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HR 5944 116th Congress House

History Is Learned from the Living Act

Official title: To establish the History Is Learned from the Living grant program to enable communities to learn about historical movements in the United States in the past ce… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish the History Is Learned from the Living grant program to enable communities to learn about historical movements in the United States in the past century through the oral histories of community members who participated in those movements, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 21, 2020 See on congress.gov
Social Sciences and History Education programs fundingU.S. history
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Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Feb 21, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 21, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 2, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

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History Is Learned from the Living Act

This bill establishes the History Is Learned from the Living grant program.

The Department of the Interior shall make one-year grants to community groups, organizations, or institutions to carry out projects through which the community may learn about historical movements in the United States in the past century through the oral histories of community members who participated in those movements.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5944: History Is Learned from the Living Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5944/
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"H.R. 5944: History Is Learned from the Living Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5944/.
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H.R. 5944, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5944/.
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[H.R. 5944: History Is Learned from the Living Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5944/)
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