- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 4
- Latest action
- Feb 25, 2026
What it does
The Fight Book Bans Act would authorize the Secretary of Education to provide grants to local educational agencies to reimburse them for costs—such as attorneys’ fees and court costs—incurred when defending decisions not to remove instructional or library materials remain available in public schools despite challenges. These grants would cover expenses related to appeals or reconsideration processes initiated by parents or others who disagree with a school’s determination to keep a material in use, provided the costs are not already reimbursed by the state or another party. Each local educational agency could receive up to $100,000 per such determination, with a total of $15 million…
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