HOUSE RESOLUTION 7661 restricts children to reading books that meet the "moral standards" of Republican politicians.
HR 7661 would remove from school libraries and curriculum any book that includes “sexually oriented material.” It would apply to all US public schools — making it an attempt at a nationwide book ban. The wording is deliberately vague, but the message is clear: Unless you’re 18, you can’t see references to sex, nudity, gender identity, or (and this was specifically mentioned) lewd dancing. Yikes! We can't have kids learning about that!
According to Authors Against Book Bans, "HR 7661 is largely political theater, introduced by an unpopular MAGA Republican playing to her base in advance of a tough primary challenge this fall." But the bill has 17 co-signers in the House Committee on Education and Workforce and has progressed out of committee and into the House. And if we have learned anything in the last year, no amount of overreach or outrageous abuse of power is beyond the scope of this administration. This bill could be voted into law.
Read House Resolution 7661's wording here. You'll see why we need to act now.
How are books challenged? In many schools, a single challenge by a parent can require librarians to pull a book off the shelves while there is public debate over reinstating it.
"Sexual content" is cited In 61% of the challenges. Project 2025 proposed it, and now House Resolution 7661 seeks to make it law: they want any book that refers to sex criminalized as "porn." Books such as To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby, and Peter Pan are among the thousands they want to categorize as “pornography” and outlaw nationwide. Selling or loaning these books would then be a criminal act, so educators, booksellers, and librarians could be prosecuted as sex offenders.
Read Project 2025's actual wording on banning books here. Brace yourself; it's scary stuff. Like something out of Fahrenheit 451 or 1984.
HOW WE CAN FIGHT HR 7661
Contact your representative. Call or email your representative in the US House and tell them to vote NO on HR 7661 when it comes up for a vote.
Rep. Kevin Kiley, California (CA-3) (Chair)*
Rep. Mary E. Miller, Illinois (Vice Chair)
Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson, Pennsylvania
Rep. Burgess Owens, Utah
Rep. Michael A. Rulli, Ohio
Rep. James C. Moylan, Guam*
Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, Pennsylvania*
Rep. Mark Harris, North Carolina
Rep. Mark B. Messmer, Indiana
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon, Ranking Member
Rep. Jahana Hayes, Connecticut
Rep. Summer L. Lee, Pennsylvania
Rep. John W. Mannion, New York
Rep. Frederica S. Wilson, Florida
Rep. Alma S. Adams, North Carolina
Rep. Adelita Grijalva, Arizona
* Indicates a member entering a vulnerable election cycle
HR 7661 would remove from school libraries and curriculum any book that includes “sexually oriented material.” It would apply to all US public schools — making it an attempt at a nationwide book ban. The wording is deliberately vague, but the message is clear: Unless you’re 18, you can’t see references to sex, nudity, gender identity, or (and this was specifically mentioned) lewd dancing. Yikes! We can't have kids learning about that!
According to Authors Against Book Bans, "HR 7661 is largely political theater, introduced by an unpopular MAGA Republican playing to her base in advance of a tough primary challenge this fall." But the bill has 17 co-signers in the House Committee on Education and Workforce and has progressed out of committee and into the House. And if we have learned anything in the last year, no amount of overreach or outrageous abuse of power is beyond the scope of this administration. This bill could be voted into law.
Read House Resolution 7661's wording here. You'll see why we need to act now.
How are books challenged? In many schools, a single challenge by a parent can require librarians to pull a book off the shelves while there is public debate over reinstating it.
"Sexual content" is cited In 61% of the challenges. Project 2025 proposed it, and now House Resolution 7661 seeks to make it law: they want any book that refers to sex criminalized as "porn." Books such as To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby, and Peter Pan are among the thousands they want to categorize as “pornography” and outlaw nationwide. Selling or loaning these books would then be a criminal act, so educators, booksellers, and librarians could be prosecuted as sex offenders.
Read Project 2025's actual wording on banning books here. Brace yourself; it's scary stuff. Like something out of Fahrenheit 451 or 1984.
HOW WE CAN FIGHT HR 7661
Contact your representative. Call or email your representative in the US House and tell them to vote NO on HR 7661 when it comes up for a vote.
- Click here to find your representative and their contact information
- Click here to visit the 5Calls.org “No on HR 7661” page, which has a script you can use when you call
Rep. Kevin Kiley, California (CA-3) (Chair)*
Rep. Mary E. Miller, Illinois (Vice Chair)
Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson, Pennsylvania
Rep. Burgess Owens, Utah
Rep. Michael A. Rulli, Ohio
Rep. James C. Moylan, Guam*
Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, Pennsylvania*
Rep. Mark Harris, North Carolina
Rep. Mark B. Messmer, Indiana
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon, Ranking Member
Rep. Jahana Hayes, Connecticut
Rep. Summer L. Lee, Pennsylvania
Rep. John W. Mannion, New York
Rep. Frederica S. Wilson, Florida
Rep. Alma S. Adams, North Carolina
Rep. Adelita Grijalva, Arizona
* Indicates a member entering a vulnerable election cycle
Download & print this poster. Post it in your local bookstore, library, clubhouse, wherever people gather or pass by. If you want us to print copies for you, in poster or flyer size, we'll drop them off anywhere in Marin County.
Host a table at your local indie bookstore to tell people about HR 7661. Indies are powerful third spaces and community hubs in cities across the country, and best of all, their customers are invested in the freedom to read.
Read the books they're banning. Buy them at local bookshops, check them out of the public library, circulate them among your friends, give them to your kids.
Join the local banned book club known as Outlaw Bookworms. It meets monthly in the cozy second-hand bookstore Rebound Book Store, 1611 4th St, San Rafael. To sign up, contact us at [email protected].
Spread the word. Encourage others to fight for the future of intellection freedom. Don't let the next generation grow up reading nothing but government-approved texts and corporate propaganda.
Host a table at your local indie bookstore to tell people about HR 7661. Indies are powerful third spaces and community hubs in cities across the country, and best of all, their customers are invested in the freedom to read.
Read the books they're banning. Buy them at local bookshops, check them out of the public library, circulate them among your friends, give them to your kids.
Join the local banned book club known as Outlaw Bookworms. It meets monthly in the cozy second-hand bookstore Rebound Book Store, 1611 4th St, San Rafael. To sign up, contact us at [email protected].
Spread the word. Encourage others to fight for the future of intellection freedom. Don't let the next generation grow up reading nothing but government-approved texts and corporate propaganda.