PEN AMERICA

Foreign Relations

Transnational Repression Policy Act - (H.R.3654/S.831): inclusion of broad definition of individuals impacted by transnational repression, specifically focused on writers/artists Stop Transnational Repression Act - (H.R.5907): inclusion of broad definition of individuals impacted by transnational repression, specifically focused on writers/artists Human Rights Defenders Protection Act - (S.3705/H.R.7175): support a visa category for human rights defenders and broad protections for human rights defenders Vietnam Human Rights Act - (H.R.3172): support for free expression and human rights in Vietnam and accountability for violators of human rights

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Education

Fight Book Bans Act - (H.R.6592): support protecting the right to read and helping to defray the cost of costly book challenges Right to Read Act - (H.R.2889, S.1307): seeking inclusion of anti-censorship provisions and support of public libraries Prison Libraries Act - (H.R.2825): support access to free libraries in federal carceral institutions Antisemitism Awareness Act - (H.R.6090/S.3141): concerned with the potential harm to academic freedom, limiting of free speech and legitimate political speech

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Civil Rights/Civil Liberties