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HR 6525 110th Congress House

American History and Civics Achievement Act

Official title: To amend the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act to require State academic assessments of student achievement in United States history and civics, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 17, 2008 Introduced by: McCollum, Betty Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
Education Academic performanceAuthorizationCivics educationDepartment of Education
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jul 16, 2008
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 Latest action July 16, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American History and Civics Achievement Act - Amends the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act to direct the Commissioner for Education Statistics to give a priority to conducting national assessments of student achievement in history at least once every four years in grades 4, 8, and 12.

Requires the Commissioner to conduct, in at least ten geographically diverse states, trial state academic assessments of student achievement in: (1) U.S. history in grades 8 and 12; and (2) civics in grades 8 and 12.

Directs the National Assessment of Educational Progress governing board to select the participating states.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 1
HONDA, MICHAEL
· Sep 9, 2008
BRADY, ROBERT
· Jul 29, 2008
Klein, Ron
· Jul 24, 2008
Ellison, Keith
· Jul 22, 2008
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 17, 2008
FILNER, BOB
· Jul 17, 2008
Walz, Timothy
· Jul 16, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6525: American History and Civics Achievement Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6525/
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"H.R. 6525: American History and Civics Achievement Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6525/.
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