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Dec 9, 2024 Referred in Senate Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions See what changed
Dec 6, 2024 Engrossed in House See what changed
Sep 5, 2023viewing Reported in House Ms. Salazar (for herself, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Gimenez, Mrs. Spartz, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Bost, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. Steel, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Ferguson, Mrs. McClain, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Ms. De La Cruz, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Smucker, Mr. McCormick, and Mr. Self) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce See what changed
Sep 5, 2023 Introduced in House Ms. Salazar (for herself, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Gimenez, Mrs. Spartz, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Bost, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Bilirakis, Mrs. Steel, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Ferguson, Mrs. McClain, Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida, Ms. De La Cruz, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Smucker, Mr. McCormick, and Mr. Self) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

H.R. 5349 — what changed

Crucial Communism Teaching Act

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Sec. 3 Development and dissemination of civic education curriculum and oral history resources

changed The independent entity created under section 905(b)(1)(B) of the FRIENDSHIP Act (40 U.S.C. ~~1003~~ 8903 note; 107 Stat. 2331 note), also known as the “Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation”, shall—

(1)

develop a civic education curriculum for high school students that—

(A)

includes a comparative discussion of certain political ideologies, including communism and totalitarianism, that conflict with the principles of freedom and democracy that are essential to the founding of the United States;

(B)

is accurate, relevant, and accessible, so as to promote the understanding of such political ideologies; and

(C)

is compatible with a variety of courses, including social studies, government, history, and economics classes;

(2)

develop oral history resources that may be used alongside the curriculum described in paragraph (1) and that include personal stories, titled “Portraits in Patriotism”, from diverse individuals who—

(A)

demonstrate civic-minded qualities;

(B)

are victims of the political ideologies described in paragraph (1)(A); and

(C)

are able to compare the political ideologies described in paragraph (1)(A) with the political ideology of the United States; and

(3)

engage with State and local educational leaders to assist high schools in using the curriculum described in paragraph (1) and the resources described in paragraph (2).

H.R. 5349 — what changed

Sec. 3 Development and dissemination of civic education curriculum and oral history resources

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