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Introduced
05/17/2023
05/17/2023
In Committee
05/17/2023
05/17/2023
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 aims to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants for educational programs that include the history of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in the United States. The key provisions of the bill are:
1. Amending the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to include Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander history in American history and civics education programs, as well as in the curriculum for the Presidential and Congressional Academies for American History and Civics.
2. Requiring the National Assessment of Educational Progress to include Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander history as part of the history assessment.
3. Directing the Secretary of Education to collaborate with the Smithsonian Institution's Asian Pacific American Center to provide educational programs and resources for educators and students.
The bill acknowledges the significant contributions and often overlooked histories of these communities, and seeks to address the lack of representation in traditional American history curricula. It also highlights the history of racist immigration laws and discrimination that have impacted these communities.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (61)
Grace Meng (D)*,
Nanette Barragán (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Jamaal Bowman (D),
Cori Bush (D),
André Carson (D),
Ed Case (D),
Judy Chu (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Gerry Connolly (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Adriano Espaillat (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
Ruben Gallego (D),
Chuy García (D),
Dan Goldman (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),
Seth Magaziner (D),
Doris Matsui (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Kevin Mullin (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Wiley Nickel (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),
Ilhan Omar (D),
Jimmy Panetta (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Katie Porter (D),
Andrea Salinas (D),
Linda Sánchez (D),
Mary Gay Scanlon (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Adam Schiff (D),
Mikie Sherrill (D),
Marilyn Strickland (D),
Mark Takano (D),
Shri Thanedar (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 05/17/2023)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3434/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr3434/BILLS-118hr3434ih.pdf |
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