119th Congress Education
H.R. 844: Black History is American History Act
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Summary
This bill requires entities (e.g., institutions of higher education, libraries, and museums), in order to be eligible for certain grants administered by the Department of Education (ED), to include Black history in their teaching of American history. It also requires Black history to be included in tests administered by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
Specifically, the bill mandates the inclusion of Black history as a required component of American history for such entities to be eligible for American History and Civics Academies' competitive grants. These grants support the establishment of (1) Presidential Academies for Teachers of American History and Civics, which offer workshops to teachers of American history and civics to strengthen their knowledge and prepare them to teach in these subjects; and (2) Congressional Academies for Students of American History and Civics, which support high school students in developing an understanding of these subjects. (Currently, Black history is not a required component of American history for either academy.)
In addition, ED must give priority to grant applicants that align their activities with programs and resources of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture.
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The bill also requires the inclusion of Black history in tests administered by the NAEP, which measures student academic achievement in various subjects.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Alma Adams D-NCOriginal
- Sanford Bishop D-GAOriginal
- Suzanne Bonamici D-OROriginal
- Nanette Barragán D-CAOriginal
- Shontel Brown D-OHOriginal
- James Clyburn D-SCOriginal
- Emanuel Cleaver D-MOOriginal
- Kathy Castor D-FLOriginal
- Yvette Clarke D-NYOriginal
- André Carson D-INOriginal
- Troy Carter D-LAOriginal
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick D-FLOriginal
- Danny Davis D-ILOriginal
- Diana DeGette D-COOriginal
- Donald Davis D-NCOriginal
- Lloyd Doggett D-TXOriginal
- Mark DeSaulnier D-CAOriginal
- Debbie Dingell D-MIOriginal
- Dwight Evans D-PAOriginal
- Lois Frankel D-FLOriginal
- Maxwell Frost D-FLOriginal
- Valerie Foushee D-NCOriginal
- Raúl Grijalva D-AZOriginal
- Al Green D-TXOriginal
- Dan Goldman D-NYOriginal
- Steven Horsford D-NVOriginal
- Jahana Hayes D-CTOriginal
- Glenn Ivey D-MDOriginal
- Henry Johnson D-GAOriginal
- Jonathan Jackson D-ILOriginal
- Robin Kelly D-ILOriginal
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove D-CAOriginal
- Timothy Kennedy D-NYOriginal
- Rick Larsen D-WAOriginal
- Stephen Lynch D-MAOriginal
- Gregory Meeks D-NYOriginal
- Grace Meng D-NYOriginal
- Lucy McBath D-GAOriginal
- Seth Magaziner D-RIOriginal
- Robert Menendez D-NJOriginal
- LaMonica McIver D-NJOriginal
- Eleanor Norton D-DCOriginal
- Stacey Plaskett D-VIOriginal
- Ayanna Pressley D-MAOriginal
- Marilyn Strickland D-WAOriginal
- Terri Sewell D-ALOriginal
- Emilia Sykes D-OHOriginal
- Bennie Thompson D-MSOriginal
- Rashida Tlaib D-MIOriginal
- Shri Thanedar D-MIOriginal
- Lauren Underwood D-ILOriginal
- Nydia Velázquez D-NYOriginal
- Maxine Waters D-CAOriginal
- Nikema Williams D-GAOriginal
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FLOriginal
- Frederica Wilson D-FLOriginal
- Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJOriginal
- Andrea Salinas D-OR
- Ted Lieu D-CA
- Salud Carbajal D-CA
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History
- Introduced in the House by Joyce Beatty.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.