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Introduced
05/10/2023
05/10/2023
In Committee
05/10/2023
05/10/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025
01/03/2025
Introduced Session
118th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to eligible entities to carry out educational programs that include the history of peoples of Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander descent in the settling and founding of America, the social, economic, and political environments that led to the development of discriminatory laws targeting Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders and their relation to current events, and the impact and contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the development and enhancement of American life, United States history, literature, the economy, politics, body of laws, and culture, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill, the Teaching Asian Pacific American History Act, aims to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants for educational programs that include the history of Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander peoples in the settling and founding of America, the development of discriminatory laws targeting these groups, and the impact and contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the United States. The bill also amends several sections of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to incorporate Asian Pacific American history into American history and civics education, including in presidential and congressional academies and national activities. Additionally, the bill requires the inclusion of Asian Pacific American history in the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (50)
Grace Meng (D)*,
Nanette Barragán (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Jamaal Bowman (D),
Cori Bush (D),
André Carson (D),
Ed Case (D),
Judy Chu (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Gerry Connolly (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Ruben Gallego (D),
Chuy García (D),
Josh Gottheimer (D),
Al Green (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Sara Jacobs (D),
Pramila Jayapal (D),
Derek Kilmer (D),
Andy Kim (D),
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Stephen Lynch (D),
Doris Matsui (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Kevin Mullin (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),
Ilhan Omar (D),
Jimmy Panetta (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Katie Porter (D),
Mary Gay Scanlon (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Marilyn Strickland (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Jill Tokuda (D),
Lori Trahan (D),
David Trone (D),
Juan Vargas (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Nikema Williams (D),
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (on 05/10/2023)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3188/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr3188/BILLS-118hr3188ih.pdf |
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