Black History Matters Act has not moved since its introduction on Feb 13, 2025, with cosponsors, all Democrats
IntroducedFeb 13, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 95 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Committee on House Administration
- Policy area
- Education: 22 of 3,602 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.6%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 174 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 571 words
- Subjects
- Congressional oversightElementary and secondary educationGovernment studies and investigationsRacial and ethnic relationsTeaching, teachers, curricula
- Latest action
- Feb 13, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]