US HB6902 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 167-0)
Status: Introduced on May 15 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-15 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 15 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-15 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Pending: House Education and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to eligible entities to carry out educational programs that include the history of peoples of African descent in the settling and founding of America, the economic and political environments that led to the development, institutionalization, and abolition of slavery and its impact on all Americans, the exploration and expansion of America, impact on and contributions to the development and enhancement of American life, United States history, literature, the economy, politics, body of laws, and culture, and for other purposes.
Title
Black History is American History Act
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-05-15 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. |
2020-05-15 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Academic performance and assessments
Civics education
Education
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Racial and ethnic relations
Smithsonian Institution
Teaching, teachers, curricula
U.S. history
Civics education
Education
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Racial and ethnic relations
Smithsonian Institution
Teaching, teachers, curricula
U.S. history
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6902/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6902/BILLS-116hr6902ih.pdf |