A Republican congressman has introduced a bill that would withdraw federal funding from government agencies that try to ban books. “Cancel culture is rapidly encroaching on American institutions—starting in our elementary schools,” Rep. John Joyce (R-Pa.) said in a press release on his proposed legislation dubbed the “Guarding Readers’ Independence and Choice Act,” or “GRINCH” Act. Inspired by the fictional creature in the Dr. Seuss book series, the GRINCH Act would bar states and local government agencies from receiving funding under the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants program if they “prohibits the availability of books” that “contain offensive or outdated language or images” to students, teachers, or schools, with the exception of books containing obscene or pornographic texts or images. “As we have seen time and time again, the ‘woke’ horde will target just about anyone, even Dr. Seuss,” Joyce said, adding that no American should be “forced to …