U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9986: Read for Reentry Act of 2026
Status: In committee, July 30, 2026
To require a GAO study on State and Federal prison libraries, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To require a GAO study on State and Federal prison libraries, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, July 30, 2026:
A BILL To require a GAO study on State and Federal prison libraries, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Read for Reentry Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. GAO Study Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on libraries and library services offered in State and Federal prisons, and submit to Congress a report, that-- (1) includes a description of any library services provided in such prisons; (2) identifies any sources of funding for such libraries and library services; (3) includes the demographic information of all incarcerated individuals in State and Federal prisons that offer library services, including-- (A) age; (B) race; (C) ethnicity; (D) gender identity; (E) level of education; (F) criminal background; and (G) length of incarceration; (4) identifies the prison recidivism rate for an individual released from a State or Federal prison that offers library services; (5) identifies the parole compliance rate for an individual released from a State or Federal prison that offers library services; (6) includes a description about workforce placement for individuals released from a State or Federal prison that offers library services; (7) identifies the rate of disciplinary infractions (as defined by the Director of the Bureau …
Sponsors
- Rick Larsen (D, HD-002) · primary sponsor
- Emanuel Cleaver (D, HD-005)
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D)
- Lateefah Simon (D)
- Henry Johnson (D, HD-004)
- Shri Thanedar (D, HD-013)
- Ed Case (D, HD-001)
- Frederica Wilson (D, HD-FL-24)
- Norton, Eleanor (D, HD-000)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Common questions
- What is HB9986?
- HB9986 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Read for Reentry Act of 2026.
- What does HB9986 do?
- In its own words: To require a GAO study on State and Federal prison libraries, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9986?
- In committee as of July 30, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (July 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9986?
- Rick Larsen (D, HD-002), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9986?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9986
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