Saudi Educational Transparency and Reform Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 10/30/2019
Actions
- 2019-10-30Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- 2019-10-30Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 2019-03-14Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and International Terrorism.
- 2019-01-15Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- 2019-01-15Introduced in House
- 2019-01-15Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-15 (00)
Saudi Educational Transparency and Reform Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of State to report to Congress annually on educational materials published by Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Education, which are used both inside and outside Saudi Arabia.
The report shall detail whether such educational materials include content that could be seen as encouraging violence and intolerance toward religious groups, including Muslims who hold dissenting views. The report shall also discuss related subjects, including the extent such materials are exported and efforts by the Saudi government to remove the intolerant content.
The State Department shall issue such reports for 10 years, unless the State Department determines that the intolerant content has been completely removed. If such content is still included in Saudi Arabia's educational materials after 10 years, the State Department shall continue reporting to Congress for another 5 years.
Cosponsors (20)
- William Keating (D-MA)
- Lee Zeldin (R-NY)
- Lois Frankel (D-FL)
- Scott Perry (R-PA)
- John Curtis (R-UT)
- Norma Torres (D-CA)
- STEVE CHABOT (R-OH)
- David Cicilline (D-RI)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
- Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)
- Doug Lamborn (R-CO)
- Tom Malinowski (D-NJ)
- David Trone (D-MD)
- Albio Sires (D-NJ)
- CHRISTOPHER SMITH (R-NJ)
- BRAD SHERMAN (D-CA)
- GREGORY MEEKS (D-NY)
- Abigail Spanberger (D-VA)
- Haley Stevens (D-MI)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
Subjects
- Books and print media
- Congressional oversight
- Elementary and secondary education
- Human rights
- Middle East
- Political movements and philosophies
- Religion
- Saudi Arabia
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Terrorism
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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