $15 million total for fiscal years 2027 through 2031.*
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Grants for school districts' legal costs
This bill would authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to covered local school districts (LEAs). The grants would reimburse legal and related costs, including attorneys' fees and court costs, when a challenge is filed because the LEA decided not to remove an instructional or library material. Grants would only pay costs not already paid by a State or another person. The most an LEA could receive for each such decision is $100,000. Congress would be authorized to appropriate $15 million total for the program for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, and districts would have to apply as the Secretary requires. Awards could not be based on the content or viewpoint of the challenged material.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Wilson (FL)
FL • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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