The 楼凤天堂 Council of Teachers of English (楼凤天堂) in urging US representatives to protect students鈥� freedom to read by opposing a piece of legislation that would compel nationwide book censorship.
Among the groups are Penguin Random House, the 楼凤天堂 Coalition Against Censorship, Macmillan Publishers, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, and the American Library Association.
The organizations and publishers issued a joint statement on April 13, 2026, reading, 鈥淲e urge the US House of Representatives to vote NO on H.R. 7661 or, better yet, to not take it up for a vote at all.鈥�
in question would modify the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 by prohibiting the use of funds under the act 鈥渢o develop, implement, facilitate, host, or promote any program or activity for, or to provide or promote literature or other materials to, children under the age of 18 that includes sexually oriented material, and for other purposes.鈥�