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HR 1359 · in committee · major

Black History Matters Act

What this bill does

  • The bill requires the National Museum of African American History and Culture to study how Black history is taught in public schools.
  • Public elementary and secondary schools across the country are affected, along with state and local education agencies.
  • The study will assess which schools require Black history education and evaluate the quality of materials and instruction.

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    How should the study balance documenting which schools currently require Black history education versus prescribing what schools must teach?

  2. 02

    Which agencies should fund and oversee this curriculum assessment, and how might that affect schools with different resources?

  3. 03

    What specific standards would the study use to evaluate the quality of Black history materials and instruction across diverse school districts?

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Sponsor · D-NJ-12

Bonnie Watson Coleman

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-13 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

  2. 2025-02-13 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-02-13 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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