H.Amdt.237 to H.R.2670 FY24 NDAA: Boebert DODEA Book Ban
NDAA amendment banning books with LGBTQ+ content from Department of Defense schools (118th Congress)
View on Congress.govLegal & Constitutional Grounding
Pico (1982) prohibits viewpoint-based book removal; content-based bans violate 1st Amendment.
- U.S. Const. amend. I — freedom of speech and press
- ALA: book bans targeting LGBTQ+ content have documented chilling effect on education
Bill activity
Offered Jul 13, 2023 by Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) to H.R.2670. Agreed to in the House Jul 13, 2023, 222-209.
Amendment to H.R.2670, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
- OfferedJul 13, 2023
- Agreed toJul 13, 2023
Latest action Jul 13, 2023: On agreeing to the Boebert amendment (A022) Agreed to by recorded vote: 222 - 209 (Roll no. 314).
Activity log
- House amendment offered/reported by: Amendment (A022) offered by Mrs. Boebert.
- House amendment offered
- Amendment (A022) offered by Mrs. Boebert.House
- House vote: Vote on an amendmentCounted in grades
Agreed to, 222-209
H.Amdt.237: Amendment prohibits the Department of Defense Education Activity schools from purchasing and having pornographic and radical gender ideology books in their libraries.
Member breakdown · Official House roll call 314
Votes on this amendment
1 vote: 1 recorded roll call and 0 decided without a recorded vote, 1 of them on amendments. Votes counted in grades are marked.
Jul 13, 202310:51 pmHouseVote on an amendmentCounted in grades
H.Amdt.237: Amendment prohibits the Department of Defense Education Activity schools from purchasing and having pornographic and radical gender ideology books in their libraries.On agreeing to the Boebert amendment (A022) Agreed to by recorded vote: 222 - 209 (Roll no. 314).Agreed to222-209Nay
Counted in grades
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 2 | 209 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 220 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 222 | 209 | 0 | 8 |
Amendment banning LGBTQ+-themed books from DOD schools. Content-based restrictions violate the First Amendment as established in Board of Education v. Pico.