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H.R. 733 101st Congress House

Commission on Values Education Act of 1989

Official title: To establish a commission to examine the issues associated with the teaching of values in elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools and in institutions of higher learning.

Introduced: July 19, 1990 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 5, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Rules of the House.
Feb 21, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
Feb 21, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.
Jan 31, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Jan 31, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jan 31, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 5, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Rules of the House.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commission on Values Education Act of 1989 - Establishes a Commission on Values Education to investigate how the Federal Government can promote the teaching of values in public schools.

Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 and 1990.

Terminates the Commission 30 days after submission of its final report to the Congress.

Requires congressional hearings 90 days after submission of the Commission's report.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1
FROST, MARTIN
· Sep 13, 1990
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 19, 1990
Faleomavaega, Eni
· May 31, 1989
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Mar 23, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 733: Commission on Values Education Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-733/
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"H.R. 733: Commission on Values Education Act of 1989." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-733/.
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H.R. 733, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-733/.
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