Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the War on Poverty and acknowledging its shortcomings.
- Last Action
- 1/17/2024
Actions
- 2023-02-09Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- 2023-02-09Introduced in House
- 2023-02-09Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-02-09 (00)
Black History Matters Act
This bill directs the National Museum of African American History and Culture to study and report on Black history education in public elementary and secondary schools.
Among other elements, the study must (1) identify the states and local educational agencies that require (and those that do not require) Black history education as part of the curriculum taught in public elementary and secondary schools, (2) assess the quality of Black history education provided by schools, and (3) assess the types and quality of instructional material used to teach students about Black history.
Cosponsors (17)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- JERROLD NADLER (D-NY)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Donald Payne (D-NJ)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Al Green (D-TX)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- DANNY DAVIS (D-IL)
- Troy Carter (D-LA)
- Lois Frankel (D-FL)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- LaMonica McIver (D-NJ)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Elementary and secondary education
- Government studies and investigations
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
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